Krystal Tsosie

Vanderbilt University

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Native American geneticist and bioethicist at Vanderbilt University.

Krystal Tsosie on KCRW

Senator Elizabeth Warren took a DNA test to prove President Trump wrong about her Native American ancestry.

Native American geneticist on why it’s problematic to conflate tribal ancestry and sovereignty with DNA tests

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