Concern over Indigenous identity fraud heightened by government definitions, minister says | Unpublished
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Author: Alessia Passafiume
Publication Date: June 21, 2024 - 15:54

Concern over Indigenous identity fraud heightened by government definitions, minister says

June 21, 2024
The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations says a lot of talk about the issue of so-called Indigenous identity fraud is based around apprehensions people have about the government defining who is – and who isn’t – a rights-holder.“The notion of Indigenous identity is obviously very complicated and layered with many centuries of colonialism,” Gary Anandasangaree said in an interview Thursday.


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