Manitoba’s political parties are not doing enough to make sure candidates’ claims to Indigeneity are legitimate, says Jean Teillet, a lawyer and great-grandniece of Métis leader Louis Riel.
CBC News asked all three of Manitoba’s provincial parties with a seat in the legislature how they ensure Indigenous identity claims are legitimate.
Teillet — who was appointed as an independent investigator by the University of Saskatchewan to figure out how to prevent Indigenous identity fraud — was critical of all three provincial parties’ responses to questions about how they ensure candidates who claim they are Indigenous are who they say they are.
Teillet’s appointment came after University of Saskatchewan professor
