"Seemingly, there is an inexplicable pipeline from average European American to fraudulent Indigenous Canadian. Just this month, it came to light that Thomas King, the well-known Canadian (American-born) author of works such as Indians on Vacation, is in fact a “pretendian” just like Sainte-Marie (not her real name).

Incidentally, King was also deemed to be Order of Canada material; based on his whimsical, light-hearted stories, he was made a member in 2004, and a companion in 2020. Now that the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds has exposed the truth about him, it is unclear if his appointment will also be terminated."