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| Summary: | In Canada, a number of public figures have made the front pages for one reason: each has been alleged to be a ´Pretend Indian´. In other words, someone who claims a distant Indigenous identity but upon deeper scrutiny has been accused of stealing jobs and opportunities from real natives. But why would someone fake an indigenous identity? That question is the premise of The Pretendians, as we cross Canada revealing what really lies behind this explosive issue. We go on the hunt for knock-off west coast Indigenous art, witness an explosion of dubious Status Indian Claims to get cheap fuel, and unpack where the claims of blood-quantum come from (that idea that one drop of Indian blood is enough to claim Indigeneity). We meet people truly seeking, and asking if they are Indigenous or not and meet a university teacher fighting Pretendian persecution.
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed July 20, 2023). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (45 minutes) |
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| Playing Time: | 00:44:13 |
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| Awards: | Won 2023, Canadian Screen Award, Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program |
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| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Sara Cornthwaite, Tim Hutchison, AJ Leitch ; editor, Jonathan Baltrusaitis. |
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