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When cultural identity feels misunderstood by peers

My grandmother always called me her special grandson who walked between worlds, but now my college friends say I'm appropriating when I try to explain what that means to me as a Lakota person.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between indigenous wisdom and contemporary frameworks creates isolation for those living authentic traditional identities.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Two-spirit and indigenous gender traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.