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Fake it ‘til you make it? / MI 344

ON THIS WEEK’S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:

Building upon last episode's commanding talk by MI's own Kim TallBear, in which she highlighted the insatiable settler drive to consume all things Indigenous—including so-called ‘identity’ claims staked by individuals—host/producer Rick Harp discusses her insights with fellow roundtable regulars Ken Williams (associate professor with the University of Alberta’s department of drama) and Brock Pitawanakwat (associate professor of Indigenous Studies at York University), a conversation peppered with a rundown of just the latest litany of colonial cosplayers making headlines.

Links consulted/referenced this episode:

• Mother in Inuit identity fraud case pleads guilty, charges against daughters withdrawn CBC News

• The Great Pretenders Toronto Life

• A Professor Claimed to Be Native American. Did She Know She Wasn’t? The New Yorker

• Algonquins of Ontario organization removes nearly 2,000 members after ancestry disputes CBC News

• Liberal MP maintains Indigenous identity, despite removal from Algonquin group CBC News

• Cree sisters accuse childhood abuser of Indigenous identity fraud in court CBC News

• B.C. judge warns of 'tsunami' of Indigenous identity fraud cases CBC News

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