Fact File: Video shared on X shows Maori haka dancer, not B.C. housing minister

Fact File: Video shared on X shows Maori haka dancer, not B.C. housing minister

A video was shared on social media this week by accounts claiming it shows B.C. Minister of Housing Christine Boyle dancing and lip-synching to audio of ritual chanting, wearing what appears to be Indigenous traditional clothing.

Fact File: Video shared on X shows Maori haka dancer, not B.C. housing minister – Energeticcity.ca

A video was shared on social media this week by accounts claiming it shows B.C. Minister of Housing Christine Boyle dancing and lip-synching to audio of ritual chanting, wearing what appears to be Indigenous traditional clothing. In fact, the video shows a traditional Maori haka dance performed by a Maori content creator based in Australia, and the audio comes from an impromptu haka performance at the New Zealand Parliament last November. THE CL…