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Ancestry

He was 1/8 indigenous? AMCKen (talk) 22:59, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Most sources suggest he was one-eighth Denésoliné. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:16, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]