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How to navigate spiritual practices across different indigenous traditions

I married into a Plains tribe but I'm from a Woodland people and sometimes in ceremony I feel like I'm betraying my own ancestors by participating in traditions that aren't mine.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Even within indigenous communities, differences in spiritual practices can create feelings of cultural betrayal.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous spiritualities — North America?”

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