Professor at centre of Indigenous identity controversy resigns from University of Saskatchewan

Once a star professor in the field of Indigenous health, Bourassa wascasting doubt on her claims of Métis, Anishinaabe and Tlinglit ancestry.

Smith wrote that an investigation into the Bourassa matter by B.C.-based lawyer Jean Teillet will now shift its focus to making “recommendations for improvements to relevant University of Saskatchewan policies and processes.” Tait said the controversy has been physically, mentally and emotionally draining for herself and other Indigenous faculty members.

She also singled out Smith as “a man of integrity and honesty,” and said his involvement in the process had done a lot to ease concerns about how the university might proceed.

She lied and got paid off. Nice!

Pretendians of Canada: Unite against this outrage.

Can’t imagine her impossible job. The poor Indigenous People on Reservations are years behind where they should be. Reservations must be phased out. Can someone please paint a positive future picture here.

With that in mind, she called for “thoughtfulness, kindness and respect” as institutions — including the U of S —craft policies around the issue.

Tait said Bourassa affair opened “a national conversation” on how to assess“messy question” of Indigenous ancestry. Tait noted “many factors,” some them deeply traumatic, can inform a person’s claims to heritage.

She singled out Smith as “a man of integrity & honesty,”his involvement in process did a lot to ease concerns about how university proceed. “It was hard for iU of S, Canadian Institutes of Health Research,to absorb what we were telling them”about Bourassa’s claims,Tait said.

Tait said controversy has been physically, mentally & emotionally draining for herself and Indigenous faculty members. “We’re ready to move forward,”she said, adding she’s confident Teillet is right person to help university learn from situation, and “go forward in a good way.”

Dr. Caroline Tait, a Métis medical anthropologist at the U of S who was among the people raising concerns about Bourassa’s stated heritage, said Wednesday she was “relieved” to have the situation resolved.

U of S College of Medicine Dean Preston Smith announced Bourassa’s resignation in statement posted on university’s website. Investigation in Bourassa matter by B.C. lawyer Jean Teillet will nshift focus to making “recommendations for improvements to U of S policies-processes.”

Along with the suspension from her faculty position, which came with a salary listed at $208,555, she was also removed as scientific director of the Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health after the Canadian Institutes of Health Research severed ties with her.

Dr. Carrie Bourassa resigned her position at University of Saskatchewan. Once a star professor in field of Indigenous health, Bourassa was suspended indefinitely by university last year, after CBC investigation casting doubt on her claims of Métis, Anishinaabe&Tlinglit ancestry

being a minority is tough these days.

Fact check them all. As they do to others.

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