Not everyone is convinced. Crystal Semaganis, a Plains Cree activist from Saskatchewan who now lives in Temagami, Ont., was among those questioning the group when the Place d'Orléans announced the opening on Facebook on Sept. 5.

"Just because you all have money and bought a laminator doesn't make you remotely Indigenous, and you're certainly NOT Metis," she wrote on Facebook. "Y'all are delusional! FRAUDS!"

Dumont replied: "No, little girl, YOU are the ones taking all the money, including our hard-earned tax money to get everything for free. You are the fraud … not us."

In an interview, Semaganis said the comment struck her as racist. It is a stereotype that First Nations don't pay taxes and "get everything for free" in Canada, and Dumont acknowledged that to CBC Indigenous.

"It is," said Dumont. "It's not my best time. I admit it."

Jesus Christ. I highly encourage people to read the article. It's fucking wild. Looks like a grift, and a grift run by disingenuous racists at that, from top to bottom, at the expense of the indigenous.