Joseph Boyden. Image via Getty. Click to read This is how sympathetic columnists have characterized questions regarding the ethnic heritage of Canadian writer Joseph Boyden: a “lynching,” a punishment, and a misguided attempt by “activist communities.” For at least a decade, Boyden has claimed that he is of Indigenous descent. [...]
This week we take a closer look at the intersection of genetics, politics, identity, and hundreds of years of colonization. We speak with Kim TallBear, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples Technoscience and Environment and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta, about her book "Native American DNA: [...]
Listen to the full discussion (along with panellist Kim TallBear, Canada research chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience & Environment at the University of Alberta) on CBC News. Read story transcript A report by the Aboriginal People's Television Network concluded that Joseph Boyden — long celebrated as one of Canada's finest Indigenous voices — may not be Indigenous at all. It [...]
By: Danielle Paradis Columnist Published on Tue Jan 03 2017 “Where are you from?” It’s one of the first questions asked by indigenous people when they meet. It’s asked because kinship is defined by where people come from, and who their folks are. Last week the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s Jorge Barrera released an investigation questioning [...]
