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This page exists to alert the public to the presence of people or groups falsely claiming to be Native American, selling ceremony, selling memberships to fake "tribes" or selling what they purport to be Native American healing, medicine or teachings.

10/15/2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/12/nx-s1-5998883/author-tommy-orange-confronts-the-phenomenon-of-pretendians

Cheyenne author Tommy Orange found out that one of his favorite Indigenous writers wasn't actually Indigenous. Then, he interviewed him. Orange shares what he learned and the long history of "pretendians," non-Indigenous people claiming to be Indigenous. Then, Brian Frange, who calls apples the "gre...

10/15/2026

The Van Alsts have been outed as frauds. The NDN response:

07/14/2026

Please note that TAAF is NOT a "tribal organization" in the sense that it is run by or endorsed by any particular tribe. It is not. Although several tribes whom we've helped do vouch for us and appreciate what we do.

It IS a "tribal organization" in that almost all of its members are citizens of federally recognized tribal Nations across the country.

And we are all volunteers.

07/01/2026

NEW TAAF MAILING ADDRESS:

PO Box 2101
Cherokee NC
28719

03/27/2026

The TAAF inbox of FB private messages has been full the last few days and apparently FB monitors those and they deleted them all before I could even see them. FB said they all went against community standards. Too funny.

Thank you, FB, for shielding me from unnecessary BS and whining.

03/22/2026

May Chuck Norris RIP. He was a good guy. BUT HE WAS NOT CHEROKEE.

And these wannabe claims are exhausting to have to constantly correct. ESPECIALLY when there are willfully ignorant Cherokees out there encouraging this sort of nonsense. STOP IT!

03/21/2026

NEWSFLASH:

LINDA BLACK ELK IS STILL A FRAUD.

SHE IS NOT CATAWBA!!! SHE STILL ALLOWS PEOPLE TO THINK SHE IS. NONE OF HER "GOOD WORKS" EXCUSE HER PRETENDIANISM.

03/19/2026

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

03/12/2026

The EBCI has left NCAI and USET. That's good leadership right there. Well done!

03/12/2026

This group on Facebook, and hundreds like it, are nothing but scams and clickbait. They have nothing to do with American Indian people, especially Cherokees. And they will boot you the minute you say anything about it.

Address

PO Box 1691
Cherokee, NC
28719

Telephone

+18283318688

Website

http://tribalallianceagainstfrauds.org/

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