Four Red River Métis scholars discuss their intimate role in the ongoing issue of Indigenous identity fraud.
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PhD Candidate, Department of Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University
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Distinguished Business Research Professor of Organizational Behaviour, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies Department & Department of Health, Aging and Society, McMaster University
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Master's student in the Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program, McMaster University
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PhD candidate, Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Associate professor, Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Professor, McMaster Chair in Health Technology Management, McMaster University
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Professor of Biocchemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
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Master's Student, Political Science, McMaster University
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Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
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Associate Vice-President Global Health, McMaster University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University
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PhD Student, Social Work, McMaster University
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PhD student, School of Social Work, McMaster University
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Professor, Social Sciences, McMaster University
