I'm part Indian on my great grand mother's brother's uncle's sister side (Pretendian) but I don't have any way of proving it.
by ScoobyDooGang May 04, 2007
Get the pretendian mug.One who claims to be Indian but doesn't exhibit Indian qualities or isn't Indian. It can also apply to a non-Indian who hangs around with nothing but Indians. Can apply to both India Indians and Native American Indians.
by N0WH3R3K1D April 21, 2007
Get the pretendian mug.An actor or actress of non-Native American descent who plays a Native American on the screen or stage.
I'm not an Indian, but I play one on TV.
So, you're a pretendian?
Taylor Lautner, in the new Twilight film, prime example of a modern day pretendian.
So, you're a pretendian?
Taylor Lautner, in the new Twilight film, prime example of a modern day pretendian.
by Roger Darrelson February 17, 2010
Get the Pretendian mug.Any white person claiming to be Native American but has no ties to the culture or ethnic groups. Another term meaning the same thing would be 5$ Indian.
White Guy: My grandmother was an Aztec princess you can tell by my cheekbones and the stories she told me.
Any Sensible Person: You’re a pretendian.
Any Sensible Person: You’re a pretendian.
by nomorepretendians February 21, 2023
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That Pretendian may look like an old Indian, but it's really a Harley clone beneath the sheet metal.
by Baygul February 23, 2011
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noun
1. Also called Race Shifter, Identity Thief, Colonizer, Cultural Appropriator. A member of any ethnic group claiming to be Indigenous, for their own personal gain.
2. Any non-Indigenous person who misappropriates stories, culture etc. for their own purposes.
3. Anyone who follows the Indian Act rule, where the government decides who is Indigenous and who is not Indigenous.
4. Any non-Indigenous person who believes that Indigeneity can be purchased through DNA tests.
noun
1. Also called Race Shifter, Identity Thief, Colonizer, Cultural Appropriator. A member of any ethnic group claiming to be Indigenous, for their own personal gain.
2. Any non-Indigenous person who misappropriates stories, culture etc. for their own purposes.
3. Anyone who follows the Indian Act rule, where the government decides who is Indigenous and who is not Indigenous.
4. Any non-Indigenous person who believes that Indigeneity can be purchased through DNA tests.
“Pretendians are everywhere!”
“Pretendians say I think Indigenous, therefore I am Indigenous.”
“Pretendians say my grandmother was an Indian Princess.”
“Pretendians say I think Indigenous, therefore I am Indigenous.”
“Pretendians say my grandmother was an Indian Princess.”
by Miss Chief 1492 August 04, 2023
Get the Pretendian mug."Predentian" is a portmanteau, a word made by blending in that case two words and it combines both the sounds and meanings of the originals, "pre" comes from the word PRETEND and "dentian" comes from INDIAN, in other words "predentian" is a fake Indian, a person who feigns to be indigenous. For various reasons some people have a motive to identify with indigenous peoples, Buffy Sainte-Marie is one of them. In the 60s when she was a young and aspiring musician, her indigenous imago no doubt greatly elevated her career also as a TV star later, it was a common phenomenon at the time and it still seems to be.
She was born in Stoneham, Maine, US, her birth name is Beverly Jean Santamaria (family used name Ste. Marie), her father was of Italian descent, mother's roots were in England.
This predentian has been fabricating contradictory tales about her ancestry since about her twenties. Once her family tried to correct her nonsense by telling that she is Beverly from Maine, not adopted indigenous child from Saskatchewan, Canada, she then threatened her family with expensive lawsuits, she was already an established star at the time and wealthy enough to destroy them financially with a herd of lawyers - and this was the mildest threat from this sociopathic pretendian. She has now finally been caught and reliably proven to be a swindler after decades of false indigenous ancestry claims.
She was born in Stoneham, Maine, US, her birth name is Beverly Jean Santamaria (family used name Ste. Marie), her father was of Italian descent, mother's roots were in England.
This predentian has been fabricating contradictory tales about her ancestry since about her twenties. Once her family tried to correct her nonsense by telling that she is Beverly from Maine, not adopted indigenous child from Saskatchewan, Canada, she then threatened her family with expensive lawsuits, she was already an established star at the time and wealthy enough to destroy them financially with a herd of lawyers - and this was the mildest threat from this sociopathic pretendian. She has now finally been caught and reliably proven to be a swindler after decades of false indigenous ancestry claims.
by O. W. Tongueincheek November 17, 2023
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