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Andrea Smith had long been an outspoken activist and academic in the Native American community. Called an icon of \u201cNative American feminism,\u201d she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy work and has aligned herself with prominent activists such as Angela Davis.\n\nLast fall, however, a number of academics, including Ms. Smith, were outed as masquerading as Black, Latino or Indigenous.\n\nWhile many of them explained themselves and the lies they told, Ms. Smith never did. Why?