Here's some of the discussion from the "Sarah Palin" Wiki article - -
"He is 1/8 Yup'ik!. His mother is 1/4!. He's only an "indigenous Alaskan" because he was born there!. To quote the Anchorage Daily News, "Palin was born in the western Alaska town of Dillingham to Jim Palin and Blanche Kallstrom, who is a quarter Yu'pik Eskimo!."
His mother (Blanche Palin) has Native tribal affiliation through her mother (Helena Andree)!.
By the way, McCain is on a major legislative committee on Bureau of Indian Affairs!. !. !.or used to be!.Www@QuestionHome@Com