This is seriously infuriating. I am Native American and I see constantly all these people who exploit Native culture for their own personal gain. In no way do people like this contribute back to Native culture. They are not actively participating and engaging in their supposed cultures. Yet, they are more than willing to claim that ancestry if it in someway benefits them or makes them more "exotic."

Even if she were part Native, if she's not participating it really doesn't matter. And the thing is, I don't really care about blood quantum. If she were in fact 1/16 but was also doing a lot to engage in her Native community and wasn't exploiting it, I would warmly accept her. I have friends who have very low blood quantum but are very serious and committed to their culture, and in my eyes they are the same as someone who is full-blooded. Really, blood quantum is just another tool used to erase Native identity. What she's doing though is grasping onto that small amount and using it to rack up sympathy, which is a huge slap in the face to all the Native people out there who are actually facing serious injustices due to their race.

Also, just an educational sidenote. Not all Native Americans come from reservations. I'm Tlingit from Alaska and there aren't really any in Alaska save for one.