Smith fails to back up Indigenous heritage claims after report finds no proof

There was an eruption of laughter amongst First Nations people Friday at an Edmonton hotel when a panel of Chiefs was asked about Alberta's premier claiming to have Indigenous heritage. Danielle Smith has spoken publicly about her Cherokee roots as far back as 2012, and in September she wrote in a tweet that she is "someone with indigenous (sic) ancestry." But an investigative report published by the Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN) this week found no records to back her claims, and