Academic Research Examining Problem of Race Shifting/Self-Indigenization

Adese, Jennifer, Zoe Todd, and Shaun Stevenson. “Mediating Métis Identity: An Interview with Jennifer Adese and Zoe Todd,”MediaTropes 7, no. 1 (2017): 1–25.

Barker, Joanne. Red scare: The state’s Indigenous terrorist. University of California Press, 2021.

Charest, Paul. “Qui a peur des Innus? Reflexions sur les debats au sujet du projet d’entente de principe entre les Innus de Mashteuiatsh, Essipit, Betsiamites et Nutashkuan et les gouvernements du Quebec et du Canada.” Anthropologie et sociétés 27, no. 2 (2003): 185–207.

Corbiere, Alan. “Identity, Appropriation, and Imposters: What Do Our Aadizookaanag (Sacred Stories) Tell Us?” Shekon Neechie: An Indigenous History Site, 21 June 2018.

Gaudry, Adam.“ Communing with the Dead: The ‘New Métis,’ Métis Identity Appropriation, and the Displacement of Living Métis Culture.”American Indian Quarterly, 42, no. 2 (2018): 162–90.

Gaudry, Adam, and Chris Andersen. “Daniels v. Canada: Racialized Legacies, Settler Self-Indigenization and the Denial of Indigenous Peoplehood.” TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, 36 (2016): 19–30.

Gaudry, Adam and Darryl Leroux. “White Settler Revisionism and Making Metis Everywhere: The Contemporary Evocation of Metissage in Quebec and Nova Scotia.” Journal of Critical Ethnic Studies, 3 no. 1 (2017): 116-42.

Haley, Brian D., and Larry R. Wilcoxon. “How Spaniards Became Chumash and Other Tales of Ethnogenesis.” American Anthropologist 107, no. 3 (2005): 432–45.

Kolopenuk, Jessica. “‘Pop-Up’ Métis and the Rise of Canada’s Post-Indigenous Formation.” American Anthropologist 120, no. 2 (June 2018): 333-337.

Leroux, Darryl. “State Recognition and the Dangers of Race Shifting: The Case of Vermont.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal 46, no. 2 (2023), 53-84.

Leroux, Darryl. “Aspirational Descent and the Creation of Family Lore: Race Shifting in the Northeast.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal 43, no. 4 (2020): 93-114.

Leroux, Darryl. “‘Eastern Métis’ Studies and White Settler Colonialism Today.” aboriginal policy studies 8, no. 1 (2019): 104-114.

Leroux, Darryl. “Le révisionnisme historique et la création des métis de l’est : la mythologie du métissage au Québec et en Nouvelle-Écosse.” Politique et Sociétés 38, no. 3 (2019): 3-25.

Leroux, Darryl. “Self-made métis.” Maisonneuve: A Quarterly of Art, Ideas & Opinion, September 2018.

Leroux, Darryl. “‘We’ve been here for 2,000 years’: White settlers, Native American DNA and the phenomenon of indigenization.” Social Studies of Science 48, no. 1 (2018): 80-100.

Leroux, Darryl and Adam Gaudry. “How ‘race-shifting’ explains the surge in the number of Métis in Eastern Canada.” Maclean’s. October 26, 2017.

Leroux, Darryl and Adam Gaudry. “Becoming Indigenous in Canada: The Rise of the Eastern Métis in Canada.” The Conversation. October 25, 2017.

Lewis, Patrick. J. “A Story of Identity: A Cautionary Tale,” AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples 13, no. 2(2017): 114–21.

Pearson, Stephen. “‘The Last Bastion of Colonialism’: Appalachian Settler Colonialism and Self-Indigenization.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal 37, no. 2 (2013): 165–184.

Pewewardy, Cornel D. “So You think You Hired an ‘Indian’ Faculty Member?” In Indigenizing the Academy, edited by Devon A. Mihesuah and Angela Cavender Wilson, 200– Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004.

Pitawanakwat, Brock T., and Celeste Pedri-Spade. “Indigenization in universities and its role in continuing settler-colonialism.” Janus Unbound: Journal of Critical Studies 1, no. 2 (2022): 12-35.

