This can also negatively impact the actual Native folks listed as relatives and in-laws. And how can you use a term that is misogynistic and equates verification of stated claims by people who monetize their claims to Native identity to threatening the lives of Black Americans? she further asked on Twitter. There is a pattern that "pretendians" follow: They exploit peoples lack of knowledge about who American Indian people are by perpetuating ambiguity in a number of ways. Everyone on this list has made public claims through interviews, in books authored, documentaries, and even in Congressional testimony. Indeed, some deceivers have argued that her list is in itself racist, or that it has racial undertones, because it includes people who identify as both Black and Native. While some may not be enrolled or citizens they are accepted in their communities and we recognize that these decisions should ultimately be made by the tribes . The op-ed was a letter of advice to Deb Haaland, a Native American who had just been nominated to serve as President Bidens Interior Secretary. Indigenous Wire is a Native-owned, reader-supported publication. ), (Keeler is referring here, we think, to the fact that we define the already-established terms Karendian and Kendian within our piece with which she takes umbrage, but we assure you, no misogyny on our behalf was intended. My dad is 5/8ths Yankton Dakota, but they had to choose a tribe, she told critics in March. Since the 1990s and 2000s, a number of controversies regarding ethnic fraud have come to light and received coverage in mainstream media, leading to a broader awareness of pretendians in the world at large. Sacheen Littlefeather (Native American actress Maria Cruz) holds a written statement from actor Marlon Brando refusing his Best Actor Oscar on stage at the Academy Awards on March 27, 1973 in Los. Ashley Fairbanks, an Anishinaabe writer and digital strategist took to Twitter to say I hate that Native people have to spend a single breath talking about Jacqueline Keeler.. 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Your place here is more secure than that. Reactions to the list among Natives online range from the passive agreement that Indian Country needs a vetting process to outright protest over the ethics of adding names to a public list without verification. Any findings should only be released publicly. This applies to accessing that Alleged Pretendian List AND the 'Keeler crime timeline' by @KaylaWayla20; both require a level of access to your information and/or email. A list of allegedly fake Native Americans has begun circulating in tribal and academic circles, accusing 195 people of falsely claiming an Indian identity for personal gain. It is so difficult to hold one another accountable these days. From 2012 to this year. It is also another colonial act. Under one name is a note attached, Unable to ascertain truth of claim due to adoption. Yet, the individual remains on the list as an alleged pretendian., Keeler also added former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell to the list, despite his enrollment in the Northern Cheyenne nation with a note attached, No Cheyenne ancestry. Imposters in the academy gain six-figure jobs, prestige, grants and tenure in exchange for a few lies. There is a lack of empathy because they will retaliate against native people who try to expose their fraud.. While Indigenous communities have always self-policed and spread word of frauds, mainstream media and arts communities were often unaware, or did not act upon this information, until more recent decades. Your joke in protest, they say they are hungry for more ? The reestablishment and exercise of tribal sovereignty among tribal nations (following the era of Indian termination policy) meant that many individuals raised away from tribal communities sought, and still seek, to reestablish their status as tribal citizens or to recover connections to tribal traditions. Among famous names like Johnny Depp and Elizabeth Warren are seemingly random people. Ethnic fraud, particularly against native people is huge, Keeler said. While Jon Levine, the reporter of the Post piece, emailed back to say he grabbed the picture in question from Keelers Instagram, and he later tweeted as much, Keeler went a different routeone that we had been told in advance she might. Sometimes people exploit this by claiming, In an apparent response to these incidents, Navajo and Yankton Dakota writer, The Google doc can be viewed by requesting access with an email address. It's not a . Be it said the four winds drew me near my last acceptance at a university before i gave up was to LSSU. A list of pretendians. Keeler has also added a Pee Dee tribal member to her list. The "Alleged Pretendians List" is the creation of Jacqueline Keeler, a Native American writer and activist who has spent years busting fakers in politics and academia. Saturdays article in The Chronicle spurred backlash from many Native American people. Keeler references we in many of her posts regarding this list without publicly disclosing exactly who else is involved. [4][5][6][7] The term is a pejorative colloquialism, and if used without evidence could be considered defamatory. Sometimes family stories with no truth behind them run amuck. '"[30] Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee Nation) voiced a similar position in 2019, writing for High Country News that, Pretendians