DEI birther stories

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I can't recall if there was a thread like this before, but there are getting to be more of these situations (like Rachel Dolezal) where peoples' claims to belong to certain identity groups are getting questioned since false claims can be advantageous.

MUN has to weed out false Indigenous claims, report says — but the path forward is unclear

An independent consultant has given Memorial University its final report on Indigenous verification. Now it's up to the university to decide who is Indigenous and who is not, and in Newfoundland and Labrador, that's no easy question.

The university hired First Peoples Group, a Canadian Indigenous advisory firm, to hold consultations with Indigenous groups and make recommendations on future identity policy.

Neil Bose, vice-chancellor and interim president of the university, said at this juncture the recommendations are just that.


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The report recommends verifying an Indigenous collective through a two-pronged approach: federal government recognition under Section 35 of the Constitution Act and/or acceptance by other federally recognized Indigenous groups.

The stakes are high in getting it right, Bose said, as identity policy will determine who can and cannot access Indigenous scholarships and jobs.

The university currently works on an honour system of self-declaration.

"We need to come up with some kind of protocol because during all of the process, we actually have Indigenous students applying for Indigenous scholarships. We have Indigenous faculty teaching Indigenous subjects," he said.

This is a hole with no bottom, as long as DEI makes identity so important with real-life consequences.