Roy, Christopher A. “Abenaki Sociality and the Work of Family History.” PhD diss., Princeton University, 2012.

Shulist, Sarah, and Celeste Pedri-Spade. “Lingua Nullius: Indigenous Language Learning and Revitalization as Sites for Settler-Colonial Violence.” Canadian Modern Language Review 78, no. 4 (2022): 271-288.

Sturm, Circe. Becoming Indian: The Struggle over Cherokee Identity in the Twenty-First Century. Santa Fe, NM: School for Advanced Research Press, 2011.

TallBear, Kim. “Indigenous Genocide and Reanimation, Settler Apocalypse and Hope.” aboriginal policy studies 10, no. 2 (2023): 93-111.

Tall Bear, Kim. Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013.

Vowel, Chelsea, and Darryl Leroux. “White Settler Antipathy and the Daniels Decision.” TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, 36 (2016): 30–42.

Media Reports on False Claims to Indigenous Identity

GENERAL

1. KU Professors Are Accused of Faking Native American Ancestry. But It’s Complicated – Kansas City Star – July 27, 2023
2. National Inuit Leader Skipping Premiers’ Meeting Over Matter of Respect – CBC – July 6, 2023
3. Gitxsan family wins full custody over child in controversial case – CBC British Columbia – March 17, 2023
4. A Custody Battle Raises the Stakes for Indigenous Identity Claims – IndigiNews – March 16, 2023
5. Indigenous Identity Theft is More Widespread than People Think, Says Métis Lawyer Jean Teillet – APTN News – March 16, 2023
6. Time to Revoke: When Honorary Degrees Bring Dishonour – University World News – March 11, 2023
7. What are ‘Pretendians” and How Are They Causing ‘Severe Harm’ to Indigenous Communities? – Global News – March 9, 2023
8. Senator McCallum Says Indigenous Identity Fraud Is a Pervasive and Critical Issue in Canada – December 2022
9. Amid Identity Fraud, How Should Canada’s Academic Institutions Verify Indigeneity – CBC Radio – December 1, 2022
10. Indigenous Ancestry Claims – CBC Newsroom – November 28, 2022
11. Kim TallBear on Pretendians: Warrior Life Podcast – Warrior Life Podcast – November 27, 2022
12. Government must reject exaggerated claims of Métis heritage – Toronto Star – November 27, 2022
13. Doug Cuthand: Faking Indigenous ancestry hurts First Nations causes – Saskatoon Star-Phoenix – November 25, 2022
14. Howard Levitt: Those pretending to be Indigenous to advance their careers risk employment law reckoning – Financial Post – November 25, 2022
15. New University of Sask. commissioned report tackles ‘poison’ of Indigenous identity fraud – CBC – November 3, 2022
16. The Pattern of Pretendianism – October 30, 2022
17. We must adopt policies that require proof of Indigenous status and end self-identification – CBC – October 22, 2022
18. Indigenous Identity Fraud: A Report for the University of Saskatchewan – Jean Teillet – October 17, 2022
19. I was raised in an Indigenous community — but even that doesn’t make me Indigenous – Ricochet – October 17, 2022
20. “My dad is a fake Native American” – Indianz.com – March 6, 2022
21. Building Trust and Accountability: Report on Eligibility in the Indigenous Screen Sector – Indigenous Screen Office and APTN – February 24, 2022.
22. The Race-shifting of Pretendians – NPR, “All Things Considered” – February 23, 2022
23. Universities look to combat ‘Indigenous identity fraud’ after string of recent cases – University Affairs/Affaires universitaires, February 16, 2022
24. We are facing a settler colonial crisis, not an Indigenous identity crisis – The Conversation – January 26, 2022
25. University of Manitoba reviewing self-identification system – CBC-Manitoba – December 27, 2021
26. Carleton Developing Indigenous-specific Hiring Policy – Carleton University – December 7, 2021
27. Time to charge those pretending to be Indigenous with fraud: Cree lawyer – APTN – December 1, 2021
28. Rye Calls for New RFA Indigenous Faculty Committee to Address ‘Pretendian’ Academics – The Eyeopener – November 23, 2021
29. Universities should publicly apologize for perpetuating Indigenous identity fraud: chief – APTN – November 23, 2021
30. Indigenous Identity Theft – Warrior Life – November 22, 2021
31. Indigenous fraud in the academy – University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association – November 15, 2021
32. The harmful, ‘cynical and self-serving’ nature of Indigenous identity fraud – APTN – November 4, 2021
33. Indigenous identity fraud is encouraged in academia. Here’s how to change that – CBC – November 4, 2021
34. It’s a Vampire-hunt (and not a witch hunt) – Dr. Tracy Bear video essay – October 27, 2021
35. Stolen identities: What does it mean to be Indigenous? Don’t Call Me Resilient Podcast EP 8 – Conversation Canada – October 13, 2021
36. Pedri-Spade: To teach the Indigenous experience, living it should be a key requirement – Ottawa Citizen – July 26, 2021
37. What the Hell’s Wrong with You? – Unsettle podcast- July 24, 2021
38. Who is Indigenous? – Canadaland – June 21, 2021
39. We are not your dead ancestors: Playing Indian and white possession – Unsettle podcast – June 4, 2021
40. Who Bears the Steep Costs of Ethnic Fraud? – Hyperallergic – June 2, 2021
41. ‘Play Indians’ inflict real harm on Indigenous people – Globe & Mail – May 21, 2021
42. Playing Indian Constitutes a Structural Form of Colonial Theft, and It Must be Tackled – Unsettle podcast – May 10, 2021
43. Creating Culpability for Consequences Colonial Cosplay – Media Indigena. Part 2, episode 246. February 27, 2021.
44. Contemplating the Consequences of Colonial Cosplay – Media Indigena. Part 1, episode 245, February 24, 2021.
45. The Convenient ‘Pretendian’ – Canadaland. Ep. 359 – February 15, 2021.
46. Pretendians and what to do with people who falsely say they’re Indigenous put InFocus – APTN – January 28, 2021
47. Hobson, Brittany. “‘They’re Stealing Our Identity’ Métis National Council Calls Out Eastern Métis Groups.” APTN. November 26, 2018.
48. Bundale, Brett. “The Controversial Rise of the Eastern Metis: Where Were These People All This Time?” CBC. May 27, 2018.
49. Deer, Jessica. “‘Indigenous’ Group Raises Eyebrows with Protest.” Eastern Door. February 6, 2018.
50. Huron, Debra. “Why I Decided to Reject a Settler Colonial View of the Métis Nation.” Rabble.ca Blogs. August 18, 2017.
51. Diabo, Russell. “Why Ontario’s first modern-day treaty is set up to fail.” TVO. November 8, 2016.

