https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/author-thomas-king-inconvenient-indian-cherokee-not-indigenous-9.6991188
Thomas King, author of The Inconvenient Indian, expects 'firestorm' as he reveals he's not Indigenous | CBC News
In an essay titled "A most inconvenient Indian" for the Globe and Mail, the Guelph, Ont.-based King says he learned of rumours several years ago that questioned his heritage. The California-born King says he made a concerted effort this year to find their origin, which brought him to a U.S. organization called Tribal Alliance Against Frauds.
