Talk:Jody Broomfield

First Nations heritage

Based on this edit, there is a question in Broomfield's First Nation heritage. His website identifies his heritage as "Squamish, Coast Salish", but that is a primary source. Is there any better referencing for his heritage. As a biography of a living person, the sourcing should be much higher quality than a single line on a primary source. -- Whpq (talk) 18:06, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

There is no citation in the article confirming his First Nations status, native name, First Nations place of birth, ancestry or anything other that than he works in a Coast Salish style. Details and citations are needed in order to call him First Nations rather than Canadian. I believe he is a Canadian artist who uses First Nations techiniques and styles, but I could be wrong. Cite. Cite Cite.

Also, First Nations ancestry is not sufficient for First Nations citizenship or status. One can be a Canadian of First Nations (or particular tribal) descent but not a recognized member of the tribe in question, just as not all people with Native American blood in the US are Native American tribal members. I for instance am of Mi'kmaq descent. However the tribe which my ancestor hailed from was located in Canada, and the policies of the Aroostook Band do not allow for my recognition in the US. I'd have to move to Canada and affiliate with my ancestor's Canadian band to be recognized. Just moving to Canada, even if I became a Canadian citizen, would not be sufficient to gain First Nations status. And what we put in the lead sentence is the subject's citizenship, not their ethnicity. Hope this helps to understand why a proper citation is needed to establish other than Canadian citizenship. He was not born on First Nations land. Yworo (talk) 19:15, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. I've poked around a bit and am not able to find anything more definitive at this point. -- Whpq (talk) 19:22, 7 October 2013 (UTC)