This week, CBC's The Fifth Estate published an investigation that makes the case that beloved musician and activist Buffy Saint-Marie, who has claimed for decades to be Indigenous, doesn't actually have any Indigenous heritage.
Métis lawyer and writer Jean Teillet, who wrote a report called Indigenous Identity Fraud for the University of Saskatchewan is one of the people CBC's The Fifth Estate spoke to during its investigation and she says the truth should come out even if it hurts.
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