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Grounding Tips

Q: What grounds you? If you want to know what grounds me, it’s my family, it’s my friend, it’s my community. Knowing that I can be there for them and they will 100% be there for me. It’s reciprocal. It’s prayer. It is culture. It is the continuity. It’s the…
Answered by Grandma Nay
Topics: Life Tips, Relationships

Can I Get an Elder?

Q: Where can I find Elders that I can talk to? We are everywhere! We’re at pow-wows. We’re at ceremonials. We’re on the reservation. We’re in urban settings. We’re in rural settings. We are going places and meeting people and going to dances and songs. And we’re going to coastal…
Answered by Grandma Nay
Topics: Culture and Language, Life Tips, Relationships

Approaching Elders

Q: How can I approach an Elder? You approach an elder with respect. Historically among my people, the Cheyenne, we would put a piece of lump of coal in front of an Elder, especially if they were a person who’d been through our ceremonies to protect them from anything we…
Answered by Grandma Nay
Topics: Culture and Language, Relationships

My Relationships

Q: What does a healthy Relationship look like to you? I want to start by saying that I have not had enough examples of healthy relationships in my life. But I have seen beautiful, beautiful relationships and I’ve always wondered, you know, what that was like and what that meant.…
Answered by Sister Q
Topics: Relationships

Connect with Elders

Q: How do I connect with Elders? When you’re trying to find the words to even talk to an Elder, when you get to that point, I think it’s important to remember that our knowledge, our practices, and our culture are so rich and are so beautiful and carry so…
Answered by Sister Q
Topics: Culture and Language, Relationships

We were always told that my great grandmother was apache. Her son,(my grandfather) and my mother half passed. And many of my elders have passed and the ones that are alive only recall that my grandfather did sing and speak in a native language when they were small. I understand that we are not recognized as native unless proved. But as far as the Apache being hunted. I feel like there aren’t any records even more so for the apache in Mexico. We know my grandmother was born in 1894 Guanajuato and passed in 1964 chihuahua. I guess my question is, how is there a way to research more Info in Mexico? And is there any help we can get.

Thank you for writing in. I’m sorry you’re going through this journey without the presence of many of your elders. You’re doing the right thing by connecting with the elders who are still with you and by asking for help. I hope I can help point you in the right…
Answered by Uncle Paige
Topics: Culture and Language, Identity, Relationships

I’m a native American from Nevada. Is it possible to go to rehabs outside my state? How do I reach out for funding? I’m already known as a drug addict but I really need treatment I’m scared.

Thank you so much for writing in. Reaching out for help is something that takes strength and bravery; I’m proud of you for doing that. You are not the only one in this situation. Struggling with addiction is scary, and it’s made even scarier when the people around you don’t…
Answered by Uncle Paige
Topics: Life Tips, Mental Health, Physical Health, Relationships

How many std is there in browning

Hi there, Thanks for writing in! Since there’s many cities named Browning in different states, it can be tricky trying to look up statistics (numbers/data) for a value (thing you’re looking for/measuring) in a situation like this – because if you are not careful, you might get results for a…
Answered by Cousin Asia
Topics: Life Tips, Relationships, Sexual Health

To support my beautiful Relatives during Breast Cancer Awareness month, I’d like to share some tips for doing breast tissue self-examinations.

To support my beautiful Relatives, I’d like to share some tips for doing breast tissue self-examinations. They should be done once a month, and follow the TLC steps: “Touch, Look and Check”. T – Touch: Lie on your back. Using the fingertips of your three middle fingers, touch both breasts…
Answered by Auntie Manda
Topics: Relationships, Sexual Health
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