This month’s Subtle Desi Traits is part one of a two part episode series focusing on Racial Imposters in the light of the recent most Kay LeClaire debacle where she was exposed to be a white woman in the guise of a Native two-spirit person. This episode features Jon Greendeer who is a former President and current Health and Wellness Coordinator for the Ho-Chunk nation. Together, Ankita and Jon break down this extremely political, socially harmful and ultimately dishonest act by white people who seek to benefit from a racial identity not their own.
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