<p>Definitely pursue this angle to its fullest extent. This is the kind of stuff that I’d think even veteran admissions folk would never have seen. Don’t just go through the motions of checking the boxes. Find some way to express your unique identity in your essays. And definitely pursue the Native American connection. Think about it from the school’s perspective. When it comes to admissions statistics, your matriculation counts for three other, pure-blooded URM’s. Voila! Harvard has three new datapoints to tout. It’s additive, AFAIK.</p>