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I grew up in an urban city in Oklahoma. I want to move back to my ancestral lands, but I’m scared of not being accepted by my relations back home. How do I confront this fear?

Thanks for writing in. I find your journey incredibly brave and exciting! It seems like you have a strong idea or expectation of what will happen if you move home. Take time to think about what is it exactly that you want. What are you hoping to gain from moving…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Intolerance, Mental Health, Non-Native Allies, Spirituality

Hi auntie, i found out im Tohono O’odham and they wont let me enroll in the tribe because my grandfather (who was a member) passed away and i don’t have their code to show proof

How native do you have to be to enroll in a tribe? Every tribe has their own requirements for enrollment. Some tribes base this off of blood quantum (how much tribal blood you have), while others base it off of lineage, or a combination of both. I tried looking on…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Non-Native Allies

I’m not Native American, but I am Indigenous Australian and I just got rejected from a job because my skintone apparently scares away customers. What do I do??

Happy to help! Of course we know this is illegal; to discriminate based on race, and color, as well as to discriminate based on religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. This definitely seems to fall under this…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Education, Identity, Non-Native Allies

Hi auntie, I have a dilemma. I’m a little over a quarter Native American, and the rest white. My family is immersed in our culture. I want to be apart of the indigenous community here but I feel like I’m culturally appropriating by also being white.

Hi auntie, I have a dilemma. I’m a little over a quarter Native American, and the rest white. My family is immersed in our culture. I want to be apart of the indigenous community here but I feel like I’m culturally appropriating by also being white. Dear relative, Thank you…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Education, Identity, Non-Native Allies

I’m a white mom with an 18 year old son whose father is choctaw. My son was not raised by his father and hardly knows him. He feels sad and wants to connect with other indigenous kids but doesn’t feel that he has the right. How can I help him?

I’m a white mom with an 18 year old son whose father is choctaw. My son was not raised by his father and hardly knows him. He feels sad and wants to connect with other indigenous kids but doesn’t feel that he has the right. How can I help him?…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Education, Identity, Non-Native Allies

I want to use a tipi for a display/booth for my business (selling nuts) at events/festivals. Other than the structure itself , there would be no Native American symbols associated. Would this be offensive to the Native American culture?

I want to use a tipi for a display/booth for my business (selling nuts) at events/festivals. Other than the structure itself, there would be no Native American symbols associated. Would this be offensive to the Native American culture? This is a great question and I appreciate you asking it. It…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Intolerance, Non-Native Allies

I was gifted some jingles for my daughter, she is Ojibwe, but I am not Native. Are there any cultural prohibitions or guidelines that say who should make my daughter a jingle dress? Can I, not Native, make my daughter a jingle dress for Native gatherings?

I was gifted some jingles for my daughter, she is Ojibwe, but I am not Native. Are there any cultural prohibitions or guidelines that say who should make my daughter a jingle dress? Can I, not Native, make my daughter a jingle dress for Native gatherings?   If this is for your…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Non-Native Allies
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