attacking her with the racial slur. we ll have to hit polka hasn tas very hard again if she does win. reporter: warren using today s platform to address issues critical to tribal communities like missing and murdered indigenous women. over and over i m struck by women who go missing and it doesn t make a headline for a week, for a month, women who are murdered, native women and it never makes a headline. reporter: and releasing an extensive plan to address the community needs last week with native american congresswoman deb holland kwho who endorsed the campaign. every time they ask about her family, they feed the president s racism. elizabeth knows she ll be attacked but she s here to be an unwavering partner in our struggle because that is what a leader does. reporter: now an interesting update about that dna test video over the weekend the campaign
serious of an effort this is and of course what dems will do if anything at all. well we know you will keep your eye on that. sunlen surf atty. in the 2020 race, elizabeth warren made a high profile to a native american forum using the appearance for an apology and to answer questions about how her policies would affect native people s and tribal lands. m.j. lee reports. like anyone who is being honest with themselves, i know that i have made mistakes. reporter: tonight elizabeth warren offering a public apology and a attempting to turn the page on the controversy over her family ancestry while speaking at a major gathering of tribal leaders and activists in iowa. i am sorry for harm i have caused. i have listened and i have learned a lot. and i am grateful for the many conversations that we ve had together. reporter: questions over warren s past claims to native