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How to honor partial cultural inheritance authentically

I burned sage in my apartment like my Native grandmother taught me but I am only one-quarter indigenous and live in a city and wonder if I am just playing at something I do not understand.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mixed heritage creates uncertainty about which ancestral practices we can legitimately claim and how to honor them without appropriation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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