Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Darryl Leroux

Race-shifters: white people who identify as Indigenous NB Media Co-op

2019-12-29

The number of people across Canada who self-identify as Indigenous is growing rapidly. Some of that growth can be explained by the Indigenous children of the Sixties Scoop and residential school survivors re-discovering or accepting their Indigenous identities. However an entirely different group of Canadians has emerged.
Distorted Descent: White Claims to Indigenous Identity

2019-12-29

“Distorted Descent” examines a social phenomenon that has taken off in the twenty-first century: otherwise white, French descendant settlers in Canada shifting into a self-defined “Indigenous” identity.
Who gets to be Metis? As more people self-identify, critics call out opportunists

2017-11-24

The arrival of new players is stirring up tension with established Métis groups and raising concern among First Nations leaders
Canada’s Métis population on the rise: why some Métis leaders find this ‘very concerning’

2017-11-15

New data released in October by Statistics Canada reveals a surprising spike in Canadians identifying as Métis.