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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…

Date posted: September 17, 2019

I have a friend who’s suicidal, and he told me he loved me. I want to be friends but I feel like it will make him hurt himself. What do I do?

I have a friend who’s suicidal, and he told me he loved me. I want to be friends but I feel like it will make him hurt himself. What do I do? This is a really hard thing to have to deal with. It is important to understand that you…

Date posted: September 16, 2019

My friend is in a gang, and he wants to get out, but that involves him being hurt, what do I do to help him?

What a good friend you are. This is a big deal and you need support form a trusted adult on this matter. Being a gang member can be a dangerous thing. It is never easy to leave a gang for a number of reasons. One might feel an obligation…

Date posted: September 16, 2019

I had unprotected sex with a woman two years ago. She’s said she had just been tested. I have zero symptoms of an std but I’m scared of asymptomatic stds.

Thanks for writing in! You’re right, sometimes STDs do not have any symptoms, so if you’re worried about it, go get tested. Getting tested for an STD is probably easier than you may have built it up to be. Since there is no single test that can screen for all…

Date posted: September 15, 2019

How Do I Prove I’m a Tribal Member?

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 Read More

Date posted: September 9, 2019

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…

Date posted: September 9, 2019

Why people of most of the western countries hate indians?

I think this is all a matter of perspective. Most minorities around the world tend to be marginalized due to the effects of colonization, which is the establishment of control over a group(s) of Indigenous people. People may see and talk about it in many different ways. This seems to…

Date posted: September 8, 2019

I wanted to learn my language but the problem is it’s extinct and nobody speaks it. I have extremely limited resources what should I do?

Wohoo! Go you! If you have the Internet…you have a world of resources at your fingertips! I had to talk to some friends who work with tribes in the Southwest around language revitalization about this one. They told me there are actually a lot of resources out there regarding how…

Date posted: September 3, 2019

Is there a place people can go to away from home for mental help issues?

Is there a place people can go to away from home for mental help issues Dear Relative, Huge kudos to you for reaching out. I understand that sometimes it is really hard to ask about resources for mental health help. It sounds like right now finding a counselor to talk…

Date posted: August 23, 2019

Hi my name is jessica very rarely do i have dreams of being a animal i have been a hawk a bear and a black wolf i would like too know what this means

Hi Jessica! This is a great question to ask your elders or someone from your tribe. Every tribe has different associations with animals, so what may mean one thing to me may mean something completely different to you based on our tribes. For example, in my tribe owls are considered…

Date posted: August 22, 2019