Let me start by saying that I know I do not have the right to currently call myself Native American. That it is more than DNA and blood but a culture and community.
With that said, I grew up not knowing who my father was. On top of that, my mother did not know who her father was. As a...
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09-24-2017, 03:24 PM -
Does anyone have a direct connection to the issue of the residential/mission school experience and/or the adopting out of Indian children to non-Indians? If so please respond and tell your story. This is a very painful topic for many of us but it is important that we share with one another to heal and...11-05-2006, 05:02 PM
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My name is Anastasia Benson and I'm hoping to learn more about my Native Ancestry from my great grandmother's side of the family and gain a level of connection with that heritage. I'm also hoping to better understand the world from the Native point of view and have hopes of accurately depicting Native...05-19-2017, 04:51 PM
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Hello everyone. I have been reading numerous things on the boards the past few days. I am hoping that I don't generate negative response or opinion. I am 24 years old. Growing up, I was always told by my grandmother (who died when I was 15) about our Native American ancestors. I'm not coming here like...10-06-2010, 02:22 AM
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Today it has been 13 years for my one and only daughter. I just wanted to share a little bit of my lost with whom ever wants to read, but writing this to get my thoughts out!
Ashley Marie Stately
NIIYOBINESI - 4 Eagles
9/11/94-9/27/97
On September 11, 1994...09-27-2010, 01:20 PM