# Woke lawyer with fondness for wearing feathers is accused of lying about being indigenous

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/woke-lawyer-with-fondness-for-wearing-feathers-is-accused-of-lying-about-being-indigenous/
- Published: 2026-10-23T20:00:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T20:09:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16232971/Woke-lawyer-fondness-wearing-feathers-accused-lying-indigenous.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- A lawyer faces a complaint over claims of Indigenous ancestry.
- She says she lacks documents but has a family understanding of Anishinaabe heritage.
- The complaint seeks disciplinary action and an identity verification policy.

## Summary

Canadian lawyer Promise Holmes Skinner, who has publicly described herself as Anishinaabe-Scandinavian, is facing a complaint to the Law Society of Ontario alleging she misrepresented her Indigenous ancestry. The dispute matters because the complaint calls for disciplinary action and a policy to verify claims of First Nations, Inuit and Métis identity.

Complainant Crystal Semaganis alleges Holmes Skinner has no First Nations, Inuit or Métis ancestry. Holmes Skinner says she has no documentary proof but has a longstanding family understanding that her grandmother was Anishinaabe; she says she has not sought benefits or roles reserved for Indigenous people. Her lawyer disputes the idea that Indigenous identity must be proved through documented ancestry, while the Law Society says it does not comment on complaints before investigations are complete.

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