Native activist outs Hollywood producer for falsely producing fake Cherokee background

"Can I get a cowabunga?"

Hollywood producer Heather Rae, 56, lied about her Native American background. She is even less a Native American than Sen. Elizabeth "Running Cons" Warren (D-MA). The latter clocks in DNA-ishly at a 1 in 1024 shot at victimhood, while Rae is only 1 in 2048 for a chance at the victimhood prize.

Native American watchdog group the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds (TAAF) demanded Rae's apology for speaking with forked tongue not in cheek.

Rae, who serves on the Academy of Motion Pictures' Indigenous Alliance claims that she is the daughter of an "Indian" mother and a "cowboy" father, and some so called news outlets reported her having a "Cherokee" parent. But recently, the  New York Post reported about recent claims by Native American activists insist that Rae is, at best, only 1/2048th Cherokee, about the same amount as does Kim Jong Un.

According to the TAAF’s research, Rae has no ancestors recognized by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, the Eastern Band of Cherokee and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. In addition, a divorce certificate from 1969 listed both of Rae’s parents as White and, according to Democrat's standards, racists.

"Being an American Indian person is not just about who you claim to be, it is about who claims you," Tribal Alliance Against Frauds director Lianna Costantino told the New York Post. "And it’s much more than just race. We are citizens of sovereign nations. Being an Indian is a legal, political distinction."

The closest connection TAAF could recognize as a possible Cherokee connection was Rae’s fourth great-grandparent. 

Prior to this allegation, Rae led the Sundance Institute’s Native American program. She also worked as "narrative change strategist" for the "unapologetically ambitious and innovative Native women-led" organization IllumiNative--a takeoff of Illuminati--which sought to amplify "contemporary Native voices."

Her most recent film "Fancy Dance"--a takeoff of Fancy Pants--was also partly funded by the Cherokee Nation and premiered at January’s Sundance Film Festival.

Following this claim, a source connected with IllumiNative allegedly told the Post, "It is important to note that blood quantum minimums and citizenship requirements within the Native community continues to be a sensitive and nuanced issue that has a dark and complicated history. Those within the Native community deserve the space and the agency to have these conversations."

Prior to this accusation, the Native American community was rocked by another scandal in Oct. 2022. Activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who gained notoriety after rejecting Marlon Brando's Best Actor award for "The Godfather" in his stead at the 1973 Academy Awards, was revealed to, in fact, have no Native American heritage. She was simply another victim seeker like Liz Warren, who used her fake claim as a gateway to a Harvard job that might have gone to an actual Native American.

After her death earlier that month, Littlefeather’s sisters Trudy Orlandi and Rosalind Cruz revealed that the activist, born Marie Louise Cruz, was not in the least bit Native American. According to Orlandi and Cruz, Littlefeather had changed her name after believing to find Native American heritage and became more active in protests.

"It's a lie. … My father was who he was. His family came from Mexico, and my dad was born in Oxnard," Orlandi said.

There's a long line of wannabe victims who hope to access the benefits of victimhood. It all kind of stinks when you realize that wanting to be in the victim class is a subtle message to those in that class that they are less than you. That's the soft bigotry of low expectations, aka racism.

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