My partner wants us to do a traditional cleansing ceremony before we move in together, but I'm still questioning my own mixed Indigenous identity and whether I have the right to participate in these rituals, and they're feeling like I'm rejecting something fundamental about who they are.
More people experience this than they realize.
Questions of cultural belonging create barriers to intimacy when sacred practices become tests of authenticity and acceptance.
“Where Are You with Indigenous healing traditions — Americas and Pacific?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.