Alberta Premier Slammed For False Indigenous Claim

The CBC reports:

A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and years ago declared herself as a person of mixed race.

A story this week by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network looked into Smith’s family tree and found no evidence of the premier being Indigenous. APTN worked with Canadian and Cherokee genealogists and examined U.S. census reports from the late 1800s in its investigation.

More recently, Smith declared Indigenous lineage during the United Conservative Party leadership race. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation said there’s always a reason for Indigenous identity fraud. “There’s always something behind it.”

Read the full article. Smith last appeared on JMG when she declared that she would pardon those arrested or fined for violations of COVID protocols. Smith, who has advocated for horse paste, was interviewed this week by far-right anti-LGBTQ activist Jordan Peterson.

When asked about Danielle Smith’s claims of Indigenous heritage, many attendees at a press conference involving Treaty 6, 7 and 8 broke out into laughter.#yeg #Yyc #ableg (via @APTNNews) pic.twitter.com/etIiVTqucE

— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) November 18, 2022

Here is Chief Tony Alexis’ response when asked about Danielle Smith’s claims on Indigenous heritage.

He said people sometimes make that claim in order to gain personal benefit. pic.twitter.com/CSxSpNATdw

— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) November 19, 2022

First Nations chief critical of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Indigenous heritage claim | CBC News https://t.co/iEVxKeSpOU A deep dive into Smith ancestry dating back hundreds of years has confirmed that she is in fact a flake.

— Captain Dick (@CaptainDick12) November 20, 2022