[fortheloveofnursing]

My mom: 100% Seneca
My dad: 50% Mohawk

So, I guess that makes me somewhere in the middle!

[Havelaughs]

My maternal Grandmother was part Mesquite Indian a branch from the Conch Indians of Mexico

[Little Doe]

I am 1/2 Choctaw (from my father.)

[HearingLeaves]

Hello and thank you for allowing me to join the group. I am a full blood traditional Lakota. I have been a nurse for 38 years and am semi retired. My background is in trauma, er nursing and teaching. I now have my own Native American health consulting business.
HearingLeaves

[Peggyfaye]

O'siyo ~My dad, born on the Rosebud. Lakota/North Cheyenne mother, unknown father. Removed as a baby & orphan by the govt. Joined the Army at 15. Tried to go back as a young man, was an "outsider because he left". As his dtr. I went & worked both there & Pineridge as a baby nurse. Have some wonderful friends there, one of whom, a Grandma, walked up to me & said, " You know you came from here don't you?" Made up for some sorrow that my dad experienced as a Native man. "I don't fit anywhere, except right here with my family." Thank goodness for that, he made a good life for us & was a great father.

Mitakuye Oyasin

[Justine_]

Hi all!

I'm Cowlitz Indian (southern Washington state) and I've been trying to learn more about my culture and the Native American culture in general. My family was a military one, so we moved around when I was a kid, but I've started going to tribal meetings and talking to my aunt (on our tribal council) about our culture.

I had a huge eye-opening experience when I co-led an immersion trip of undergrad students to a Native American reservation (the Swinomish community) and felt so welcomed by the people there.

I have always felt unsure about my ethnic heritage since I don't look "Indian," but I've met so many wonderful people and I can truthfully say that I have never been told that I wasn't Indian by another Native American, but only from "white" people. Profound much?