Mr. Yakabuski starts poorly with his "return of the native" theme - redolent of 1960s Canlit - and an unconscionable click-bait lynching metaphor; then wanders off into areas of fantasy and untruth.when he delivers:

"His only sin was showing too much enthusiasm for a native heritage he may or may not have exaggerated. .
[ Put inane connecting sentence here] He never sought special privileges that the state or individual band councils confer on First Nations members."

Ah, but Boyden did - demonstrably - unless Yakabuski is opening the whole "special privileges" can-of-worms attendant to Indian Act status - "special" residential schools, of course, carefully set aside.

I have no illusion that this would not be the case, given Yakabuski's seeming lack of research or careful thought about the case; which highlights his innate ability to pontificate in the Globe and Mail without actually bothering to make an cogent argument.  White Privilege at it's best!