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18. I listened to the entire program. A Native couple said

Mon Oct 30, 2023, 07:22 PM

Oct 2023

that they adopted her into their family when she was in her 20s. The head of the tribal nation said the same thing. Adoption of non Native people into a tribe is a thing that happens in Native cultures. It does not necessarily mean adoption of a child to raise.

Tribal nations have their own rules about adopting non Natives. Among the Seneca, for example, you would have to be adopted into a clan in order to be accepted as Seneca. That is usually reserved for someone who, although not Seneca by birth, has contributed to the Seneca nation's well being. It is not hereditary. The adopted person's membership does not pass on to his or her descendants.

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I loved Buffy Sainte-Marie. Now, like many Indigenous people, I feel betrayed by her [View all] progressoid Oct 2023 OP

I've read the recent accusations. First, I believe she is Indigenous. Second, she's always been supportive of Silent Type Oct 2023 #1

Unfortunately, her birth certificate and family disagree. progressoid Oct 2023 #11

Born in Massachusetts, an Italian father and a mother of English ancestry. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #2

I thought her mother was part or half Mic'Maq. yorkster Oct 2023 #28

I'm staying out of this, but Vogon_Glory Oct 2023 #3

Shania Twain was not born First Nations, but is First Nations and holds a status card obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #4

Watch the program,The Fifth Estate, posted in the OP. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #5

oh boy obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #13

Me, too. shrike3 Oct 2023 #20

Just stick with Redbone GuppyGal Oct 2023 #6

There's a blues rock band called Indigenous n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #14

My brother saw them! progressoid Oct 2023 #25

Yup! Grew up on a rez, so they're legit TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #29

Just read the CBC account shrike3 Oct 2023 #7

Buffy's response... Montauk6 Oct 2023 #23

What I find extremely disappointing Talitha Oct 2023 #8

It's like every white person in the south that pretends they're part Cherokee. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #9

DH was told all his life he was part Cherokee. shrike3 Oct 2023 #19

LOL! Someone in a genealogy group said, "This has gotta be wrong, I'm 100% Native" LeftInTX Oct 2023 #37

Yeah, surprise, surprise. shrike3 Oct 2023 #38

Like Cher...LOL LeftInTX Oct 2023 #10

She's a total fraud and treated her family members very cruelly Mysterian Oct 2023 #12

Looks like she is a white person of European descent wnylib Oct 2023 #15

She was never adopted LeftInTX Oct 2023 #17

I listened to the entire program. A Native couple said wnylib Oct 2023 #18

Iron Eyes Cody LeftInTX Oct 2023 #16

That's my favorite to mention when famous people are exposed for claiming native ancestry Docreed2003 Oct 2023 #34

It's bad. MyNameIsJonas Oct 2023 #21

Whoa, whoa, wait a sec... Montauk6 Oct 2023 #22

First thing I thought of, Dolezal. shrike3 Oct 2023 #24

A decades long Dolezalling. progressoid Oct 2023 #26

Yeah, people were pretty mad at 'ol Rachel, but she didn't have Wingus Dingus Oct 2023 #27

indigenous folks have been treated poorly since columbus showed up dembotoz Oct 2023 #30

I encourage you to watch the program linked in the OP. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #32

First of all Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 #31

I read the original CBC article, and they went to great lengths to show Wingus Dingus Oct 2023 #33

She was born in Massachusetts. Her father's name was Sainte-Marie LeftInTX Oct 2023 #36

Did you watch the program? madaboutharry Oct 2023 #39

From the CBC investigation: shrike3 Oct 2023 #40

The lengths that some will go to excuse this artist's behavior are gross Docreed2003 Oct 2023 #35