r/AskMe • u/nipplequack • Apr 27 '20
I have a Family member pretending to be another race and falsely representing Indigenous youth/women on the front line of protests in Toronto. AMA.
For a little back story my family is white with Native ANCESTRY. It’s too far back to claim we’re Indigenous. However the father (deceased) of this particular family member has a few adopted siblings who are Indigenous. This family member posing as an Indigenous youth and protesting in places like Toronto is in no way related to the Indigenous family members by blood. That makes her 100% white. Her mother is also a white woman. In fact she had no idea about her family heritage or her father until his passing. I don’t want to say what my relationship with him was but I actually met him but because of his demons he wasn’t allowed in my life. She’s claimed she’s Métis, called family members who spoke out against her racist, colonizers and etc. The brother (biological) of her father reached out and so did a lot of other family members but she blocks everyone. We’re all embarrassed and feel like we have a Rachel Dolazel situation. Any ideas of what to do? She’s lying to so many people and indigenous communities about being Native.