Democratic Socialist Representative said she has 'awakened' to her 'indigenous heritage'.Ocasio-Cortez, who is Puerto Rican, says she is part Taino - the people indigenous to the Caribbean who resided in places like , Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, and the northern Lesser Antilles.During an live Q&A, she said that meeting American indigenous groups while protesting the Standing Rock Pipeline in made her want to connect with those roots.
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