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Dr. Carrie Bourassa — claims of Métis, Tlingit and Anishinaabe heritage
educatedindian:
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I wonder about her hair and skin color.
Is this a minstrel performance of pain? Is she not well, or both? Her speaking style changes and levels when she speaks of academics and money.
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Could be tanning makeup, esp when you compare to that earlier photo. Or it could be her Russian ancestry includes Siberian, or any of her eastern Europe ancestry includes Romany.
This seems different to me than the Dolezal case where she had obvious mental health issues. This seems done for money initially, taking scholarships and funding intended for Natives. Then done for huge salary. Canada's govt often has no problem giving money for Nuage projects and pretending it's Native. If she'd gone ahead and admitted to being Euro but Nuage she could still have gotten a job, just not the scholarships.
verity:
Her 2008 thesis "Destruction of the Métis nation: Health consequences" can be found through a search using Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/ . Other academic writings available also.
The genealogy work done on her family is really impressive. Through the articles detailed above in this thread we are shown the right way to do the research. Step by step, working our way back, with actual records (not relying on unsourced family trees or vague stories).
This quote from Bourassa:
--- Quote ---She also conceded that a previous claim she made to Tlingit heritage through her great-grandmother was false, but said she believed she would find proof of such a connection eventually.
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As if the power of belief will change actual records and community identifications.
--- Quote from: educatedindian on November 04, 2021, 06:16:35 pm --- Canada's govt often has no problem giving money for Nuage projects and pretending it's Native.
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Another example of this is the Psychology of Vision /Chuck Spezzano scam http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=4179.0
verity:
--- Quote ---The revelations about Carrie Bourassa's claims to Indigeneity were, in retrospect, not especially surprising to those of us who research Indigenous identity.
Her story followed a fairly predictable arc. It started with hazy, increasingly confusing and contradictory claims to Indigeneity, moved on to accusations of bullying and lateral violence, then to defenders and detractors arguing with each other on her behalf, followed by attempts to shore up earlier claims and, eventually, silence.
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Indigenous identity fraud is encouraged in academia. Here's how to change that
What is it about university structures that allows these dynamics to continue?
Chris Andersen · For CBC Opinion · Posted: Nov 04, 2021
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/opinion-chris-andersen-indigenous-identity-fraud-1.6236018?fbclid=IwAR2g3HekDVJv0IxAS6XuLYj1cBREGceNiwQLdTUdjsfdk-2AaKvm5u4cxHc
Sparks:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-the-carrie-bourassa-story-is-yet-another-example-of-a-kind-of-cultural/
--- Quote ---The Carrie Bourassa story is yet another example of a kind of cultural Munchausen Syndrome
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Opinion piece written by "Drew Hayden Taylor … an Anishnawbe playwright and humorist".
--- Quote ---Carrie Bourassa, a University of Saskatchewan professor, told the world her ancestry was Métis, Anishnawbe and Tlingit. But she has been unable to verify her ancestry following reports questioning those claims.
DAVE STOBBE/UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
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About the Munchausen Syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factitious_disorder_imposed_on_self
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen
Sparks:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/federal-health-research-funding-body-cuts-ties-carrie-bourassa-1.6252691
--- Quote ---Federal health research funding agency cuts ties with Carrie Bourassa, who falsely claimed Indigenous ancestry
U of S professor has provided no evidence for her many claims of being Indigenous
Geoff Leo · CBC News · Posted: Nov 17, 2021 3:07 PM CT | Last Updated: November 17
Carrie Bourassa is out as the scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health. (Morgan Modjeski/CBC News) [Photo caption]
Canada's federal agency for funding health research has cut ties with University of Saskatchewan Prof. Carrie Bourassa, following a CBC News investigation casting doubt on her claims to Indigeneity.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Until recently, Bourassa was the scientific director of the Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health (IIPH), one of 13 CIHR institutes. It provides much of the funding in Canada for health research focused on Indigenous people.
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