“Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her.”
identity
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Who Is the Real Buffy Sainte-Marie?
“Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter’s own family and an extensive CBC investigation.”
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Generation Connie
“Growing up, I thought being named after Connie Chung made me unique. Then I found out about the rest of us.”
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Documents
“I have no status inside or outside any clear borders unless I consider my mother’s uterus my original country.”
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The Road to Becoming Enough
I began, if not to turn away from the mythical notion of a man to “complete” me, to accept that there was no love out there for me. I chose mountains instead.
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When Food Is the Only Narrative We Consume
“Chinese culture can’t be made bite-sized for mass consumption.”
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The Incredible Story of Finding My Brother in My 60s
“We were born a week apart, in the same hospital, to different mothers.”
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Identity Crisis
“In a checklist of responses to a large-scale disaster, victim identification comes low down the pecking order.”
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The Curious Case of Gina Adams: A “Pretendian” Investigation
In this essay, Michelle Cyca asks questions about Gina Adams — and her claims of Indigenous heritage. It’s a gripping read that exposes the rise of the “Pretendians.” The message was clear: being Indigenous was tragic or shameful. Or it was mystical and noble, a warrior on a horse, somehow untouched by colonization. Middle-class and […]
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Voices of Rebirth: A Reading List on Being Indigenous in America
Our lives are so much more than you could possibly imagine.