Indigenous Identity Researcher Ordered to Pay $70,000 in Defamation Suit - Winnipeg

Indigenous identity researcher ordered to pay $70,000 in defamation suit - Winnipeg

A leading researcher on Indigenous identity fraud has been ordered to pay damages and legal fees in a defamation suit filed by a University of Regina academic.

Impacts of Indigenous identity defamation decision open to debate

A successful defamation lawsuit in Saskatchewan against an Indigenous identity researcher has people talking about its possible impacts.

Indigenous identity researcher ordered to pay $70,000 in defamation suit

A leading researcher on Indigenous identity fraud has been ordered to pay damages and legal fees in a defamation suit filed by a University of Regina academic. Plaintiff Michelle Coupal says Darryl Leroux defamed her when publicly stating she used a false Indigenous identity to become an expert in reconciliation. According to the decision, Coupal began identifying as Indigenous in 2010 based on a belief that she had an Algonquin ancestor from th…