Indigenous Services told tribal council to use a bunny picture to prove Indigeneity – Global News
September 11, 2024
Federal officials told an Indigenous tribal council they could upload any document, including a “picture of a bunny,” to prove they qualified for a multi-billion dollar procurement program.
Seeking to be listed on the government’s Indigenous Business Directory (IBD), a listing of Indigenous-owned and -operated businesses, a representative from the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council asked the department what documents were required to prove their Indigeneity.
Emails reviewed by Global News show the department told them no proof was required.
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