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My father recently told me that our family has Comanche ancestors. Where to turn to find out the truth?

My father recently told me that our family has Comanche ancestors. I’m anxious to find put if this is true so I can explore my heritage more closely. Do you have any suggestions on where to turn to find out the truth? Thank you for reaching out. We get this…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Spirituality

If my great grandmother was full blooded Choctaw, what would I be?

If my great grandmother was full blooded Choctaw, what would I be? The question of blood (Blood quantum) comes up frequently and is a complicated question. Blood Quantum was developed by the federal government to define qualification by ancestry to who is Native American. This form of identity is not…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Spirituality

As someone removed from a culture, language, community, how can I reconnect?

As someone removed from a culture, language, community, how can I reconnect from generations removed from Indigenous identity? I am always glad to hear when people want to explore their Native identity and heritage. Native American cultures are diverse and beautiful. But this exploration should be conducted with respect to…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

I recently found out, that I’m Apache. Is there a lost history in Mexico?

Hi, Auntie Amanda. I recently found out from my grandmother, who was born and raised in Mexico, the state of Michoacan, that I’m Apache. My grandmother said she was half but estranged from the culture or any information. Is there a lost history in Mexico? Thank you for reaching out.…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

Dear Auntie, I wanted to ask do you think tribeless Native Americans have a right to claim native heritage?

Dear Auntie, I wanted to ask do you think tribeless Native Americans have a right to claim native heritage. I’m half Mestizo Mexican making me 1/4 Native, but I don’t anything about what tribes my native ancestors came from. What are your opinions? I think people have a right to…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

I don’t think I’m fully female. I feel only partly female. Does this make me two-spirited? I am also on the asexual and aromantic spectrums

I don’t think I’m fully female. I feel only partly female. Does this make me two-spirited? I am also on the asexual and aromantic spectrums Thank you for reaching out. As you know sex, gender and sexuality are three very different things and are also a deeply personal experience for…

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Topics: 2SLGBTQ, Identity, Mental Health, Spirituality

I started to learn about my culture last year (ICWA) and one family member told me I carried bad medicine after an argument

I started to learn about my culture last year (ICWA) and one family member told me I carried bad medicine after an argument, they told community that I’m on drugs, I know this is just my side but I know myself. Now I’m ashamed to go to ceremony. What do…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Education, Identity, Intolerance, Non-Native Allies

I have not taken a genetic test, but my family beliefs that we are from the Ojibwa tribe

Hello Auntie! I have not taken a genetic test, but my family believes that we are from the Ojibwa tribe. I am scared to learn about Ojibwa culture for fear that I will look like a pretendian and of being ridiculed. What is your advice for reconnecting? Firstly, there’s nothing…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

I’m a Native girl primarily dating White men and I can’t help but feel a connection to our colonized traumatic past.

Dear Auntie. I’m a Native girl primarily dating White men or men who are of different races and white presenting. I can’t help but feel a connection to our colonized traumatic past. How do I talk to my partners about this racial divide, if I should? It is challenging to…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Non-Native Allies, Relationships, Spirituality

I’m half native and half European. Are there resources out there to learn more about this topic?

Dear Auntie, I’m half native and half European. I’m really trying to understand if the European parts of me and my ancestors from Ireland, France, and Germany have indigenous practices. Are there resources out there to learn more about this topic? What a fun journey! Start with what’s readily available…

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Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Spirituality

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My father recently told me that our family has Comanche ancestors. Where to turn to find out the truth?

If my great grandmother was full blooded Choctaw, what would I be?

As someone removed from a culture, language, community, how can I reconnect?

I recently found out, that I’m Apache. Is there a lost history in Mexico?

Dear Auntie, I wanted to ask do you think tribeless Native Americans have a right to claim native heritage?

I don’t think I’m fully female. I feel only partly female. Does this make me two-spirited? I am also on the asexual and aromantic spectrums

I started to learn about my culture last year (ICWA) and one family member told me I carried bad medicine after an argument

I have not taken a genetic test, but my family beliefs that we are from the Ojibwa tribe

I’m a Native girl primarily dating White men and I can’t help but feel a connection to our colonized traumatic past.

I’m half native and half European. Are there resources out there to learn more about this topic?

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