Haitian born status Indian denied access to first nations basketball
Racism and hypocrisy abound.
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Organizers of an all First Nations sports event in B.C. are being accused of racism and discrimination for benching a status Indian player who is black.
Organizers of the All Native Basketball Tournament say Josiah Wilson can't compete because he doesn't have First Nations ancestry or "bloodlines."
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Wilson, a point guard with the Heiltsuk Wolf Pack team, is of Haitian descent. He was adopted as an infant in Haiti and raised by a Heiltsuk First Nation family in Canada.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...ines-1.3442490
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