Push to remove ‘pretendians’ from Algonquin membership rekindled after CBC investigation
A CBC investigation that cast doubt on the authenticity of a letter which has enabled more than 1,000 people to claim Indigenous ancestry is reinvigorating efforts to remove so-called “pretendians” from the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) membership list.A CBC investigation using handwriting analysis, archival research and extensive interviews found that this letter, used to authenticate the Algonquin…