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"Native food sovereignty figure admits no tribal connections"
« on: October 24, 2022, 03:46:20 am »
"A scholar who has made a name for herself in Native food sovereignty circles has vowed to stop claiming to be of “Mohawk/Mi’kmaq descent” after looking into her background. . . "

https://www.indianz.com/News/2022/10/21/native-food-sovereignty-figure-admits-no-tribal-connections/


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Re: "Native food sovereignty figure admits no tribal connections"
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2022, 11:56:31 am »
"Scholar hired as part of diversity cohort now admits no proof of Mohawk ancestry"

https://www.thecollegefix.com/scholar-hired-as-part-of-diversity-cohort-now-admits-no-proof-of-mohawk-ancestry/

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Re: "Native food sovereignty figure admits no tribal connections"
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2023, 02:36:13 am »
"'I am a white person'  Elizabeth Hoover aka Liz Hoover 'deeply sorry' for wrongdoing but won't leave prominent perch in academia"

INDIANZ.COM MAY 1, 2023

https://indianz.substack.com/p/i-am-a-white-person-liz-hoover-elizabeth-hoover?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=138865&post_id=118647325&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email


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Re: Native food sovereignty figure Elizabeth Hoover AKA Liz Hoover
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2023, 12:20:49 am »
https://www.profelizabethmhoover.com/identity

ELIZABETH M HOOVER's Letter of Apology and Accountability, first posted October 20, 2022, has been been substantially revised on May 1, 2023. Between the first version (bottom of page) and the new version (top of page) this has been inserted:

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Statement about Identity
I recognize that this original statement I put forward in October 2022 in an effort to explain my situation, ultimately caused more harm. I have chosen to keep this statement here to be transparent about my impacts and how I communicated about this issue in the past.