Individual

Joseph Boyden (2016)

1. Author Joseph Boyden’s shape-shifting Indigenous identity – APTN – December 23, 2016
2. Why I Question Joseph Boyden’s Indigenous Ancestry – Canadaland – December 24, 2016
3. Joseph Boyden, where are you from? – The Globe & Mail – December 28, 2016
4. Joseph Boyden must take responsibility for misrepresenting heritage, says Indigenous writer – CBC (As it Happens) – December 28, 2016
5. Controversy over Canadian author Joseph Boyden’s Indigenous roots isn’t about blood – Vice News – December 30, 2016
6. How Joseph Boyden’s claims to Indigeneity affect us all – Ricochet – January 1, 2017
7. Tell Joseph Boyden You Can’t Sell ‘Indian’ Like A Souvenir – HuffPost – January 5, 2017
8. Indigenous Identity and the Case of Joseph Boyden – CBC (The Current) – January 5, 2017
9. Doug George-Kanentiio: Author Joseph Boyden exploits mythical Native identity – Indianz.com – January 6, 2017
10. Statement by Joseph Boyden – January 11, 2017
11. Author Joseph Boyden launches PR push to counter controversy – APTN – January 12, 2017
12. Author Joseph Boyden apologizes for being ‘too vocal’ on indigenous issues – Canadian Press – January 12, 2017
13. Why non-Indigenous support for Joseph Boyden should set off alarm bells – CBC – January 26, 2017
14. Similarities between Joseph Boyden story and Ojibway healer’s published work trigger questions – APTN – February 22, 2017
15. ‘This feels like an attack’: Joseph Boyden responds to report questioning short story’s originality – CBC (As it Happens) – February 27, 2017
16. All that needs to be said about Joseph Boyden – âpihtawikosisân blog – March 7, 2017
17. My Name is Joseph Boyden – MacLean’s – August 2, 2017
18. Joseph Boyden Won’t Find Indigenous Identity In A Test Tube Of Spit – Canadaland – August 4, 2017

