Just like those who take the 5th. Makes them appear to be guilty. What do they have to hide? Sadly same thing with her. If she is part Native American then DNA testing will prov it. It will also prove if she isn't. Why avoid settling the issue once-and-for-all? It will keep hounding her forever after. I don't know what the truth is. Maybe she doesn't either and doesn't want to discover that what she believed all these years isn't true?