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Pretendians

Exposing wild stories about the fraudsters who pretend to be Indigenous.


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    02:06||Season 1
    The highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. A mayor charged with extortion. A police chief who faced trial for obstruction of justice. Nine tragic deaths of Indigenous high schoolers. Why does it all happen here?   Thunder Bay debuts on October 22, 2018.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • 1. Chapter 1 - There Is A Town In North Ontario

    29:49||Season 1, Ep. 1
    Locals call it Murder Bay.It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it's their white nirvana.Host Ryan McMahon wants to know - not who killed all those kids, but what killed them. This is Thunder Bay. Support us here: canadaland.com/join.
  • 2. Chapter 2 - Clowns

    42:31||Season 1, Ep. 2
    A dark, grainy, cellphone video leads to criminal charges against the mayor, his wife, the chief of police, and a multimillionaire lawyer turned convicted sex offender, whose wife disappeared years ago.Support us here: canadaland.com/join.
  • 3. Chapter 3 - Deathly Low Priority

    39:29||Season 1, Ep. 3
    Nine teenagers died. There is evidence of foul play. There are suspects. There are motives. There have even been confessions. But nobody has ever been charged. In a town with no consequences, it will happen again. Support us here: canadaland.com/join.
  • 4. Chapter 4 - The Ruthless Game

    46:25||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Agnew Johnston was a lawyer who represented the state against criminals. But he was a criminal himself, paying underage girls for sex. His defence? Everybody in Thunder Bay is doing it, so why are you picking on me? The story of a case that implicated Thunder Bay's elite. Support us here: canadaland.com/join.
  • 5. Chapter 5 - Burners

    28:22||Season 1, Ep. 5
    What if Thunder Bay isn't broken?What if it's working just as it's supposed to?Support us here: canadaland.com/join.
  • Trailer: Return to Thunder Bay

    01:55||Season 2
    New stories from Thunder Bay. Coming November, 2020.Original artwork by Blake Angeconeb and Michah Dowbak.Support us at canadaland.com/join.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.