perpetuate the myth that Native identity is determined by the individual, not the tribe or community, directly undermining tribal sovereignty and Native self-determination. [13] In his 1998 book Playing Indian, Deloria argues that white settlers have always played with stereotypical imagery of the peoples that were replaced during colonization, using these tropes to form a new national identity that can be seen as distinct from previous European identities. Not the people or communities of the identity being claimed. Pretendians rarely can name any people they are related to in a Native community or in their family tree. [40] As Littlefeather had been a beloved activist, these reports were met with controversy, challenges, and attacks on Keeler, largely on social media. [38] Bourassa was placed on immediate leave from her post at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research after her claims of Indigenous ancestry were found to be baseless.[39]. Most Americans do not know the reality of US and State government-funded white scalp hunters, and what it meant to people who lost nine out of 10 relatives AND their land in the 1800s (and continuing through most of the 1900s). The idea here was that I watch from my apartment in Toledo and wait for the night sky to tell me to travel to defen Indian land from the Alberta pipelines. And my dad was born in Oxnard.. Historian Philip J. Deloria has noted that European Americans "playing Indian" is a phenomenon that stretches back at least as far as the Boston Tea Party. In the academy and government, they are mostly white women. My grandparents didnt even speak English! Keeler, who has been accused of conducting "witch hunts" to expose fake Native Americans, told The Post she met Wurth a few years ago when the novelist publicly accused Native American writer . Screenshots and links. The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified, former Academy President David Rubin said. [32] Academic Kim TallBear writes that all those mentioned on the list are public figures who have profited from their alleged Indigenous status, that Keelers and her teams list documents that the overwhelming number of those who benefit financially from pretendianism are white, and that these false claims are related to white supremacy and Indigenous erasure. Hence, she believes that some on the list are hiding behind the Black Lives Matter movement by strategically labeling her list racist and pointing to times she has allegedly tweeted the N-word and has allegedly supported doing blackface.). Now I've known about Marie Cruz (stage name Sacheen Littlefeather) and her false claims to Apache/Yaqui ancestry for a while now, thanks to Jacqueline Keeler's Pretendian list.But it's only in the last couple of days that it's become wider knowledge, thanks to an article Keeler penned for the San Francisco Chronicle.. The group in Swanton submitted their initial petition for federal recognition in 1982 (after having their internally-trained -by John Moody- but biased genealogists who claimed to be Abenakis, members of the group, do the research and an Addendum was added in 1986. You might be a pretendian if your star quilt was bought at Target or has Chewbacca on it. This is a very well written article. [4][5][6][7] The term is a pejorative colloquialism, and if used without evidence could be considered defamatory. Timothy B. Powell, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1999), Anthes, Bill. Then questions arose about her identity", "Sacheen Littlefeather and ethnic fraud why the truth is crucial, even if it means losing an American Indian hero", "Playing Indian Constitutes a Structural Form of Colonial Theft, and It Must be Tackled", "Mysterious letter linking 1,000 people to $1B Algonquin treaty likely fake, CBC investigation finds Author of conspiracy theory books says letter was dropped in his mailbox in 2011", "Health scientist Carrie Bourassa on immediate leave after scrutiny of her claim she's Indigenous", "Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native American icon. Again, believe it or not. One way is to spread hate like . His family came from Mexico. For example, as communication. The list represents the collective work of generations of Native peoplemany who paid the price with the shriveling of their prospects. Im not sure who is investigating and what the consequences are, she said. Keeler seems to be going on the latter much of the time and is not humble enough admit an error when she comes to an erroneous conclusion, that is later refuted by hard evidence. I have been personally victimized by pretendian, Linda Bishop, who married my uncle in 2013 and became Linda Black Elk. Indeed, some Odanak Abenaki Families descendants do in fact reside in Vermont. Because what appears to be real, may not be the reality after all, especially when in comes to dealing with the Abenakis of the Northeast. It takes a person with enough knowledge of the gaps in the system to exploit them. What Is Land Acknowledgement? If colonialism has not eradicated Indigenous people by starvation, residential schools, the reserve system, taking their lands and languages, scooping their children, and doing everything to assimilate Indigenous peoples, then the final act is to become them. 