I really love the colours and design of these tattoos and am thinking of getting one but I also don’t want to be culturally insensitive. Would getting something like this be inappropriate? For context, I have no Native American heritage - I’m a white British male.

Hi, I hope this is not the wrong place to post this- I wasn’t really sure where to ask. I got a dream catcher from my grandmother a very long time ago. She is not indigenous. I wanted to know if there was any way I could tell if it was legimiate, or just some cheap knock off. I think it’s pretty, but I don’t want to display it if it’s just something made in a factory.

Hi, i took an ancestry dna test qnd a 23andme and it says i have ancestors who are native to this land. 23andme shows all of the americas with no real confidence while ancestry shows 2 locations. Im curious which tribe or group comes from these areas historically. (Orange and blue area, not violet area)

Any help would be nice! I just want to respect my ancestors and know who they were and teach my daughter who she is as well.

I was raised to believe I was 1/4 and my father looks identifiably native. He always identified as Native and my parents gave me a Native name at birth. I was raised to revere and respect the Native American cultures but I was never enrolled in a tribe. When I was a kid I would wander the wild forests of Tennessee all day from ages 5-10 and I've never felt so at home. My parents were neglectful(in other areas as well) and I could have died in the forest but I never felt endangered in the moment. I love all animals strongly, yes ALL animals, including arthropods and fish + more! I think all animals deserve rights and protections. I feel a strong spiritual connection to northern american animals like deer, wolves, mountain lions, etc. I so badly want to connect to my Native side and I really do respect the culture. I am also upset about what my ancestors had to go through and what Native Americans still go through. I know that my ancestors were forced to go to Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears thanks to Ancestry .com. My ancestors were assimilated fully into white culture. Anyways, I just wanted to get this off my chest because I'm grieving right now. It was a huge shock to learn I wasn't 1/4th like my parents said. It feels like I've lost a part of me. idk what I'm gonna do from here but I would love to learn more about Native American culture even if I'm only 1/16th. /gen

Any diné that can and wants to chime in?

I saw this on tv once, and have wanted to learn more about. I'd be appreciative if anyone can give me a name for it and point me in the right direction for further research.

I found this on blood mountain Georgia. Is it a just an oddly shaped rock or an artifact?

Hello, given that it's Fiddlehead and wild leek season they've been on my mind and I wondered to myself, "Surely the indigenous peoples must have eaten these plants, (especially leeks)?"

Are there any traditional dishes that involves Fiddleheads and/or Leeks?

EDIT: I WORDED THIS STUPIDLY

I KNOW that you still exist, you still matter and your cultures are still alive and I'm dreadfully sorry to have made anyone think that I believe that your people are a thing of the past. I came to this page specifically because I was curious how the first peoples of North America ate these ingredients without international ingredients brought by colonization. I was curious if these recipes were passed on to your people. If I just wanted recipes involving Fiddleheads or wild leeks I would have just googled it.

I was curious to know if your ancestors used leeks on fish (maybe smoked fish?) or cooked deer or if they made soups with them and things like that. I'm very curious about foraging and using what you've got on hand in the bush like your ancestors did rather than simply going to the grocery store like you and I can now.

I am sorry if I'm implying that either you don't live traditionally off of the land without using international ingredients, and... I am also sorry if I'm implying that you do. I know the majority of you try incredibly hard to keep your culture and traditions alive (despite the horrific abuse and genocide colonization and the governments have done) but it's ignorant and racist to assume that you don't live in 2022 and that colonization has not impacted you in every single way including, cooking.

I am deeply sorry to have unintentionally hurt any one of you.

Am I native?

Am I considered native or just a descent? Or neither? I want to hear it from the Native people themselves. I always had a feeling I had some native blood in me, so I took a DNA test and this what I got. My family is from El Salvador. I was born and raised in the states. I love reading and studying indigenous languages. I was studying Mohawk and Alsea.

Just wanted to share it

Context, I’m white and find these Temu offers super cute but I’m aware I could be stealing a marginalised group’s culture. Not sure which tribes or area these prints are from.

Hi I am a white women who bought a witch kit off Etsy I didn’t see the sellar using white sage so I though it was safe to buy from her but I was wrong. In my kit was white sage. I know this is a closed practice so what is my best option with the sage going forward. Any advice appreciated

Are there any good, informative, accurate books on Native American mythology?

Hi! I'm white, and I recently bought a jewelry jar. In this jar, theres a necklace that seems to be a dream catcher. Is it cultural appropriation to keep or wear this? I have no problem donating it if so.

hello everyone! i love cosplaying stands from jojos bizzare adventure. this is the stand of a native american charater that i really like and i was planning on taking to the next con. i think it would be really cool but i dont want to b disrespectful towards native american culture (im italian, if that matters). what do yall think? any feedback is appreciated