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Hello, and welcome to Pretendians.

This is a show where we talk about people who impersonate us natives

and explain why they're doing it and who it hurts.

Hes J. Estongo, Angel Ellis, Jehojifkidos.

Hello, I'm Angel Ellis, a writer and a citizen of the Muskogee Creek Nation, located in Oklahoma.

Are we doing that?

Yeah, you got to get all sacred with it.

Iswai L. Teseiyaya, Robert Jago, Desqui.

My name is Robert Jago, and I'm a writer from the Kwantland First Nation and Noxak Indian tribe in the Pacific Northwest.

So this show is all about pretendians, pretend Indians.

It's a pretty new term, and I know that even a lot of native people don't know it.

It's like one of those social media thing that's kind of taken over and got into the press.

So many people pretend to be Indian.

You will not believe how many of these fakers are out there.

We found pretendians in Hollywood, pretendians in government, even Pretendians in prison.

In every episode, we'll tell you a wild story about who they hoaxed and what they got away with.

Robert, off the top of your mind, who are some of the Pretendians that you can think of.

Do you know who Rachel Dolazole is?

Maybe?

Rachel Dolazol, the N.ACP chapter leader, accused of lying about her race.

I am black.

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