My cousin died of an overdose and I want to follow our traditional year of mourning but I work in corporate America and can't explain to my boss why I need to take time off for ceremony every new moon.
More people experience this than they realize.
The dominant culture's relationship to time and productivity becomes a barrier to healing, forcing impossible choices between survival and ceremony.
“Where Are You with Indigenous grief ceremonies?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.