Originally Posted by nurse_clown
on my mother's side, i am Cayuga first nation. My grandmother was a clanmother and my grandfather was a chief. My aunt is now a clanmother. On my father's side, i am Ojibwa first nation. My grandfather was an Ojibwa chief.
I was adopted by a Japanese man and British woman. When I was a child, I was fluent in both native languages but I've forgotten everything. I don't know my culture and I'm trying to learn. I think I learned more about Japanese culture than anything. Every year, I go back to my reserve (well they come and get me) and I dig in the dirt to learn about plants, fasting, medicines etc. I stay for a couple of weeks and then they return me back to the city.
I just recently started checking out the NAI threads.
Hello Haudenasuanee and Anishinaabe mix!
This board seems to be geared more towards folks who are from the "dominant culture".
I was married briefly to a man who claimed to be Seneca, (of which he wasn't) and he did live on the Alleghany Indian Reservation and I learned very little of the Haudenausonee, (obviously not how to spell!) Aren't the Cayuga the clan that is feircely against out marrying? Wow, if that is them then how very lucky that they recognize you and bring you home to learn. Thanks to your aunty I would gather.
Nice to read you and wishing you the best,
Gen-for honoring the treaties, today
p.s. I am aware that Canada has a much, much different view of Aboriginal people than does the US, also there are several groups and associations in Canada to deal with the entire generation of First Nations people who were adopted off and away from their reservation, so hopefully you can find some help there, have you watched APTN aboriginal news online at all?
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