This is an opinion column by Jeremy Ratt, host of the CBC podcast Pieces, in which he explores what it means to be mixed race and finds confidence in his Indigenous identity. My own status card serves as the certificate of my Indigenous identity, but it complicates things even further as I can be categorized as Métis or just Indigenous. (Carmen Ratt)I know none of those names were ever malicious in nature, and I didn't really feel hurt by them. 'Indigenous people said I didn’t look Indigenous, and white people said that I definitely wasn’t white,' he writes. Pieces 1:28 CBC podcast on Indigenous identity This upcoming CBC British Columbia podcast includes themes of racist stereotypes, cultural appropriation, relationships and acceptance.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2021 15:00 UTC