I've been experiencing a spiritual awakening over the last 2 years, I've had alot of memories from my life return some of which seem to be in the 80's yet I'm only 28 years old. I remember speaking to the man I always knew as my "nannu" The maltese word for grandfather, however when trying to learn if this was true in earlier years I could never find the word "nannu" When meeting maltese people they would tell me that nannu is not a maltese word.

I don't believe that I'm actually from the family I grew up in, I was always told by them "we aren't allowed to help you, you're meant to just know what to do" They did experiments on me in odd ways that can be hard to explain.

I don't know any torres strait islanders and haven't been able to get to know and aboriginals either because I was always told to stay away from them by family and after so long I don't feel it is right to come along saying I am one of the indigenous.

I believe I was abused to stop the age of pisces from transitioning in, however after trying to check which astrologic age we may be in it seems that science is trying to suggest the clock is just winding backward all of a sudden.

Where can I go to find help from people that may know about this? I have a feeling I'm from the island deliverance but I'm worried it could be a trick because the name my true father told me was something I struggled to pronounce.

Hello everyone my first post here but actually been in this sub since before summer. I was wondering if there are any members from the Nansemond tribe here? I am trying to learn more about them.my 6th great grandfather Lewis Anderson Jr was a nansemond Indian he was married to Winifred bass and her parents are Sarah bass and Lewis Anderson sr if anyone is familier with the Anderson/bass family lines.from my understanding so far the families that fled from Virginia were not able to receive certificates stating they belonged to the tribe which I’m assuming this was the case for my grandfather? I’m still doing research into this.any insights/info would be appreciated thank you! 🤓

Hello,

I apologize if this is long and rambling. My father is mi'kmaq, his father's family made the decision to live off reservations for their safety and opportunity. My father growing up wasnt allowed to have long hair. In his 40s he decided he wanted to live in his truth and grow his hair and wear regalia. He has very long hair, and in June he became suddenly ill. He developed sepsis and it was discovered he has pancreatic cancer, he has been in hospitals and care facilities since. For about a month he was attached to a lot of machines and wires leaving his hair matted. My mother and I tried to detangle and braid it but it was hard given his reduced mobility. Since then he's had on and off hospital stays leaving his hair severely matted the front is okay, but back is so bad I put it in a bun when I see him.

Long story short, hes on palliative care and while I would hate to cut his precious hair, I feel its also neglectful to keep it in such a state. My dads on a lot of meds so its hard for him to weigh in on the proper tradition he would like his hair cut in. He told me "I trust you with my hair".

Could any mi'kmaq or Algonquin (sp?) folks weigh in? I feel like a failure as a daughter.

I went to this nearby Native American store where I live, bought something and they asked me if I was native and for another thing I can't remember atm to take off the taxes off the product I was purchasing, I said I wasn't.

Checked receipt, I paid no taxes on the product at all. Asked my friend who showed me the store, said they don't tax anything at all.

Is it legal for stores to just charge no taxes on any product whatsoever, regardless of status or not?

Five newly elected Dawson City councilors in Canada's Yukon Territory refused to declare a vow allegiance to King Charles "because of background history with [the] Crown and First Nations in Canada."

What courage!

I am mostly black, but I am also Indigenous, white and have other lineage such as Guyanese; Indian and Syrian. I’m very racially ambiguous and my sisters boyfriend: whose mom is full Indigenous and dad is white supports trump, he is Canadian and wants Pierre polievere to be the new prime minister. I follow instagram accounts like 6ixbuzz and overall Canadian news ourlets who post about the election and when there is a poll this guy is always voting for trump. I’ve always had a bad feeling ab this guy. They both want to be cops and it’s just super weird to me that he’s dating a racially ambiguous women as an indigenous man and likes pollievre and trump, doesn’t want the best for people of colour. Idk me personally rubs me the wrong way. My sister isn’t really into politics but is this a red flag for my sister, I need outside opinions so she doesn’t think I’m just hating on her first relationship, it’s just really weird to me, I’ve always thought she could do better than this guy too. Please let me know your thoughts cause I’m genuinely scared for her

In this article you will discover a rare language spoken in the heart of the Amazon forest: https://www.reddit.com/r/endangeredlanguages/comments/1g8suev/z%C3%A1paro_language/

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More white savior nonsense with asshole white guys pretending to be NA allies when all they're trying to do is take down an awesome event and pow wow in California.

i am a student at colorado state studying wildlife biology and have been thinking about adding a minor in indigenous studies.

i feel this really connects to natural resources as native americans were the original stewards of the land i will be working on, on top of the fact that i find the culture and history fascinating and would like to work with native people on projects in wildlife to return control of the land to indigenous peoples.

while i am a white woman raised in rural kansas (actually quite close to haskell) i have tried to surround myself with a lot of diverse cultures and mindsets as well as trying to ensure that i am erasing biases i have been taught. i would like to do this even further by adding this minor, but i want to be sure i do it respectfully and responsibly.

by this post i am hoping to get some tips on how to study indigenous peoples in the most respectful way possible. through this minor i am hoping to become a better ally to the native community, but i cannot do that alone. any advice is greatly appreciated!! ❤️