Unpublished Newswire

Off the Records Michelle Cyca’s investigation into Jani Lauzon’s claims of Métis identity, in “An Acclaimed Canadian Playwright Faces Questions of Pretendianism,” explores a heartbreaking phenomenon. However, the article describes genealogy tests and official records, which may not always support one’s anecdotal evidence. For example, there can be inaccuracies in genetic testing by laboratories, cases of genuinely integrated community members who do not share blood, deliberate erasure of evidence (to protect or oppress people), and the possibility of previous generations misremembering...