Indigenous America

Liam Mcdonald claims to be 1/32 Mohawk. According to Mohawk records that date back to the 1600’s Liam has no relation to any Mohawk. The According to Liam’s family tree he is 32/32 white, the full blood Native relative he claims is Delia Deschamp who does not appear on any Mohawk records.He is weaponizing actual Native’s trauma, that he nor anyone in his family experienced, as a means to hide his identity. Liam is taking opportunities and space that should go to actual Indigenous peoples. He is claiming to be Native for financial gain and is able to get away with it because Non-Natives don’t know what authentic Native experiences are, he uses peoples lack of understanding and education of the first peoples to exploit the community he claims. Not a single Native community or Native family claim him, his own relatives do not claim to be Native. He is a scam artist.

While learning and teaching about the true history of Indigenous America is important, this book does nothing about empowering Indigenous voices. The author Liam McDonald is not Mohawk or Indigenous and serves a continuation of speaking on behalf Indigenous topics when they are non-Native. This type of erasure has caused Indigenous history to be told from people who have no connection to the people they speak for. McDonald has taken away another opportunity for an actual Indigenous person. This book is a veiled attempt to help amplify Indigenous people but this author does the opposite. He actively blocks, reports and seeks legal action from anyone who questions his validity as an Indigenous person. He is not a representative nor should be from an Indigenous matter. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS BOOK!

Liam McDonald has dubious claims of being Native American. No one in the communities he says he’s from has claimed him. Shame on him for taking up space