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Posted: Jan 29, 2021 4:07 PM ET | Last Updated: January 30 Trickster s 2nd season cancelled by CBC The National2 months ago 2:14 CBC has cancelled its television series, Trickster, following questions about director Michelle Latimer s claims of Indigenous identity.2:14 CBC s television series Trickster, launched in 2020 and adapted from Eden Robinson s young adult novel series, has been cancelled. A representative for the show announced Friday that it would not go forward with a second season after consultation with producers, writers and actors. Fully respecting everyone s perspective, Season 2 will not move forward as planned, unfortunately, said Chuck Thompson, CBC s head of public affairs, in an emailed statement. ....
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “What happens when someone overtly steals something from you, like your lands, your culture or the identity that’s yours?” asked Tamara Bell on Monday. Tamara Bell is from the Raven Clan, Haida Nation The Haida filmmaker launched a campaign on Jan. 18 for Canada to create legislation to stop a longstanding trend: People fraudulently claiming Indigenous identity to gain funding or opportunities. The proposal comes one month after acclaimed filmmaker Michelle Latimer resigned from the CBC television series Trickster in December. She has been accused of not being Algonquin or Metis as she has claimed for decades. ....
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. ....
Inconvenient Indian and showrunner, writer and director for the Viceland series Rise, is facing controversy following questions raised about her claims of Indigenous identity. On Thursday (Dec. 17), CBC News published a story reporting that during the summer questions had been raised over Latimer’s Indigenous identity, after her claims to be of Algonquin, Métis and French heritage, from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, were scrutinized by Kitigan Zibi members. Latimer issued her own statement on Thursday, saying: “I now realize that I made a mistake in naming Kitigan Zibi as my family’s community before doing the work to formally verify this linkage. I understand that there is an important difference between having this ancestry verified by the community of Kitigan Zibi and having it named and validated by members of my own family. I apologize and hold myself accountable for the impact this has had on the community of Kitigan Zibi.” ....