Co-founder of queer Indigenous artists' collective in Wisconsin is unmasked as a WHITE woman - after claiming she was Native American and two-spirit
- Kay LeClaire, who went by Nibiiwakamigkwe has claimed to be Native American
The co-founder of a queer Indigenous artists' collective in
Wisconsin who has claimed to be Native American is being accused of being a white woman and has since stepped down from her community positions.
Kay LeClaire, who also went by the name Nibiiwakamigkwe, also identifies as 'two-spirit,' which is a term many Indigenous people use to describe a non-binary
gender identity.
LeClaire has allegedly been profiting from the identities of Indigenous peoples, according to hobbyist genealogist AdvancedSmite as reported by
Madison365.
She has claimed Métis, Oneida, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Cuban and Jewish heritage, but
AdvancedSmite reportedly used online records and resources to find LeClaire's true lineage – German, Swedish and French Canadian.
Kay LeClaire, who also went by the name Nibiiwakamigkwe, and has claimed to be Native American is being accused of being a white woman by hobbyist genealogist AdvancedSmite
AdvancedSmite reportedly used online records and resources to find LeClaire's true lineage – German, Swedish and French Canadian. They are pictured in their high school photo
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