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A Noble Departure

The lost art of standing down

Campaign Literature

Displaying Trudeau's charm and empathy—which might not be enough

Liberal Interpretations

Making sense of Justin Trudeau and his party

Mike Evans

Mike Evans is Canada Research Chair in World’s Indigenous Peoples and an associate professor at UBC Okanagan. He is a community-based researcher working most recently and intensively with the Métis community in British Columbia on a range of projects ranging from historical to contemporary topics and issues.

Articles by
Mike Evans

Métis Imposter

A white Ontarian assumed Métis identity and convinced many, including himself June 2008
Honoré Jaxon: Prairie Visionary is the third in a series of detailed and nuanced biographical works about “Prairie Imposters” by University of Calgary historian Donald Smith. It follows earlier books on Grey Owl and Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, both of whom made questionable claims to aboriginality. Grey Owl, born Archie Belaney in Britain to British…