[MLJ Shorts] Defining Indigeneity: Law, Fraud, and the Future of Self-Identification

Alongside renowned Kahnawà:ke Mohawk activist and scholar Taiaiake Alfred, 1L MLJ Podcast Committee members Aaminah Qureshi, Mia Kruger and Tarek Maussili discuss the pitfalls of "pretendianism"—the phenomenon of non-Indigenous people misappropriating Indigenous identities. Their conversation includes reflections on modes of Indigenous self-identification, and on the material harms of opportunities for Indigenous communities being misallocated.