David P. Ball, Local Journalism Initiative
Haida filmmaker Tamara Bell announces her campaign for a proposed Indigenous Identities Act outside Vancouverâs Native Education College on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.
Image Credit: David P. Ball, Local Journalism Initiative
January 20, 2021 - 8:00 PM
Haida filmmaker Tamara Bell launched a campaign this week to convince the federal government to create legislation to stop a longstanding trend: People fraudulently claiming Indigenous identity to gain funding or opportunities.
“What happens when someone overtly steals something from you, like your lands, your culture or the identity that’s yours?” Bell said, Jan. 18, as she announced the campaign for an Indigenous Identities Act outside Vancouver's Native Education College.