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When non-Native friends tokenize but don't truly accept your spirituality

My white friends think it's cool that I'm Native until I talk about ceremony or the spirit world, then they get uncomfortable and change the subject like I'm being too weird.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Surface-level acceptance of indigenous identity often evaporates when deeper spiritual realities are shared.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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