Yesterday afternoon, the NY Times covered Governor Kevin Stitt's bungled, poorly-executed attempt to secure the state a bigger chunk of gaming revenue from Oklahoma tribal casinos. A lot of what the Times reported has already been extensively covered in the local media, but one revelation stuck out like a colorful circle of chevrons.
According to the Times, Kevin Stitt's lone ancestral connection to the Cherokee Nation – a man by the name of Francis Dawson – may have bribed his way into becoming a Cherokee in the early 1900s. If true, and it probably is, it would mean that Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt – a member of the Cherokee Nation – may not have any Cherokee ancestry in his bloodline. Imagine That!