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I learned a new term today - Pretendian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretendian

Rachel Dolezal (born 1977)[53][54] – Although Dolezal is better known for claiming to be African-American, she began her career claiming to be Native American, telling people that she was born in a tipi and grew up hunting for food with bows and arrows.

Danielle Smith - Premier of Alberta who claimed to have a Cherokee great-great-grandmother who was a victim of the Trail of Tears. An investigation from APTN National News found no evidence Smith's ancestors were Indigenous or part of the Trail of Tears.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Boyden

Joseph Boyden CM (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer of Irish and Scottish descent.[2][3] He also claims Indigenous descent, but this is widely disputed.[3][4] Joseph Boyden is best known for writing about First Nations culture. Three Day Road, a novel about two Cree soldiers serving in the Canadian military during World War I, was inspired by Ojibwa Francis Pegahmagabow, the legendary First World War sniper. Joseph Boyden's second novel, Through Black Spruce, follows the story of Will, son of one of the characters in Three Day Road. The third novel in the Bird family trilogy was published in 2013 as The Orenda.

He Was Hollywood’s Favorite Native American, But Iron Eyes Cody Wasn’t Native At All

https://allthatsinteresting.com/iron-eyes-cody