Seventy Native American high school athletes were living the dream: playing at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as part of ...

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Critics say the “pretendians” take positions from Native Americans, betray their students and potentially commit research fraud. UC has launched a “fact-finding mission” into the issue. For years, ...