Professor resigns after allegedly faking Native American identity

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/professor-resigns-after-allegedly-
faking-native-american-identity/ar-AA1fwgWf

Riverside ethnic studies professor Andrea Smith will be leaving her
position at the University of California after years of accusations from
colleagues and others that she was fraudulently claiming a Native American
identity, according to a Friday article from Inside Higher Ed.

Nick Estes, a Lower Brule Sioux Tribe member and author of the book Our
History Is the Future, posted Smith’s termination agreement to X, formally
known as Twitter.

The agreement states that it “constitutes resolution of the allegations in
the Complaint.”

UC, Riverside, in the document, agreed not to open any additional
investigations or take additional disciplinary steps against Smith in
relation to accusations of a fraudulent ethnic heritage.

Smith, for her part, agreed to “not make any affirmative claims of Native
American heritage in connection with her University work for the duration
of her University employment.” If however, she is asked about her Native
American heritage, she is allowed to give her own opinion on the subject.

A Navajo ceremonial dance. (credit: FLICKR)
Often applied to people facing accusations similar to those facing Smith
is the term, “pretendian.”

Author of It's All about the Land: Collected Talks and Interviews on
Indigenous Resurgence, Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, explains in a post on X
that “the term Pretendian refers to white people who fraudulently claim to
be Native to take positions and benefits intended for us.”

More condemnation of Smith from Native American voices
Smith’s allegedly fraudulent claim of having Native American heritage has
sparked a torrent of fury online from many other Native American voices as
well.

Navajo Nation member Jacqueline Keeler, author of Standoff: Standing Rock,
the Bundy Movement, wrote about Smith on X stating, “So the first
university, UC Riverside, has released a Pretendian professor. Andrea
Smith [was] outed in the @nytimes in 2021 for being a PRETENDIAN.”

Keeler goes further. Speaking to Inside Higher Ed, she stated that
“Academia is basically a Pretendian factory.”

Inside Higher Ed reported that Smith nevertheless maintains that her
Native American heritage is authentic.

“I have always been, and will always be Cherokee,” Smith reportedly wrote
on her blog. “I have consistently identified myself based on what I knew
to be true. My enrollment status [on the official list of Cherokee nation
members] does not impact my Cherokee identity or my continued commitment
to organizing for justice for Native communities.”


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