Hi, I'm Rebecca Nagel. As you know, the mission behind this land has always been to uncover the insidious efforts

against and legal obstacles faced by indigenous people across the country. And if that mission resonates with you, I think you'll enjoy a new

Canada land series called Pretendians. In each episode, hosts Robert Jago from Khatlun First Nation and Nooksack Indian tribe descent,

an Angel Ellis from the Muskogee Creek Nation, dive into audacious stories of indigenous identity and fraud. From the silver screen to the

halls of governmental power people have been falsely claiming to be

indigenous for a long time. So why do these so-called pretendians do it? How do they pull it off and what happens

when they are exposed? I think you'll really enjoy the series so I'm excited to be able to share the first episode of

this season with you all. In the episode I'm about to share, the host speaks directly

to the leader of one of the biggest Pretendian groups of all time. Enjoy.

Canada Land, funded by you.

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.

He's Jestongo, Angel Ellis, Jeho Jifkidos.

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

Are we doing that? Yeah, you gotta get all secret with it.

Is while Tezaya rubber. with it. I think. Iswail Tizayaya, Robert Jago Tiski. My name is Robert Jago and I'm a writer from the Quand First Nation and Nuxaki Indian tribe in the Pacific

Northwest.

So this show is all about 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 things 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 Protonians in prison.

In every episode will tell you a wild story about who they hoaxed and what they got away with.

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