Indigenous identity fraud

A two-day summit on Indigenous identity fraud wrapped up on Wednesday with a message to Canada: we're joining forces, and we want action to curb the epidemic.

Former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says she's satisfied in her "past work, identity and self-worth," after the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association revoked an award because its board members believed she falsified her claims of Indigenous identity.

The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the case of retired judge and former law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of Indigenous heritage.