Today I am going to write a #sponsor #letter to the @bcmetis.bsky.social #BCMetis to adopt #ThomasKing n his works into the #North #Fraser #Metis nation @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social @metisnationbc.bsky.social @cbcalloway.bsky.social

#ThomasKing had same choice as I when told we had #Indigenous mix as teens. I chose #whitepriviledge #King chose #empowering #activism 4 most of adult lives. King has been more spiritually, culturally #indigenous than I. He is my #mentor always; my spirit brother. #genetics will never negate.

I'm an #indigenous #queer #Metis n I just bought a new #ebook rock on #ThomasKing no #bookbans w me hon

Indigenous scholars say Thomas King case 'shockingly similar' to others falsely claiming ancestry | CBC News After another respected name in Indigenous arts and culture was  revealed to not have Indigenous ancestry , some scholars say it’s time to examine the Canadian institutions that have helped these peop...

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#Indigenous scholars say #ThomasKing case 'shockingly similar' to others falsely claiming ancestry
Some say it's time to evaluate the institutions that platformed King, Joseph Boyden and others
Source: CBC
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So here's a hot take before bed. This week we learnt
#thomasking has no Cherokee heritage. He's been a big part of my world as far back as I can remember. I'm not going to guess what really went on, but his blend of optimism and cynicism about the TRC has done measurable good, I think. But …/2

Opinion: The inconvenient truth: Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Cherokee hits hard Intentionally or not, the real-life consequences of King’s story is that his inability to find out the truth of his own identity, which apparently wasn’t hard for others, meant Canadians were duped, I...

"Intentionally or not, the real-life consequences of King’s story is that his inability to find out the truth of his own identity, which apparently wasn’t hard for others, meant Canadians were duped, Indigenous peoples were marginalized, and all of us are left to ask a lot of questions."
#ThomasKing

Pretendian This will be a different kind of chirp, today. Most probably will not recognize who this is above. His name is Thomas King. He is an author who has written a number of indigenous themed books. He h…

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#ThomasKing #Pretendian

Indigenous scholars say Thomas King case 'shockingly similar' to others falsely claiming ancestry | CBC News After another respected name in Indigenous arts and culture was  revealed to not have Indigenous ancestry , some scholars say it’s time to examine the Canadian institutions that have helped these peop...

I am asking anyone who has a book by #ThomasKing or an album by #BuffySainteMarie to throw them in the garbage.

They made serious money off of my peoples traumas and stories.

The damage is palpable. 🪶😡💔🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸 #Pretendians www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@peggyblair.bsky.social has written an excellent reflection on what has happened, and should still happen, with #ThomasKing. #CanLit #cdnpoli #cdnhist

There is no forgiveness in the #ThomasKing story just everyone rushing to punish him. The winners in this story are racists who will use the story against Indigenous people. @thestar.com @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @mattgalloway.bsky.social

#ThomasKing is an exceptionally large piece of trash. How dare he steal an identity, steal awards, steal recognition for his false claims of Indiginety. Absolute garbage. #pretendian #stolenlives #fraud

With the one-time funding we received to support the new #bced Indigenous Studies courses, our school purchased several books by Thomas King.

I’d *really* like to get that money back so we can buy some actually #authentic #Indigenous texts.

#pretendian #thomasking #indigenousstudies

In 2021 I wrote a story about a grad student who lies about being Métis, inspired by several CanLit identity-fraud scandals. I wanted to explore the twisted settler mentality that makes it possible to justify colonizing identity.
"(Not) A Metaphor," Dalhousie Review 101.2. #ThomasKing

Well dammit #ThomasKing; dammit to hell.

Author of Inconvenient Indian discovers he has no indigenous roots Thomas King, whose works centered around indigenous stories, said he feels as though he's "been ripped in half" after learning he is not part Cherokee.

An award-winning #Canadian - #American author whose career was tied to his apparent #indigenous ancestry has recently learned that he has no #Cherokee roots.

