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Hi Auntie, Are you supposed to throw a celebration when you get your period?

What a wonderful question to ask. Many Native American tribes celebrate all stages of life with what is commonly known as “right of passage” or “coming of age”. The can be naming ceremonies of babies and adults, vision quests, marriage, and women’s coming of age. The Navajo Puberty Ceremony celebrating…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Physical Health, Sexual Health

For about a year now, I’ve been thinking I might be two-spirited

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.…

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Topics: 2SLGBTQ, Culture and Language, Spirituality

How do I learn my languge ?

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…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

I often struggle with feeling native "enough."

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…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Mental Health

White kids don’t get pow wow’s

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…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Non-Native Allies

Why do people say there weren’t horses in the plains?

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…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

Way of solving depression and anxiety

Hi, I’m from the Southern Ute and Jicarilla Apache tribe. I face depression and anxiety. I was wondering if you have a way of solving the depression and anxiety? Thank you so much for writing in. I commend you for following your gut to get help. There are certainly things…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Mental Health

My childs father denies our son. He is indigenous. As someone disconnected i want my son tp be able to embrace his indigenous culture

Hi Auntie. I have a son by an indigenous man. His dad wants nothing to do with me. How do I go about teaching my son about his culture? How do I contact his family? Am I over stepping boundaries if I do so? It’s understandable to want to give…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Relationships

I have wanted to undergo a gender reassignment surgery, but I’m worried that it will conflict with my beliefs

Hello Auntie, I’m struggling to balance my traditional ways and my non-traditional ways. I am going through a transformation phase in my life. I have wanted to undergo a gender reassignment surgery, but I’m worried that it will conflict with my beliefs. Hey there. I’m so glad you wrote in.…

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Topics: 2SLGBTQ, Culture and Language, Identity, Physical Health, Sexual Health, Spirituality

How do I preserve my native culture

Dear Auntie, How would I preserve my native culture, learn to speak my language and learn more about my culture/history? Hey there! I’m stoked that you’ve set the intention for learning more about your culture and where you come from. It’s important to know the community you already belong to.…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Spirituality

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Hi Auntie, Are you supposed to throw a celebration when you get your period?

For about a year now, I’ve been thinking I might be two-spirited

How do I learn my languge ?

I often struggle with feeling native "enough."

White kids don’t get pow wow’s

Why do people say there weren’t horses in the plains?

Way of solving depression and anxiety

My childs father denies our son. He is indigenous. As someone disconnected i want my son tp be able to embrace his indigenous culture

I have wanted to undergo a gender reassignment surgery, but I’m worried that it will conflict with my beliefs

How do I preserve my native culture

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