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Gail Tremblay
educatedindian:
One place to make an argument and pass along her genealogy would be Wikipedia. They have very strict rules about bios on living people out of fear they might be sued. So many of their bios are what's put out by PR firms or agents.
But legally you can't libel the dead, so they could be more honest now. Presenting her genealogy could get them to change her bio and then others would admit what she actually was.
Usually when someone passes we put the thread into Archives and mark it No Longer a Matter of Concern. The exception is when the falsehoods continue to cause harm. This is certainly one of those cases. If most bios admitted she was like DeCorti/Iron Eyes Cody, making her living by being an imposter, only then could we move it to Archives.
Most critics agree she was a talented poet. The irony is she could have been a success without lying.
Sparks:
--- Quote from: educatedindian on September 04, 2023, 10:44:36 pm ---One place to make an argument and pass along her genealogy would be Wikipedia.
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A Wikipedia article exists in English and four more languages, including German.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Tremblay — This is what the article says about genealogy:
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Tremblay was born on December 15, 1945, in Buffalo, New York.[1] She identified her father as being of Mi'kmaq and Onondaga ancestry.[2][4] According to genealogical records, for generations her paternal ancestors resided along the Saint Lawrence River in the province of Quebec, Canada.[5] In an interview on Daybreak Star Radio, Tremblay said her great-grandfather once lived in Kahnawake near Montreal.[6]
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Sandy S:
I started a Talk page on her Wikipedia entry, looks like they won't update with a correction. Genealogy records won't work.
--- Quote ---Then it looks like it's updated as much as it can be, pending a reliable source that specifically details the fact that she traded on a false identity to aid her career. As it reads right now, the article does confirm that she was not in fact of Native descent, but it doesn't really say much about her use of the false identity. I think that deserves a mention, but we need a reliable source
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Read full discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gail_Tremblay
The last video interview Gail Tremblay made before she died has been removed. https://daybreakstarradio.com/2022/12/gail-tremblay-interview/ I believe they were contacted by IACA tasked agents who informed them. In the Daybreak Star interview she was specifically asked if she was enrolled in a federally recognized tribe, she responded that she was.
Some museums have updated attribution http://portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=6661;type=701 but I've not found any authoritative source that affirmatively states that Gail Tremblay's claims were fraudulent. Nothing that Wikipedia will accept.
From what I see online, almost all bios are inaccurate.
Wikipedia would perhaps accept an affirmative statement from a Smithsonian, The Evergreen State College, Onondaga Tribe, DOJ .......... but I don't know that any of that will happen. I asked a federal agent if a public statement would be made, they replied one wouldn't be coming from them. So NAFPS may remain the only accurate discussion available online.
Sparks:
--- Quote from: Sandy S on September 05, 2023, 09:25:37 pm ---The last video interview Gail Tremblay made before she died has been removed.
https://daybreakstarradio.com/2022/12/gail-tremblay-interview/
I believe they were contacted by IACA tasked agents who informed them. In the Daybreak Star interview she was specifically asked if she was enrolled in a federally recognized tribe, she responded that she was.
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The text that accompanied the video interview is preserved here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221219152239/https://daybreakstarradio.com/2022/12/gail-tremblay-interview/
--- Quote ---GAIL TREMBLAY INTERVIEW
WRITTEN BY DAYBREAK ON DECEMBER 5, 2022
Daybreak Star was honored to interview Gail Tremblay a Mi’kmaq and Onondaga writer and artist. A professor at The Evergreen State College since 1981. She is also an educator, author, and poet. In her art practice, Tremblay often portrays contemporary ideas for the upcoming generation.
Gails aunts taught her basketry techniques and forms. Tremblay’s art draws from Native American history, Indigenous history literature, Western movies, and other pop culture references.
Tremblay has staged many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows for all age ranges. In our radio interview Gail specifically highlighted the importance of running art workshops with the youth.
Here are some locations across the country Gail Tremblay’s art is showcased: [Four links omitted]
If you can’t make it to see those exhibits in person you can always check out some of Gail’s published books: [Two links omitted]
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The video that was embedded there has not been preserved:
--- Quote ---The Wayback Machine does not have this video archived.
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Sparks:
--- Quote from: Sandy S on September 02, 2023, 12:10:43 am ---Here is a very recent example of other IACB work:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/washington-man-receives-monumental-sentence-indian-arts-and-crafts-act-case …
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This news item deserves wide attention. So I made a new topic:
http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5662.0
[Cristobal Magno Rodrigo — two years prison — Indian Arts and Crafts Act]
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