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Hi my name is jessica very rarely do i have dreams of being a animal i have been a hawk a bear and a black wolf i would like too know what this means

Hi Jessica! This is a great question to ask your elders or someone from your tribe. Every tribe has different associations with animals, so what may mean one thing to me may mean something completely different to you based on our tribes. For example, in my tribe owls are considered…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Spirituality

i really want to get connected to my indigenous roots but i don’t know if that’s something I should do or if it’s my place to do so. my grandmother who passed before i was born had an indigenous parent, but i don’t know from where or anything of the sort!

I really want to get connected to my indigenous roots but I don’t know if that’s something I should do or if it’s my place to do so. my grandmother who passed before I was born had an indigenous parent, but I don’t know from where or anything of the…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

How do I start dancing jingle?

How do I start dancing jingle? Go you! The first thing I would encourage you to do is to get a mentor. This person can help guide you through all the things you’ll need to get started. They can coach you on regalia making, dancing with the traditions of style,…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

Get over my light skin

I’m enrolled with my Tribe on the Yakama reservation, but I have light/white skin and it sometimes holds me back from doing things like dancing in powwows. Is this something I can come to terms with and defeat? Absolutely! The great and challenging thing is, that you’re the only one you…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity

How to enroll

Hi Auntie Amanda, my name is Ray. I recently did AncestryDNA and found out I had 53% Native. I traced back what tribe I was from it was from my mother’s side and we are Lipan Apache from Texas. My family gave me what he said is our tribe ID what do I do next? Great! What…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Intolerance

Hi Auntie! My family is half-Cherokee and not white-passing, but they were raised white and so was I. Is it appropriate to try and reconnect even though I’m totally uncultured? Thank you

Hi Auntie! My family is half-Cherokee and not white-passing, but they were raised white and so was I. Is it appropriate to try and reconnect even though I’m totally uncultured? Thank you Identity and knowing who we are is one of the most important journeys we can walk. I encourage…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity
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