I'm half Lakota but raised in the city and when I finally went to ceremony last year I felt like a fraud, like everyone could see I didn't belong there even though something in my bones recognized the songs.
More people experience this than they realize.
The disconnection from ancestral ways creates a deep longing coupled with shame about one's authenticity.
“Where Are You with Indigenous spiritualities — North America?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.