Michelle Latimer (2020)

1. Award-winning filmmaker Michelle Latimer’s Indigenous identity under scrutiny – CBC Indigenous – December 17, 2020
2. Michelle Latimer’s contentious claim of Indigenous ancestry has understandably angered our community – The Globe & Mail – December 18, 2020
3. Trickster producers resign amid Michelle Latimer Indigenous identity questions – CBC – December 18, 2020
4. Top Canadian Director Responds to Controversy Over Indigenous Ancestry Claims – The Hollywood Reporter – December 18, 2020
5. Devery Jacobs’ response to CBC exposé about Michelle Latimer – Facebook post – December 18, 2020
6. Michelle Latimer resigns from Trickster following Indigenous identity doubts – NOW Toronto – December 21, 2020
7. We trust artists like Michelle Latimer to avoid harming Indigenous people – NOW Toronto – December 21, 2020
8. The Trickery that is Race Shifting – Kim Senklip Harvey blog – December 22, 2020
9. White Privilege, False Claims of Indigenous Identity and Michelle Latimer – The Tyee – December 23, 2020
10. Michelle Latimer’s Identity Crisis Is Raising Impossible Questions for Canada’s Indigenous Filmmakers – Variety – December 23, 2020
11. ‘Trickster’ Co-Creator Michelle Latimer Resigns Amid Ethnic Fraud Allegations – mxdwn – December 25, 2020
12. Indigenous identity fraud law would be ‘a dividing line in the sand,’ says filmmaker – Toronto Star  – January 20, 2021
13. Michelle Latimer’s Statement of Claim Against CBC and four of its journalists – APTN – April 23, 2021
14. ‘All I can do is speak my truth’: Filmmaker Michelle Latimer breaks her silence after Indigenous ancestry controversy – The Globe & Mail – May 11, 2021
15. Michelle Latimer breaks silence, presents ancestry report following questions about Indigenous identity – CBC Indigenous – May 17, 2021
16. Filmmaker Michelle Latimer sues CBC for 200K in libel damages – APTN – May 26, 2021
17. Michelle Latimer drops lawsuit against CBC – APTN – November 16, 2021
18. Filmmaker Michelle Latimer drops legal action against CBC – The Globe & Mail – November 17, 2021

Carrie Bourassa (2021)

