“It saddened me and it brought up a lot of emotions. It brought up a lot of history,” said Klein, when reached Monday morning by National Post.
“He never grew up Métis. My grandparents never told us we were Métis. I never heard anything about us being Métis,” said Rout in an interview with the National Post. “The net bottom line is we are not Aboriginal at all.”Article content “It excited me because it’s a connection I never knew,” he said. “I went with it because of my uncle, who I loved dearly.”The allegations against Klein — that his claims of Indigenous ancestry are disputed — were first reported by
In recent years, there have been a number of prominent Canadians who have had their claims to Indigenous identity questioned, including Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who claimed to be the first Cree judge. Her claims to be a “Treaty Indian” have been highly disputed. Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told CBC that Klein does not meet their criteria to identify as Métis.
“I got into public life to serve, not to offend. To help people, not degrade them. It was never, has never, was never an attempt to make a false claim.”
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