Indigenous filmmaker wants fines, jail time for ‘pretendians’ who misrepresent their identity

Tamara Bell

A Haida filmmaker and several Indigenous elders are calling for federal legislation to authenticate Indigenous identity in Canada. The move comes shortly after award-winning filmmaker Michelle Latimer’s unfounded identity claims were exposed by Indigenous elders. 

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