Sharon "Star" Smith

TAAF has received numerous complaints from actual American Indian people, as well as our allies, regarding a woman named Sharon "Star" Smith. Apparently, Ms. Smith is claiming to be an American Indian woman and has been verbally abusive to the people she works with. TAAF was asked to vet Ms. Smith's claims. We wrote to Ms.Smith and have not received a response. We cannot find any American Indian ancestry in her genealogy. Until Ms. Smith can show us what she is basing her claim of being an American Indian upon, we must conclude that she is not an American Indian, and that burden of proof rests with her. Being an American Indian is a legal, political status, not a state secret, and our genealogies are a matter of public record.

It's not about who she claims to be, it's about which legitimate American Indian tribe is claiming her.

So, Ms. Smith, we await your response.  Thank you.