What happens when someone who built their career on being Indigenous turns out to be ... a white lady? Award-winning writer and reporter <a href="https://michellecyca.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Cyca</a> shares how she came face to face with Indigenous identity fraud, why academia and the arts have a 'Pretendian' problem and what these scams means for Indigenous rights and sovereignty.**This episode originally aired on January 31, 2023**Read Michelle's MacLean's cover story, <a href="https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-curious-case-of-gina-adams-a-pretendian-investigation/" target="_blank">The Curious Case of Gina Adams: A "Pretendian" Investigation</a>Send voice memos and emails to: hello@unladylike.coFollow Unladylike: <a href="http://instagram.com/unladylikemedia" target="_blank">IG</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/unladylikemedia" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://tiktok.com/@unladylikemedia" target="_blank">TikTok</a>Join the <a href="http://patreon.com/unladylikemedia" target="_blank">Unladies' Room</a>Shop <a href="http://unladylike.co/shop" target="_blank">bRaNd NeW mErCh</a>Contact <a href="https://multitude.productions/ads" target="_blank">Multitude Productions</a> for ad rates, etc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

MRKH Syndrome

Host Cristen Conger dissects the myths, messes and media shaping modern womanhood.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.