1. Indigenous or Pretender?  – CBC – October 27, 2021
2. Statement from Dr. Carrie Bourassa in response to a CBC story on Indigenous Identity Fraud – Morning Star Lodge – October 27, 2021
3. Statement from USask Provost – University of Saskatchewan – October 28, 2021
4. CIHR Response to CBC story – October 29, 2021
5. USASK Provost misquotes the Hon. Murray Sinclair to Support Bourassa – Michelle Good twitter feed – October 30, 2021
6. Leading health prof’s Indigenous identity under scrutiny – The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix – October 30, 2021
7. Outrage brewing after U of S and CIHR support professor who falsely claimed to be Indigenous – CBC – October 31, 2021
8. USASK Statement on Dr. Carrie Bourassa – University of Saskatchewan – November 1, 2021
9. Health scientist Carrie Bourassa on immediate leave after scrutiny of her claim she’s Indigenous – CBC – November 1, 2021
10. Professor under fire for claiming she is Indigenous – APTN News – November 1, 2021
11. Statement on Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health Scientific Director Dr. Carrie Bourassa: Message from the President – November 1, 2021
12. Senator Yvonne Boyer’s Statement on Indigenous Identity – November 1, 2021
13. Canadian health expert who claimed to be ‘Morning Star Bear’ steps aside after Indigenous ancestry questioned – The Washington Post – November 2, 2021
14. Canadian academic on leave amid row over Indigenous ancestry claims – The Guardian – November 2, 2021
15. McMaster Indigenous Leadership Statement in Response to Dr. Carrie Bourassa’s Release from her Scientific Director Role with the CIHR-Institute of Indigenous Peoples Health – McMaster University Joint Indigenous Advisory Committee Group (JIACG) – November 3, 2021
16. Indigenous identity fraud is encouraged in academia. Here’s how to change that – CBC – November 4, 2021
17. Statement defending Carrie Bourassa says her career was built on merit, not her claims to being Indigenous – CBC – November 5, 2021
18. University of Regina Statement on Indigenous Identity – University of Regina – November 5, 2021
19. The Carrie Bourassa story is yet another example of a kind of cultural Munchausen syndrome – The Globe & Mail – November 9, 2021
20. Federal health research funding agency cuts ties with Carrie Bourassa, who falsely claimed Indigenous ancestry – CBC – November 17, 2021
21. University of Sask. appoints independent investigator to examine Carrie Bourassa’s Indigenous identity claims – CBC – November 18, 2021
22. U of S, Metis Nation Saskatchewan sign agreement to verify Metis citizenship – CTV News – November 27, 2021
23. Universities across Canada addressing Indigenous identity fraud in wake of Carrie Bourassa investigation – CBC – November 30, 2021
24. Statement on Indigenous Identity – University of Manitoba, November 30, 2021
25. Falsifying Indigenous identity a centuries-long issue, says First Nations University president – CBC – November 20, 2021

Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond (2022) 

1. Disputed History – CBC – October 12, 2022
2. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s statement to CBC – CBC
3. Indigenous groups rally around Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond amid calls for proof of her Cree ancestry – CBC – October 14, 2022
4. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s twitter statement – Twitter – October 14, 2022
5. Turpel-Lafond now claims her father was adopted from a Cree family – CBC – October 14, 2022
6. Turpel-Lafond in spotlight – Winnipeg Free Press – October 17, 2022
7. Why is claiming Indigenous identity when you don’t have evidence to support those claims harmful? – CBC Radio – October 18, 2022
8. Our identities have become one more thing for Canada to steal – IndigiNews – October 18, 2022
9. End the Honour System for Indigenous Self-Identification – Montreal Gazette – October 26, 2022
10. Indigenous women’s collective wants universities to revoke Turpel-Lafond’s honorary degrees – CBC – November 1, 2022
11. Some universities weighing call from Indigenous women’s group to revoke Turpel-Lafond’s honorary degrees – CBC – November 1, 2022
12. Missing book, non-existent honour, leaked membership list among new Turpel-Lafond revelations – CBC – November 2, 2022
13. Birth certificate contradicts Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s account of her father’s parentage and ancestry – CBC – November 21, 2022
14. New evidence contradicts Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s claim that her father was Cree – CBC Radio – November 22, 2022
15. Cindy Blackstock says birth certificate convinced her that Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has no Cree ancestry – CBC – November 23, 2022
16. Sask. vice chief retracts statement that ‘prematurely’ supported Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s ancestry claims – CBC –November 24, 2022
17. CBC TV News interview with Audra Simpson and Jean Teillet, November 26, 2022
18. Rescind Turpel-Lafond’s Honorary Degrees or We’ll Return Ours, say High-Profile Indigenous Women – CBC – December 14, 2022
19. University of Regina Rescinds Honorary Degree Awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond – University of Regina – February 13, 2023
20. McGill, Carleton universities Vote to Rescind Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s Honorary Doctorates – CBC – February 24, 2023
21. Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond Speaks Out After Award Revoked Over Heritage – Vancouver Sun – March 9, 2023

Elizabeth Hoover (2022)

1. Statement about identity – Elizabeth Hoover website – October 20, 2022
2. Native food sovereignty figure comes clean about ‘identity’ – Indianz.com – October 21, 2022
3. Collective Statement on Elizabeth Hoover – November 11, 2022
4. ‘I am a White person:’ UC Berkeley scholar apologizes for wrongly claiming to be Native American her ‘whole life’ – The Mercury News – May 4, 2023
5. A Letter to Elizabeth Hoover – Adrienne Keene – May 4, 2023
6. UC Berkeley scholar apologizes for wrongly claiming to be Native American her ‘whole life’ – New York Post – May 5, 2023

