Thomas King is not, in fact, Indigenous: ohnotheydidnt

Thomas King, who built prolific career telling Indigenous stories, reveals he is not part Cherokee

— Toronto Star ( )

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Notable author Thomas King -- author of books such as Green Grass, Running Water , The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America , and Indians on Vacation -- has long claimed being Cherokee vis-a-vis his (mostly absent) father. King has shared that he is not Cherokee and is, in fact, a white man.

Born in California in 1943, King is also notable for being a leader in Native American studies in the US and Canada, being awarded the Order of Canada in 2004 for contributions to literature and Indigenous-settler reconcilation. There have been rumours about him for...a very long time. He joins a growing list o