A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Twin sisters Amira and Nadya Gill have been charged with fraud, along with the woman who says she is their adopted mother, Karima Manji. Instagram photo.
Iqaluit, Nunavut IQALUIT, NUNAVUT – Iqaluit RCMP has charged three Ontario based females in relation to a complaint of fraudulent enrollment into the Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporation (NTI) beneficiary list.
An investigation began earlier this year and it was found that between October 2016, and September 2022 the women were found to have applied for and obtained Inuit beneficiary status as adopted Inuit children, through Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporation (NTI).
The women used this Inuit beneficiary status to defraud the Kakivak Association and Qikiqtani Inuit Association of funds that are only available to Inuit beneficiaries by obtaining grants and scholarships.
On September 14, 2023 Karima Manji (59), Amira Gill (25) and Nadya Gill (25) were charged with 2 counts each of Fraud over $5000 contrary to Section 380(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
Manji, Amira and Nadya Gill are scheduled in Iqaluit court on October 30, 2023.
Earlier this year, Global News spoke with Métis lawyer Jean Teillet considering news surrounding the twins, saying this is just the tip of the iceberg and there are thousands who claim Indigenous identity – up to one hundred thousand people. Some professors suggest up to 25% of academia in Canada take on an Indigenous identity.
Teillet stated, "I'm not greatly fond of (the term pretendian) because 'pretend' sounds harmless, right? Like, kids pretend. And so it sounds like there's no harm that comes out of this," she said.
"I prefer to call it fraud because the definition of fraud is intentional deception to obtain a material gain and that's what we're talking about here."
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