Vianne Timmons (2023)

1. Walking the Line – CBC News – March 8, 2023
2. Mi’kmaw Lawyer, Academic Calls on MUN to Investigate President Over Statements on Indigenous Heritage – CBC N&L – March 9, 2023
3. Canada: University President to Take Leave Amid Controversy Over Indigenous Identity Claim – The Guardian – March 15, 2023
4. Memorial University Silent Over Timmons, as Miawpukek Chief and Others Wait for Next Step – CBC N&L – March 11, 2023
5. Inuk Professor Says He Raised Identity Concerns with MUN Months Ago – CBC N&L – March 16, 2023
6. Vianne Timmons removed as President of Memorial University – CBC Newfoundland & Labrador – April 6, 2023

Cheyanne Turions (2021)

1. The Histories We Carry – cheyanne turions blog – February 8, 2021
2. Vancouver arts curator’s Indigenous ancestry claims panned as ‘pretendian’ – Vancouver Sun – March 24, 2021
3. SFU Galleries twitter statement about cheyanne turions – March 31, 2021
4. Curator Caught in Indigenous Identity Controversy – Galleries West – April 3, 2021
5. Untitled – cheyanne turions blog – April 19, 2021
6. Cheyanne Turions Resigns from SFU Galleries Amidst Indigenous Identity Controversy – Galleries West – November 5, 2021
7. Vancouver curator outed as ‘pretendian’ resigns from SFU Galleries – Vancouver Sun – November 6, 2021

 

Queen’s University (2021)

1. Statement regarding anonymous document alleging false claims to Indigenous identity at Queen’s University – Queen’s University – June 11, 2021
2. Queen’s University defends faculty, staff against allegations they’re falsely claiming to be Indigenous – CBC – June 11, 2021
3. Queen’s rejects anonymous report alleging some faculty, staff faking Indigenous heritage – Global News – June 11, 2021
4. Queen’s University response to false Indigenous identity claims ‘concerning,’ say academics – CBC – June 15, 2021
5. Group claims Queen’s ignored allegations staff falsely claimed Indigenous identity – The Kingston Whig-Standard- June 15, 2021
6. Queen’s U staff, associates accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity – Canadian Press (Global) – June 15, 2021
7. Allegations of ‘Playing’ Indigenous – Inside Higher Education – June 15, 2021
8. Academics call on Queen’s to retract statement after accusations of false Indigenous identity – June 15, 2021
9. Who is Indigenous? – Canadaland – June 21, 2021
10. Award-winning Queen’s prof questioned over Indigenous identity claim – CBC – June 23, 2021
11. Indigenous community hurt amid allegations of false identity at Queen’s – CBC – June 24, 2021
12. High stakes in Queen’s faculty Indigenous status row – University World News – June 27, 2021
13. Queen’s University to review how it assesses Indigenous identity claims when hiring staff – CBC – June 28, 2021
14. Statements on Indigenous Identity – Queen’s University – June 28, 2021
15. Celebrated artist says he’s Indigenous and a Sixties Scoop survivor. His family says he isn’t – CBC – August 3, 2021
16. Celebrated indigenous Canadian artist disclosed as a fake – The Sunday Times – August 6, 2021
17. Queen’s University launches process to verify claims to Indigenous identity – The Globe & Mail – November 2, 2021
18. Queen’s University launches review process of its Indigenous hiring practices – Global News – November 3, 2021
19. University to launch consultation on Indigenous identity – The Queen’s University Journal – November 5, 2021
20. Queen’s review of policies on Indigenous identity claims rife with issues, say critics – CBC-Ottawa – April 12, 2022
21. Indigenous academics “validated” by report urging Queen’s to verify claims – CBC – July 11, 2022
22. Queen’s University to set Indigenous verification standards for staff – APTN – August 3, 2022

National Indigenous Identity Forum (2022)

