Why do people fake Indigenous ancestry?
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The Rise and Fall of Indigenous Heritage
For years, Viand Timmons' resume listed her as a member of an unrecognized MiGMA band. A simple glance at the number of people who now self-identify as indigenous will tell you that it's not only prominent writers and academics doing this. What changed to spark these increasing claims? And is there any way to identify them before they get the grants and titles and honors thereafter?
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