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#pretendian #nadyagill of #kanatatrade this is her student bio while she was at #queensuniversity law- no mention of being #Inuit at all with all the bragging.
she got full soccer scholarships for american university- it does not mention here her #indspire scholarhips
she got full soccer scholarships for american university- it does not mention here her #indspire scholarhips
2019 is not so long ago 😂 Seriously messed up stuff. i cant even...
I report violations of the #IndianArtsAndCraftsAct on #Etsy and #ebay. Thing is, some of the worst offenders belong to #FakeTribes that have managed to swing State recognition. The retailers, & the ⚪️s who buy from the #pretendian sellers, either don't understand, or don't care.
So when they display their "enrollment" info... look up the "tribe" they claim. If they even name it. Some just say "Cherokee" or worse, "Cherokee descent". Ask for the specific tribe and look it up. Some state-recognized are real, but many are not. #IndianArtsAndCraftsAct #Fraud
It's no coincidence that ⚪️ people give tons of money to other ⚪️people who are playing Indian and selling fake Native bling, regalia, even fake medicines. These #pretendians make way more money at this than real #Natives. Just read their reviews & see who writes them. #Racism
As promised, here’s my advice for Native grad students navigating a pretendian professor, based on my own experience 🧵 #NativeTwitter #pretendian #AcademicTwitter
1. Prioritize self-care: Native students (current and former), you are who I’m most concerned about. First and foremost, take space to heal, acknowledging that there is real harm perpetrated by Indigenous identity fraud.
You may have to process gaslighting or work through performative displays of Indigeneity that perpetuated stereotypes. Now is a good time to lean on a safe, supportive network outside the institution where this transgression of your trust occurred.
I was one of Liz Hoover's Native graduate student advisees at Brown and this is what I want people to know about the harm that false Indigenous identity claims cause Native people like me (Thread 1/6) @indianz #lizhoover #pretendian #NativeTwitter #Native indianz.substack.com/p/native-food-…
1) I was recruited to do Native American Studies research in Brown's American Studies PhD program (both the university and dept are great, btw). My enrollment, however, occurred under the false promise that I would have a Native advisor to see me through: Liz Hoover.
At the time, Liz was the only Native faculty member in the department and I simply would not have attended an institution without the ability to be mentored by at least one Native professor.
#Keelerism and the #Pretendian Crusade.
here’s a fun fact, the “Research“ on pretendians is fundamentally flawed. Let’s look at my family tree for instance, here on my Rez before it was cool to be Indian the only way that you could get work is to say you were white or hispanic
here’s a fun fact, the “Research“ on pretendians is fundamentally flawed. Let’s look at my family tree for instance, here on my Rez before it was cool to be Indian the only way that you could get work is to say you were white or hispanic
My great great grandmother, Aawok Fanny Rube is listed on one or two censuses as being white, it’s well documented she was 4/4 Yurok, the last “documented” practicing medicine woman in Weitchpec in 1942. I stay documented because it was illegal to do those things in 1942
So when a person like Keeler puts you on the list and then begins to do your research, the first instance of white on a census this is going to be enough and the research will never continue.
just in!!!! proof ian ousley (sokka) is enrolled in a fake tribe and not cherokee (continued on next)
this is the regestrar of the fake cherokee tribe that responded to that email confirming his enrollment status
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"@nytimes published the Indigenous Rachel Dolezal. Trust me, she was my stepmother," says prominent Indigenous businesswoman, @BossKwe, COO of @8thgen.
@nytimes published Claudia Lawrence, alleged #pretendian, as 1st take on Deb Haaland in Cabinet.
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"@nytimes published the Indigenous Rachel Dolezal. Trust me, she was my stepmother," says prominent Indigenous businesswoman, @BossKwe, COO of @8thgen.
@nytimes published Claudia Lawrence, alleged #pretendian, as 1st take on Deb Haaland in Cabinet.
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Serene Lawrence is acclaimed COO of leading Native American art company @8thgen. Her career is dedicated to supporting authentic Native voices.
She alleges her former step-mother, white lady Claudia Caruthers, has stolen her father Dr. Blake Lawrence's tribal identity. (2 of 15)
She alleges her former step-mother, white lady Claudia Caruthers, has stolen her father Dr. Blake Lawrence's tribal identity. (2 of 15)
@nytimes picks Claudia "Lawrence" to speak for Indian Country. It's awful: "some may brand her as a 'Hangs-Around-the-Fort Indian' ... One of my friends wrote, 'Our auntie has done it!'"
All of Claudia's aunties appear to be white ladies.
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All of Claudia's aunties appear to be white ladies.
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1/7 With all the Warren, Eastern Metis and Chumash #pretendian stories flitting about, there isn't much opportunity to speak about the core issues of #AmerindigenousDisempowerment I hope my colleague forgives me using her video for my own purposes.
2/7 1) Amerindigenous groups are divided, as they have been since 1492. But they are united by ancestry and genomic evolution. 2) Amerindigenous groups are divided by colonial mindsets / language (Spanish & English, Puritans & Catholics, Segrationalist vs Aggregationalist Racism)
3/7 3) Divided by Affinity to whiteness and belief that we've lost the "If you can't beat them, join them mentality " (flag worship, military service, religion) 4) Divided by intra-Amerindigenous grudges over actions that were products of Colonial war and alliances.
