Memorial University president apologizes, steps back from duties amid Indigenous claims scrutiny

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Vianne Timmons said that she is temporarily stepping away from her duties while Memorial University’s board of regents considers its next steps through an Indigenous-led roundtable

The president of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador is apologizing for hurt she may have caused by claiming Indigenous ancestry.

An investigation published last week by CBC News raised questions about Vianne Timmons’ claims that her father’s great-great-grandmother was Mi’kmaq.

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