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When family shame obscures indigenous heritage

My dad always said our family had 'Indian blood' but spoke of it like a shameful secret, and now that he's dead I'm trying to piece together what he wouldn't tell me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Internalized racism can lead families to bury indigenous identity, leaving descendants to excavate their own history.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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