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What to do when cultural honor feels like personal trap

Everyone says I should be proud to be chosen for the traditional leadership training but I just want to leave this place and go to college like my friends.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being selected for traditional roles can create a prison of expectation that conflicts with individual dreams and desires.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous coming-of-age traditions?”

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