Elizabeth Hoover, an associate professor at UCBerkeley, acknowledged this week that she had 'incorrectly identified' as Native American throughout her life, which she said was based on 'incomplete information.'
Elizabeth Hoover, an associate professor at UC Berkeley's Department of Environmental Science, acknowledged this week that she had"incorrectly identified" as Native American throughout her life, which she said was based on"incomplete information.
In the apology, Hoover says that she"uncritically" accepted as fact stories she was told by her family that she had Native American ancestry and that she should have properly researched her ancestors and confirmed the stories she had been told. Hoover's mea culpa expressed regret for participating in Native American rituals, ceremonies, and"social spaces," saying she was"devastated to have perpetuated harms caused by white people on Native communities."
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