#ThomasKing revealed the findings on Monday, "I feel as though I've been ripped in half."

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Thomas King, author of The Inconvenient Indian, expects 'firestorm' as he reveals he's not Indigenous | CBC News In an essay titled "A most inconvenient Indian" for the Globe and Mail, the Guelph, Ont.-based King says he learned of rumours several years ago that questioned his heritage. The California-born King ...

Celebrated author #ThomasKing, the writer of books including 2003's The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative and 2012's The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, says he is reeling from recent news that he has no #Cherokee ancestry.
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Thomas King, author of The Inconvenient Indian, expects 'firestorm' as he reveals he's not Indigenous | CBC News In an essay titled "A most inconvenient Indian" for the Globe and Mail, the Guelph, Ont.-based King says he learned of rumours several years ago that questioned his heritage. The California-born King ...

I don't care what's in his blood, only what is in his heart and soul.

Blood quantum is colonial BS that pits us against each other

#ThomasKing has spent a lifetime writing in a way that reflects Indigenous lived reality with authenticity and humour.

He is one of us.

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Original post on turtleisland.social

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-a-most-i...

I'm sure many have you have heard the buzz about #thomasking...he's not #cherokee at all, not #indigenous, and never was.

According to King, he's devastated by this knowledge claiming he never knew and this has given […]

I guess it’s inconvenient to not be Indian 😒 What a load #ThomasKing

Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not part Cherokee Writer ‘still in shock’ after a whistle-blowing organization showed him genealogical evidence that he wasn’t part Indigenous as he originally assumed

“I didn’t know I didn’t have Cherokee on my father’s side of the family until I saw the genealogical evidence. As soon as I saw it, I was fairly sure it was accurate. It’s pretty clear.” @bradwheelerglobe.bsky.social spoke with #ThomasKing in an exclusive interview. #booksky #reading #CanLit 1/2

TBR Pile: October 2025 Reads -

Titles of Italian heritage, democracy support, and horror.

#books #tbr #13DaysofHalloween #umbertoeco #baudolino #aijiang #linghun #thomasking #theinconvenientindian #booksky

Thank you to #ThomasKing and #TylerPennock for participating in #BookTalk at Union Hotel. It was a great evening with wonderful company. #CravingCanLit #AuthorEvent #Toronto

#BookTalk with Thomas King, presented by Union Hotel x Giller Prize Our new take on book clubs! Join Union Hotel x Giller Prize for #BookTalk with Thomas King. Includes a live Q&A and book + signing.

Join us for an unforgettable evening with legendary Canadian author Thomas King, in conversation with poet and academic Tyler Pennock.

July 15
6 - 7:30 p.m.
At Union Hotel
Tickets: eventbrite.ca/e/booktalk-w...

#BookTalk #BookClub #GillerPrize #UnionHotel #ThomasKing #TylerPennock #Toronto

#BookSky 💙📚 #bookSky 💙📚 #Thomasking

A book cover with a faded green background stained on wood. The grain of the wood is showing through at the top in yellow with the green stain becoming stronger at the bottom of the image. At the bottom there is a green hill with the sillhouttes of 4 stick people with their hands outstretched. floating above their heads are curved lines with smaller lines poking out of the top. Are they hats? Maybe halos? Above the people in the sky is a coyote outline in red facing left. Inside a human head is facing right with a hand floating over the back. The title at the top is Green Grass Running Water and Thomas King is written at the bottom.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days (or however you like), in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚❤️🌹

Day 7

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#ThomasKing
#Coyote
#canlit
#indigenousauthors
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I'm Not the Indian You Had in Mind | National Screen Inst... An insight into how First Nations people today are changi...

#ThomasKing "I'm Not the Indian You Had in Mind" www.nsi-canada.ca/2012/03/im-not-the-india... #DeconstructingMyths #FN #Indigenous (@UVICNSU @ColeSayers)