Proximity, Family Lore, and False Claims to an Algonquin Identity

This article examines the type of family lore that leads white Canadians and Americans to claim Indigenous identities. Using a case-study approach, I demonstrate how 2000 descendants of a French-Canadian couple, born in the early 1800s near Montréal, joined one of the largest land claims in Canadian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darryl Leroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Genealogy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/8/4/125