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i adopted my daughter who is native american, she is such a blessing, and she is registered with the rosebud lakota tribe, we live in georgia, i just wanted to know if they offer her health ins?

Dear Erin, You are such a great mom! A great place to start is the Indian Health Service (IHS), which is the health care system for federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Natives in the United States. IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.2 million American…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Physical Health, Sexual Health

Hello Auntie! I’m Nehiyawak and a member of the Cold Lake band of First Nations. The twist in my story is that my father is dead and my uncles are totally disconnected from our Cree heritage. My grandma still lives on the Rez in Alberta (the rest of us are American), but she has severe dementia. Therefore, I make my own regalia and am learning to dance on my own. I want a feather, and cannot get one from a repository because I’m First Nations, not Federally Recognized. What now! My friends and mentors are all Salish and Blackfeet and they also know nothing about Cree-specific tradition.

Hey there! Thanks for writing in. First, go you! I love how you are taking things into your own hands and reclaiming your culture. Gosh, this is tricky. My first thought goes to asking your Uncles if they know anyone from your Cree side who might help. Secondly, have you…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

how do i get my tribal card from Seneca?

Hey there! Happy to help. Check out this link that has the contact info for the Seneca Enrollment Department: http://sctribe.com/service/enrollment-department/ You can also download the application from this site. Looks like you’ll need your birth certificate and SSN card, plus you’ll need to fill out a family record form, which…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

Are you familiar with ancestry.com? I wanted to know what does it mean for indigenous americas-mexico mean?

Hey there! Thanks for writing in! This is what I could find on ancestry.com: If you have Native American DNA, it will appear in your ethnicity results as the Indigenous Americas region (whose boarders with Mexico where different than todays). For help researching indigenous American ancestry, see Researching Native American Ancestors.…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

does Blackfoot Indian tribe get money?

Hey there! Well, there are a couple things to keep in mind. First thing, you’ll need to register with your tribe, if you haven’t already to receive any services. Second thing, not all tribes and tribal members receive dividends or revenues. To register: Check out your tribes official website (http://blackfeetnation.com/tribaldirectory/)…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

I’m 1/4 Cherokee Indian and my dad is half Cherokee Indian both my parents are dead and I would like to follow I brought my Indian Heritage and find out exactly what I have to do in order to apply in order to apply and prove my Indian heritage site to get sponsored we are intelligent as American Indians how do I do this heritage

Hello Relative! It’s great to hear about you wanting to connect with your heritage. I’m happy to help in this process. The easiest thing to start with would be to do an Internet search. I looked up Cherokee Enrollment and was able to find an application, which does require you…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

I’m non-binary and I named myself after a book character, when I was thinking back on the book I remember that at the end the main character had small bird feathers intertwined with her braid and I’m scared I named myself after someone who has appropriated from native culture, fictional or not.

Hi there! Thanks so much for writing in! From what I can gather, there’s a couple of things to talk about in your question: affirming your gender-identity, the use of feathers, and cultural appropriation. Let’s go in that order. To start, I would affirm that taking a name for yourself,…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Non-Native Allies
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