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The -so-called Scholars (that reviewed these 4 groups applications) were all approved by the staked Vermont Commission on Indian Affairs (VCNAA) that was staked with the groups members and or their allies. The Alleged Pretendians List is the creation of Jacqueline Keeler, a Native American writer and activist who has spent years busting fakers in politics and academia. In September 2003, Odanaks Chief, Gilles Obomsawin, with the Band Council retracted their recognition (politically) of anyone claiming to be Abenakis south of the US/Canadian border, with the exception of Odanaks own people who reside in the U.S.A. (which are documented descendants of Odanak Abenakis). And I'm sure it will. Despite being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe (a term Keeler emphasizes a lot), Campbell remains on the alleged pretendian list. This has led to the federally recognized Pikwakanagan First Nation to renew efforts to remove these "pretendian" claimants from their membership. I could very easily say Keeler has no connection to the Navajo Nation, not sure how she got enrolled, and publish her name on a list. Rachel Dolezal, Iron Eyes Cody, Grey Owl, and even the Bruchacs are not who they appear to be. The divisiveness serves to disconnect more indigenous people's voices, because we're so focused on banishing the fakes that we overlook the issues of poverty, trauma and abuse that are as real as you and me. Keeler has a reputation for doing this kind of thing. In popular culture, this style of "outing" is historically most associated with revealing those suspected of being closeted gays and lesbians. Keeler included places of employment, LinkedIn profiles and, in some cases, the names of their actual Native relatives or in-laws. The above video has the audio enhanced and subtitled. Keeler, 53, a member of the Navajo Nation, was born in Cleveland to parents who went there as part of a voluntary relocation program by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the mid-20th century, I am an enrolled Navajo Nation citizen. A pretendian (portmanteau of pretend and Indian[1][2][3]) is a person who has falsely claimed Indigenous identity by claiming to be a citizen of a Native American or Indigenous Canadian tribal nation, or to be descended from Native ancestors. [31], In January 2021, Navajo journalist Jacqueline Keeler began investigating the problem of settler self-indigenization in academia. While faking Indigenous American identity for positions of prestige is a problem, sovereign tribes and nations should be leading investigations into citizenship claims. "[4], In October 2021, the CBC published an investigation into the status of Canadian academic Carrie Bourassa, who works as an Indigenous health expert and has claimed Mtis, Anishinaabe and Tlingit status. The list has a lot of already published material linked in it. I know. [2] The IACA makes it illegal for non-Natives to offer or display for sale, or sell, any art or craft product in a manner that falsely suggests it is Indian produced, an Indian product, or the product of a particular Indian or Indian Tribe or Indian arts and crafts organization. Does this make it true? Keeler is doing the colonizers work and just being kind of a toxic bully. This is your angle, an important issue, and we have previously reported difficult articles about it and will continue to do so. The Pretendian list as originally conceived was supposed to address the false claims of Indigeneity that we're causing harm to our Native Nations. Gaslighting might be an appropriate word to describe a portion of what Keeler has been described as doing, but were not sure, because we havent experienced it personally. Getting rid of every single pretendian isn't going to (I think) strengthen our sovereignty changing our rolls to include all our people does . Why aren't either public to allow for observation and/or scrutiny without the need for data collection? Jacqueline Keeler is a Native American writer and activist, enrolled in the Navajo Nation and of Yankton Dakota descent, who co-founded Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry (EONM), which seeks to end the use of Native American racial groups as mascots. Recently, theres been a lot of publicity surrounding high-profile cases of individuals falsely claiming Indigenous American ancestry while working in entertainment and other industries. Early false claims to Indigenous identity, often called "playing Indian", go back at least as far as the Boston Tea Party. Our rationale was that Fox News, owned by the same people that run the Post, has. Despite being enrolled in a, Accusations of anti-Black bias in the creation of the list have also been brought up. My pop was entirely adopted by the Bay deNoc Ojibwa. Just because Nighthorse Campbell got enrollment in the Northern Cheyenne nation doesnt mean hes not a Pretendian. "Is Ward Churchill the New Michael Bellesiles? She will invalidate people based on if their community claims them but this usually centers on the major heads of the community. A list of allegedly fake Native Americans has begun circulating in tribal and academic circles, accusing 195 people of falsely claiming an Indian identity for personal gain. