<p>We have an exciting&nbsp;new investigation&nbsp;coming up next week and you can join Tortoise as a member to get early and ad-free access to the new series and support our investigations at&nbsp;<a href="http://tortoisemedia.com/invite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tortoisemedia.com/invite</a>. While you're waiting, we wanted to tell you about a new podcast from our friends at Canadaland. </p><br><p>Introducing...Pretendians.</p><br><p>Why do people pretend to be Native? Hosts Robert Jago (Kwantlen First Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe) Angel Ellis (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) begin their journey by asking someone who has been doing just that. He’s not just your average imposter – "Grand Chief" Guillaume Carle is the king of the “pretendians", a French Canadian who made a small fortune creating his own fake First Nation and issuing phony Indian Status Cards to thousands of other identity thieves.</p><br><p>Follow Pretendians on your podcast app.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Hoaxed

Tortoise Media

Introducing...Pretendians

MAY 23, 202414 MIN
Hoaxed

Introducing...Pretendians

MAY 23, 202414 MIN

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<p>We have an exciting&nbsp;new investigation&nbsp;coming up next week and you can join Tortoise as a member to get early and ad-free access to the new series and support our investigations at&nbsp;<a href="http://tortoisemedia.com/invite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tortoisemedia.com/invite</a>. While you're waiting, we wanted to tell you about a new podcast from our friends at Canadaland. </p><br><p>Introducing...Pretendians.</p><br><p>Why do people pretend to be Native? Hosts Robert Jago (Kwantlen First Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe) Angel Ellis (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) begin their journey by asking someone who has been doing just that. He’s not just your average imposter – "Grand Chief" Guillaume Carle is the king of the “pretendians", a French Canadian who made a small fortune creating his own fake First Nation and issuing phony Indian Status Cards to thousands of other identity thieves.</p><br><p>Follow Pretendians on your podcast app.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>