Jorge Barrera

But it does over and over again. People turning to Acumetrix and then later finding out the person named as the father is wrong. The same pattern for years. In the end, Sarah's lawsuit didn't seem to make much of a dent in Acumetric's business. So it continued, relatively unfazed, branching out into different DNA markets, both overseas and at home, including testing for indigenous ancestry.

But it does over and over again. People turning to Acumetrix and then later finding out the person named as the father is wrong. The same pattern for years. In the end, Sarah's lawsuit didn't seem to make much of a dent in Acumetric's business. So it continued, relatively unfazed, branching out into different DNA markets, both overseas and at home, including testing for indigenous ancestry.

And that's when I got the call that pulled me onto Acumetric's trail.

And that's when I got the call that pulled me onto Acumetric's trail.

The first time I hear the name Acumetrix is while listening to this story about the woman who believed she was Beothuk. It catches my attention because at the time I'd been reporting on stories about pretendians or people pretending to be indigenous. And this Beothuk story has some of those same hallmarks.

The first time I hear the name Acumetrix is while listening to this story about the woman who believed she was Beothuk. It catches my attention because at the time I'd been reporting on stories about pretendians or people pretending to be indigenous. And this Beothuk story has some of those same hallmarks.

Shortly after it airs, I get a tip from ex-members of a Quebec group that calls itself the Confederation of Aboriginal People of Canada. They tell me the group is also using Acumetrix for Indigenous Ancestry testing, and there's something off about it.

Shortly after it airs, I get a tip from ex-members of a Quebec group that calls itself the Confederation of Aboriginal People of Canada. They tell me the group is also using Acumetrix for Indigenous Ancestry testing, and there's something off about it.

The Confederation sells membership cards that the group claims give Indigenous status, granting cardholders the right to hunt, fish, and buy cars tax-free. But to get a card, you need to prove you're Indigenous. And one of the ways to do that? A DNA test, which is done by Acumetrix, at a cost of $250 a pop. The company stands to make an awful lot of money.

The Confederation sells membership cards that the group claims give Indigenous status, granting cardholders the right to hunt, fish, and buy cars tax-free. But to get a card, you need to prove you're Indigenous. And one of the ways to do that? A DNA test, which is done by Acumetrix, at a cost of $250 a pop. The company stands to make an awful lot of money.

So I start making calls.

So I start making calls.

Hi, my name is Jorge Barrera.

Hi, my name is Jorge Barrera.

But they don't want to talk. They bounce me to the leader of the Confederation of Aboriginal People.

But they don't want to talk. They bounce me to the leader of the Confederation of Aboriginal People.

Okay. And what's his name again?

Okay. And what's his name again?

It's Ashley pronounced Carl.

It's Ashley pronounced Carl.