Vancouver Island University president Deborah Saucier said that \u0022false claims of Indigenous ancestry cause harm to Indigenous Peoples.\u0022
A statement signed by interim UBC president Deborah Buszard says the university is reviewing its processes regarding Indigenous status and “truthfulness in hiring.”Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
It says it won’t be offering further comment on Turpel-Lafond’s case, but that it broadly condemns Indigenous identity fraud.Article content UBC, where Turpel-Lafond was a tenured law professor and served as director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, announced this month she was no longer with the university as of Dec. 16.
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