Sally Brownfield's home in Shelton proudly displays her roots. She has dozens of family pictures on her walls and tribal decorations around her house. "I go by my great-grandmother's name, Saspolitsa," Brownfield said, when asked if she had an Indigenous name. She is a proud Squaxin Island Tribe member. "I was told by old people that it meant like weaving," she added. But a letter Brownfield got in February from the Squaxin Island Tribe erased her identity. According to the letter, she had 30 days to prove she's a descendant of people listed in the tribal rolls and is at least 1/8th Squaxin. Sally was told she wasn't 1/8th. "My family has been right here since the mid-1800s," Brownfield said. "What hurts me most about this whole thing--and I have a hard time talking about it-- is the erasure of my mother." READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/facing-race/squaxin-island-tribe-disenrolls-dozens/281-2640c72a-6ada-43be-97c4-c96bc4861a42