Liberal MP kicked off Algonquins of Ontario membership list
Marc Serré joins a growing list of progressives accused of adopting an Indigenous identity to advance their careers.
The Liberals version of Buffy Sainte Marie, Marc Serré, the MP for the Ontario riding Nickel Belt, says he will continue to identify as Indigenous despite his removal from the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) registry of members.
Liberal MP maintains Indigenous identity, despite removal from Algonquin group. Marc Serré intends to continue identifying as Métis, says he doesn't need membership in political association. https://t.co/jhNjIvMN9N @BrettForester
— National Newswatch (@natnewswatch) February 29, 2024
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"I still identify as Indigenous and Métis, but I don’t identify myself [as Algonquin] since I got the letter,” Serré told CBC Indigenous.
The AOO removed approximately 25% of its membership as it strengthens criteria for inclusion while pursuing a treaty with the Governments of Ontario and Canada.
Serré remains in the Liberal's Indigenous caucus.
According to the CBC, Serre's only claim to First Nation's ancestry is an alleged descendent, Marie Mitewamewkwe, an Algonquin woman born in the 1630s.
Serré's claims of Indigeneity caught the attention of University of Ottawa professor Darryl Leroux, who vocalised his scepticism.
Birth certificate and family testimony reveal Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie is another fake Indian https://t.co/nsqTaPM3SF
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 17, 2023
Serré joins a growing list of progressives accused of adopting an Indigenous identity to advance their careers. CBC starlet and recording artist Buffy Sainte Marie claimed to be Cree, from the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan.
Senators complain fake Indigenous claims like Buffy Sainte-Marie's have "sprung up almost overnight," seek committee investigation of "identity fraud" involving First Nations, Metis & Inuit. https://t.co/IM1ertanFp #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/MRyLUSbTxx
— Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) February 8, 2024
Birth records obtained in a CBC investigation showed she was an Italian-American woman with an affinity for dark foundation from outside of Boston born Beverly Santa Maria.
Author Joseph Boyden, film director Michelle Latimer and former University of Saskatchewan professor Carrie Bourassa have all been accused of being "pretendians," those revealed as faking their Indigenous ancestry to advance their careers.
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