Canada seems to be overrun with so-called “Pretendians” — people who claim to be Indigenous in order to access some sort of perceived benefit. We’re used to seeing Pretendians in places like universities, but the last place you would expect to see them is in Canada’s prison system. However, some of Canada’s worst criminals are now telling Corrections Canada that they’re Indigenous in order to gain access to special, court mandated services for bona fide Indigenous prisoners. These services were created to tackle the worsening problem of Indigenous over-incarceration in Canada — but far from helping Native people, they’re helping non-Native organized crime. And the worst part is that Corrections Canada is playing along.