Hi there, today I've got a brand new podcast recommendation for you about fraudsters and

scammers of a different kind, Pretendians.

That's the name of the podcast launching today from Canada Land Media. It's also the name

often given to people who falsely claim indigenous heritage for personal or

professional gain. This is a topic that I've kind of taken a special interest in behind the

scenes because as you might have noticed Canadian headlines have exploded in recent years

with notable investigations into a number of well-known film directors,

authors, artists and musicians, and even highly educated academics and industry leaders who built their success on claims of

indigenous heritage, but when those claims were scrutinized they quickly fell

apart. So why do these people do it and how were they able to get away with it?

Pretendians looks into all of this and more with co-host Robert Jago of

Quantland First Nation and Nooksack Indian tribe,

an Angel Alice of Muskogee Creek Nation,

who share unbelievable stories while investigating the complex phenomenon of indigenous identity fraud.

I've already listened to the first episode in the series and I have to say that not only

are the co-hosts extremely entertaining, but this first story is wild, like beyond wild.

And I'm excited to share the episode with you right now.

It's called Interview with a Pretendian. So you're about to hear

Robert Jago interview the self-described leader of a Quebec group described as

one of the biggest Pretendian groups of all time. Like I said, wild.

Take a listen and don't forget to subscribe to Pretendians so you don't miss any more of these stories.

More info and links are in the show notes.

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