Today, there is a new wave of colonization and dispossession that is happening under the protective veil of reconciliation — the appropriation of Indigenous identities by non-Indigenous peoples. While there have been famous instances throughout history of non-Indigenous peoples fraudulently assuming Indigenous identities to further their fame or fortune, never have we seen a wave of identity appropriation as we have in the last decade. In this lecture we will consider the significant differences between Indigenous peoples who have been disconnected from their Nations due to Canada's genocidal laws and policies versus the growing trend of opportunistic identity appropriation by non-Indigenous peoples and the threat it presents to First Nations trying to rebuild their Nations.