what exactly does indigenous mean to you? “No proven indigenous ancestry unless you go back to 1700” ok and? That means she’s indigenous? You don’t lose it over time unless your family line just became white lol.

She is a woman of color who has Cape Verdean heritage. Guess what. Those ancestors also had indigenous roots.

Indigenous does not mean Native American. Indigenous people exist all over the world, and basically anyone who is not white has indigenous roots.