1. Opening Remarks – National Indigenous Identity Forum – March 9, 2022
2. Panel #1: Legal Perspectives on Indigenous Identity – National Indigenous Identity Forum – March 9, 2022
3. Panel #2: Identity(ies) – National Indigenous Identity Forum – March 9, 2022
4. Panel #3: Faculty Perspectives on Indigenous Identity in the Academy – National Indigenous Identity Forum – March 9, 2022
5. Panel #4 – Current Issues and Wise Practices from Institutions – National Indigenous Identity Forum – March 10, 2022
6. Closing Remarks – National Indigenous Identity Forum – March 10, 2022
7. Universities tackle Indigeneity fraud during Indigenous identity forum – Windspeaker – March 10, 2022
8. Preventing “pretendians” from getting research dollars meant for Indigenous scholars – APTN News – March 10, 2022
9. Hundreds of Indigenous leaders take aim at false claims of Indigeneity – CBC – March 10, 2022

Government Documents

Canada. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. 1st. sess. 41st Parliament. Evidence. November 6 2012. https://sencanada.ca/en/Content/Sen/committee/411/appa/49788-e

Canada. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. 1st. sess. 41st Parliament. Issue. 27 – Evidence. November 21, 2012. https://www.sencanada.ca/en/Content/Sen/Committee/411/APPA/27ev-49826-e

Conseil de Presse du Quebec. “Grievance D2004-04-053.” September 17, 2004.

Federal Corporation Information 427106-8 (Communauté Autochtone Chibougamau-Chapais Eeyou Istchee).

Federal Corporation Information 990444-1 (Communauté Métisse de l’Estrie/Estrie Metis Community)

Provincial Incorporation (Communauté Clova-Sibi).

“State Recognized Tribes.” Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs.

Additional Supporting Documents

Antaya Native Nation. “Antaya: The One Who Married a Savage.” N.D.

Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquos, “Newsletter,” Summer 2018.

Communauté autochtone Wôbtwegwa. “Meeting Minutes December 2017.” December 2017.

Communauté Mesquakie du Canada. “Descendance Mesquakie,” Facebook. February 19, 2015.

Conseil des Abénakis de Wolinak. “USURPATION DE L’IDENTITÉ W8BANAKI PAR LA ‘NATION MASKKIKKAN (SARTIGAN)’“. N.D.

Di Gangi Peter, and Alison McBride, Algonquin Nation Secretariat. “Memo Re: Review of AOO Voter’s List of December 2, 2015.” February 25, 2016.

Entreprises Québécoise. Incorporation of Communauté métis d’Awkesasne. N.D.

From Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office

Press Release  – Mi’kmaq & Métis Nation Leaders Come Together to Discuss Nationhood. October 3, 2018

Memorandum of Understanding between the Métis National Council and the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs. September 27, 2018.

Letter from Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office to Federal Ministers on Metis Membership Cards and Mi’kmaw Aboriginal and Treaty Rights. March 22, 2018.

Letter from Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office to Canadian Heritage on Use of Canadian Flag Symbol – Unauthorized Use. March 22, 2018.

Letter from Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office  to PC Leader Jaime Baillie and his response. May 15 and 16, 2017.

Community Notice – Assembly Affirms the Mi’kmaq as Exclusive Rights Holders in NS. December 19, 2013.

Battiste, Jaime. “Understanding Metis Rights within Mi’kma’ki.” October 2013.

Battiste, Jaime. “Nova Scotia Chiefs Raise Concerns over Qalipu Mi’kmaq Band.” December 2013.

Battiste, Jaime. “Defining Aboriginal Identity.” June 2014

Goodwin, Sandra. “Researching Your Northeast Métis Ancestors.” Maple Stars and Stripes. February 10, 2015.

Wabiska Mukwa (Zane Plouffe Bell), Letter to Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, “COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND RETENTION OF TALENT- FEBRUARY 7, 2019,” February 6, 2019.

Watso, Denise L. “Vermont Senate Attempts to Silence Abenaki Voices.” Press release. Denise Watso’s Abenaki Journal (blog), 3 February 2011. (accessed 2 February 2018).

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