{"id":21796,"date":"2022-03-07T10:56:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T15:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=21796"},"modified":"2022-03-12T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T18:09:49","slug":"pretendian-country-today-my-dad-is-a-fake-native-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/07\/pretendian-country-today-my-dad-is-a-fake-native-american\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretendian Country Today: &#8216;My dad is a fake Native American&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/07\/pretendian-country-today-my-dad-is-a-fake-native-american\/scottbadenochourfiresstillburn\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21797\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"470\" data-attachment-id=\"21797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/07\/pretendian-country-today-my-dad-is-a-fake-native-american\/scottbadenochourfiresstillburn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07\/scottbadenochourfiresstillburn.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"854,470\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scott Badenoch\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Scott Badenoch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Scott Badenoch is seen in the documentary &amp;#8220;Our Fires Still Burn&amp;#8221; by Audrey Geyer. Still Image: Audrey Geyer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07\/scottbadenochourfiresstillburn.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07\/scottbadenochourfiresstillburn.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07\/scottbadenochourfiresstillburn.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Badenoch\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-21797\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Scott Badenoch is seen in the documentary &#8220;Our Fires Still Burn&#8221; by Audrey Geyer. Still Image: <a href=https:\/\/www.ourfiresstillburn.com>Audrey Geyer<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Pretendian Country Today: &#8216;My dad is a fake Native American&#8217;<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, March 7, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Have you subscribed to <a href=https:\/\/indianz.substack.com\/>Pretendian Country Today<\/a>, the new Indianz.Com project over on Substack? Well, why not?\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOnly on Pretendian Country Today can you find all the developments on the phenomenon known as Pretendians. The <a href=https:\/\/indianz.substack.com\/p\/my-dad-is-a-fake-native-american?s=w>latest post burning up the Indian internet<\/a> is about a Michigan business man who was outed as a fraud &#8212; by his own daughter!\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nScott Badenoch&#8217;s grift goes way back, as Pretendian Country Today reveals. Not only has it brought him visibility, including a prominent feature in a 2013 documentary titled <a href=https:\/\/www.ourfiresstillburn.com\/><em>Our Fires Still Burn<\/em><\/a>, it&#8217;s also led to financial rewards.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My business is only 50% owned by a veteran\/native and we would never claim either status because it isn&#39;t majority owned by.  What an absolutely despicable human.<br>&#39;My dad is a fake Native American&#39;, by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@indianz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/885CTYyKrU\">https:\/\/t.co\/885CTYyKrU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; B. England (@1bengland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1bengland\/status\/1500837541217550341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThrough a company he claimed was &#8220;Native&#8221; owned, Badenoch landed $12.5 million in government contracts and government loans between 2009 and 2014, the Pretendian Country Today post shows.  How do we knows this? \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nWell, the <a href=https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/>Small Business Administration<\/a>, whose current leader is <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/02\/21\/leader-of-small-business-administration-heads-to-indian-country\/>venturing out into Indian Country<\/a>, kept receipts! Plenty of receipts.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nYet Badenoch is just one of many. So Pretendian Country Today will be keeping track of their social media platforms, their crowd-funding pleas,  their business launches, their faux apologies and their meltdowns over on  <a href=https:\/\/indianz.substack.com\/>indianz.substack.com<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nNow anyone can join Pretendian Country Today. But to access all the deep dives into the phenomenon, it will require a paid subscription. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd don&#8217;t worry, there will still be plenty of serious stories on Indianz.Com about the impacts of these false, faulty and fraudulent claims &#8212; from  individuals like Badenoch to entire organizations that are engaged in the grift. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nBut if you want all the hot tea, <a href=https:\/\/indianz.substack.com\/subscribe?utm_source=menu&#038;simple=true&#038;next=https%3A%2F%2Findianz.substack.com%2F>subscribe to Pretendian Country Today<\/a>, today.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThanks for the support!\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/02\/25\/self-described-agitator-changes-tribal-affiliation-story-after-inquiries\/\" title=\"Self-described \u2018agitator\u2019 changes tribal affiliation story after inquiries\">Self-described \u2018agitator\u2019 changes tribal affiliation story after inquiries<\/a> (February 25, 2022)<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/28\/roundtable-examines-toxic-workplace-culture-at-washington-football-team\/\" title=\"Roundtable examines \u2018toxic workplace culture\u2019 at Washington football team\">Roundtable examines \u2018toxic workplace culture\u2019 at Washington football team<\/a> (January 28, 2022)<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/27\/celeste-pedri-spade-self-indigenization-has-become-a-real-problem\/\" title=\"Celeste Pedri-Spade: Self-indigenization has become a real problem\">Celeste Pedri-Spade: Self-indigenization has become a real problem<\/a> (January 27, 2022)<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/24\/self-proclaimed-auntie-admits-being-wrong-about-tribal-affiliations\/\" title=\"Self-proclaimed \u2018Auntie\u2019 admits being wrong about tribal affiliations\">Self-proclaimed \u2018Auntie\u2019 admits being wrong about tribal affiliations<\/a> (January 24, 2022)<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/12\/13\/the-conversation-native-nations-are-the-experts-on-citizenship\/\" title=\"The Conversation: Native nations are the experts on citizenship\">The Conversation: Native nations are the experts on citizenship<\/a> (December 13, 2021)<BR><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/24\/fraudulent-native-artist-charged-with-violating-indian-arts-and-crafts-act\/\" title=\"Fraudulent Native artist charged with violating Indian Arts and Crafts Act\">Fraudulent Native artist charged with violating Indian Arts and Crafts Act<\/a> (November 24, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/01\/19\/self-proclaimed-native-republican-jorge-riley-charged-for-role-in-u-s-capitol-attack\/\" title=\"Self-proclaimed Native Republican Jorge Riley charged for role in U.S. Capitol attack\">Self-proclaimed Native Republican Jorge Riley charged for role in U.S. Capitol attack<\/a> (January 19, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/01\/15\/who-is-jorge-riley-self-described-native-man-boasted-of-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"Who is Jorge Riley? 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