'I hurt Native people': UC Berkeley scholar faces uproar after claiming Indigenous heritage
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(Ben Margot / Associated Press)

An associate professor at UC Berkeley known for her work on Native food sovereignty is facing backlash for falsely claiming Indigenous heritage.In a statement posted on her personal website on Monday, Elizabeth M. Hoover, associate professor of environmental science, policy and management, said she is white and "incorrectly identified" as Indigenous without researching her ancestry.
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