I was adopted out and my birth father just died and his family invited me to the funeral but I don't know any of the protocols and I'm terrified of doing something wrong or inappropriate.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire to belong meets the fear of trespass, where grief becomes entangled with questions of cultural legitimacy and inherited belonging.
“Where Are You with Indigenous grief ceremonies?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.