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USURPATEUR IDENTITE [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
  • Indigenous Peoples
CONT

The term "pretendian" is used to describe someone who claims to be Indigenous, but isn't.

CONT

A pretendian might claim their great-great-great-grandmother was a Cherokee princess. They might broadly say they're Indigenous ... but are unable to be more specific as to how. They could also have a tenuous and very distant link to an Indigenous relative, or have no ancestry at all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie
  • Peuples Autochtones
DEF

Personne qui se prétend Autochtone dans le but d’obtenir certains avantages.

OBS

pseudo-Autochtone; usurpateur d’identité autochtone; soi-disant Autochtone; faux Autochtone; fausse Autochtone; prétendu Autochtone; prétendue Autochtone : termes et définition entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada.

OBS

imposteur autochtone : Il faut éviter d’utiliser le terme «imposteur autochtone», puisqu’il désigne plutôt une personne autochtone qui usurpe l’identité de quelqu’un d’autre.

OBS

fauxtochtone : Le terme «fauxtochtone» est à éviter en raison de son manque de clarté à l’oral et de son problème de féminisation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Offences and crimes
  • Protection of Life
CONT

Typically identity thieves filch key pieces of personal data - credit card numbers or social insurance numbers - then commit various crimes by impersonation. Identity thieves also hang around banking machines to relieve the unwary of their bank account access numbers. They redirect mail to capture credit cards and other personal information and even paw through garbage in search of loan applications or employee files.

CONT

Identity thieves may also present or create documents such as birth certificates or immigration documents to obtain benefits such as health care, education, social assistance and public pensions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Sécurité des personnes
CONT

Les voleurs d’identité peuvent aussi, à l’aide de documents authentiques ou forgés comme un extrait de naissance ou document d’immigration, recevoir diverses prestations d’aide en matière de santé ou d’éducation, des prestations d’assistance sociale ou des pensions de l’État.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Protección de las personas
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