A
headline Jan. 24 in the
New York Post trumpeted: “‘Native American’ novelist praised by GMA, NYT accused of being a ‘Pretendian.’”
It tells the story of Erika Wurth, an English professor at Western Illinois University, whose claims to Native American ancestry have been meticulously debunked by activists and researchers even as the scholar maintains her claims.
“Wurth has lectured widely and has mined Native American traditions and folk tales in her seven books,” including most recently “White Horse,” a Book of the Month Club pick in November and featured on a list of Good Housekeeping’s best books by Native writers, the Post reported.
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