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A new report disputes the heritage claims of Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather. A scholar explains why scrutiny over alleged ethnic fraud is essential.
They’re called ‘pretendians’ – people who long identified as white but are now claiming to be Native American. In the last US Census, the number of Native Americans almost doubled because of them.
In recent years, some prominent people have been called out for falsely claiming Indigenous identity. Why would someone falsely claim an identity? And what does it mean to be Indigenous?
Land acknowledgments state that activities are taking place on land previously owned by Indigenous peoples. They’re popular – but they may harm more than they heal, say three anthropologists.
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Anthropology & Director for Undergraduate Research, College of Arts and Letters, San Diego State University
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Associate Professor of African Studies and Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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President of the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists; Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Lecturer on American Indian Studies, California State University San Marcos
