Pretendian

This article is about pejorative term. For the practice of falsely identifying as Native, see Indigenous identity fraud in Canada and the United States.

"Pretendian" is a pejorative colloquialism for a person who engages in Indigenous identity fraud. A pretendian is a non-Indigenous person who falsely and publicly claims an Indigenous identity. The word "pretendian" is a portmanteau of the words "pretend" and "Indian".

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