I want to get tested for stds but I’m only 13 and idk what my mom will say or do about it. I really love my boyfriend but he’s ready to commit to sex, but I don’t think I am. What do I do? Hey there. I’m so glad you…
For about a year now, I’ve been thinking I might be two-spirited, but I have been too nervous to talk to my family about it, and I just don’t have enough resources to get more info on how to determine this, and I just have no idea where to begin.…
How do I learn my language? Yeah for you! Stoked you want to learn more about your culture by learning to speak your language. Luckily there are a lot of language revitalization programs happening. There are even seven tribes who have partnered with Rosetta Stone. Language Classes The first thing…
I often struggle with feeling native “enough.” My grandma on my dad’s side is Ojibwe (Sault Ste Marie, MI) and my grandma on my mom’s side is Mexican and knows that she has ties to the Aztec and Kikapu people. Do other people struggle with this? This is a tricky…
Can I ask my own Auntie to buy me a new iPhone? You can, but you might get slapped up side the head, or get a “yeah right”. Approach with caution young one. In all seriousness, if you’re really looking for ways to get an iPhone and you don’t have…
Someone in my family is in a really abusive relationship. I’ve tried talking to her but she just says that she loves him & don’t want to leave. It got to the point where she would lie so he won’t get into trouble for beating her. Is there any way…
Whenever something bad happens, I try suicide. I try to make cuts in order to punish myself. Why does everything feel like everything happening is my fault and it’s not meant for me? How can I get rid of this depression?? STEP 1 – CALL SOMEONE IF YOU NEED HELP…
Dear Auntie, I am a Lesbian. What do I do when kids at my high school tell me I am goin to hell and keep pickin on me? Well, first off, I have to applaud you for living as your authentic self. It’s no small thing to ‘be out’, especially…
White kids don’t get pow wow’s, longhouse, and Native funerals. They keep mocking stuff that i have shown that I have made for those events. How do I make them stop? It can be hard when things you hold sacred are mocked or made fun of by others. How do…
Why do people say there weren’t horses in the plains when our elders say we always have had them? Great question! Horse culture is so ingrained in some of our tribe’s history, especially for plains tribes that it seems like we’ve always had them. However, horses did not arrive in…