What should we do about "Pretendians" - academics, politicians, authors, film-makers, etc., who claim Indigenous heritage, on false or willfully deluded, grounds? The Senate is debating this complicated issue, and I spoke to the issue this week, starting with the intriguing complexities of Alberta senator James Gladstone, the first "Status Indian" to serve in the Senate of Canada. https://youtu.be/qmnwBOWk-fM #SenateofCanada #abpoli #FNMI #Pretendians #SenCa #indigenous #ableg #GreyOwl
SPEECH: Sen Simons dissects the complexity of "Pretendians" and their impact on Canadian Indigeneity

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Here, also, is the a link to the text of the Pretendians speech I gave in the Senate this week, if you'd rather read than watch. https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/simons-paula/interventions/610725/45#hID #Pretendians #SenateofCanada #abpoli #Alberta #ableg #FirstNations #Canada #abheritage #cdnpoli
Senator Paula Simons - Topic Intervention 610725 - 45

Senator Paula Simons Topic Intervention 610725 - 45

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