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Statement on the TAAF Self-indigenization Investigation of Anthropologist Circe Sturm
On February 12, 2025, the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds (TAAF) issued a news release announcing their investigation into University of Texas anthropologist Circe Sturm’s claims to be of Cherokee and Mississippi Choctaw descent. TAAF’s genealogical documentation shows no such ancestry...
I have studied, written about, and commented publicly on multiple self-indigenization cases. After reading the TAAF report on Circe Sturm, I maintain my resolve to keep standing against the phenomenon of self-indigenization, or pretendianism.
Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate citizen), Professor, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, www.kimtallbear.com
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By Kim TallBearOn February 12, 2025, the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds (TAAF) issued a news release announcing their investigation into University of Texas anthropologist Circe Sturm’s claims to be of Cherokee and Mississippi Choctaw descent. TAAF’s genealogical documentation shows no such ancestry...
I have studied, written about, and commented publicly on multiple self-indigenization cases. After reading the TAAF report on Circe Sturm, I maintain my resolve to keep standing against the phenomenon of self-indigenization, or pretendianism.
Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate citizen), Professor, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, www.kimtallbear.com
Get full access to Unsettle at kimtallbear.substack.com/subscribe