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Staff genealogist. While Jon Levine, the reporter of the Post piece, emailed back to say he grabbed the picture in question from Keelers Instagram, and. All because she thinks she has the authority to question other's heritage. jacqueline keeler is a known racist and xenophobe (just google "Opinion: The Real Problem With Jacqueline Keeler's 'Alleged Pretendian' List" there's an article that links an entire google doc of the racist shit she's done over the years and . To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Now, a piece in the San Francisco Chronicle argues that Littlefeather, who died earlier this month, was a fraud. ", "Open Letter from Indigenous Women Scholars Regarding Discussions of Andrea Smith", "Rescind Turpel-Lafond's honorary degrees or we'll return ours, say high-profile Indigenous women", "What's So Hard About Casting Indian Actors in Indian Roles? So called Indianness is good enough for every purpose. Believe it or not, some non-Indian folks, not steeped in this stuff, dont know what a Pretendian, a Defendian, a Karendian and/or a Kendian are. To protect the rights of Indigenous people, pretendians like Wages and Warren must be challenged and the retelling of their false narratives must be stopped. As a cultural and political identity . Happy Friday, Wiredians (see what we did there?). Believe it or not, some non-Indian folks, not steeped in this stuff, dont know what a Pretendian, a Defendian, a Karendian and/or a Kendian are. Keeler says she and other researchers capped the list at 200 to help make the investigative caseload manageable, but that the true number of alleged fraudsters is closer to 500. Survivor of pretendian pandemic. Keeler had blocked us, and she deleted her three Twitter responses that we noted above. Jacqueline Keeler is compiling a long list of Pretendians that attempt to speak on behalf of Native people, take up space intended for Native people, or worse, prizes, scholarships, and awards. Nadema Agard, a New York City visual artist who claims Lakota, Cherokee, and Powhatan ancestry, is . https://jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/hollywood-fantasy-is-sacheen-littlefeather?utm_medium=email. [38] Research into her claims indicated that her ancestry is wholly European. Reed did not respond to request for comment from The Post. Examples of white societies who have played Indian include, according to Deloria, the Improved Order of Red Men, Tammany Hall, and scouting societies like the Order of the Arrow. Would love to hear your thoughts on our first week in the comments below. Keeler said the list was a collaboration of many researchers, journalists and activists, but that she had been the one to compile those efforts into a single place. Keeler also added former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell to the list, despite his enrollment in the Northern Cheyenne nation with a note attached, No Cheyenne ancestry. Were on the list that apparently matters. The list contains both those being probed and those who have already been disavowed by tribes they claim affiliation with. To be clear: We were. In the hunting and fishing realm, they are mostly white men. Another sister, Rosalind Cruz, took to Twitter to call Littlefeather mentally ill and claiming neither she nor her sister are Native. No public retraction or apology was made for this huge oversight. Federally recognized Pretendian list co-creator. There are many angles to the story, and this one, while not the most crucial, piqued our interest due to the New York Post/Fox News connection and Fox News previous manipulation of photos. ", "Genetic Markers Not a Valid Test of Native Identity", "Elizabeth Warren's claim to Cherokee ancestry is a form of violence - Be it by the barrel of a carbine or a mail-order DNA test, the American spirit demands the disappearance of Indigenous people", "Can DNA Determine Who is American Native American? Rhiana Yazzie, a Native-American playwright, said she had mixed feelings about the list. A parody website lists her and like-minded natives as Karendians.. Today, the groups gained fraudulent Vermont state recognition, under a nontransparent effort to hide their genealogies, if any were actually submitted of 99% of the members of these groups claiming to be Abenakis. In particular, the great-grandmother she claimed was Tlingit, Johanna Salaba, is well-documented as having emigrated from Russia in 1911; she was a Czech-speaking Russian. [47], Why do they do it? Problem was, no one was a deep-dive-oriented genealogist, nor did anyone look into the groups genealogies objectively, until 2002, when Eve Jacobs-Carnahan began to do that research. The Real Problem With Jacqueline Keeler's 'Alleged Pretendian' List. So how was she hiding from the Eugenics Survey in the 1920s and 30s, when all they had to do was walk up to her doorstep and knock, after reading the Burlington Free Press whenever her children were announced to have been born to the couple in that newspaper?! Theres never a situation where blackface is acceptable, especially not in Native organizing. Theres no question about that but to accuse people of fraud with little resaerch and research that has been proven false is damaging to the actual activism she has provided. Stolen identities undermine us to the point where we end up fodder for the tabloids the likes of Daily Mail. Its a perverse kind of reverse assimilation.[47]. At the same time, hippie and New Age cultures marketed Native cultures as accessible, spiritual, and as a form of resistance to mainstream culture, leading to the rise of the plastic shaman or "culture vulture." Who are hiding behind a serious BLM issue to deflect from their fraud. 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