University president on paid leave after Indigenous identity claim: ‘I deeply apologize’

Memorial University President Vianne Timmons decided to go on voluntary paid leave after she became engulfed in a scandal surrounding her claimed Indigenous heritage.

The controversy stems from Timmons claiming she has never benefited from her Indigenous ancestry, which she maintains is different from Indigenous identity. She claims she joined the Bras d’Or Mi’kmaq First Nation tribe, a tribe which is not recognized by Native Americans or Canada’s federal government, for a brief time around 2009 when her brother submitted their genealogy.

Timmons claims she has never benefited from her Indigenous ancestry, which she maintains is different from Indigenous identity.However, public documents, including a CV as recent as 2016, show she claimed membership in the tribe over a longer period of time and CBC News found references as late as 2018.

Now do that LIAR SenWarren

But I thought you get all the privilege if you're a white person?

Why is she not fired

How dare you MOM!!!

So paid vacation

Run for Senate...Now!!!

Proud Colonizer whitepride

But it was ok when Elizabeth Warren did use such a claim to her benefit?

It looks like she's a member of the Burger King tribe

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