UVM panel addresses Indigenous sovereignty, 'race shifting'

People gathered at the University of Vermont Friday to discuss the concept of “race shifting” or playing “pretendian.” It’s an issue that scholars say has negative effects on Indigenous communities and something that Vermont’s state-recognized tribes have been accused of taking part in.

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