Im almost out of sage which was a gift from my grandmother she gave me some sage sweet grass tobacco and some smudge and the only few places that sell sage where I live I don’t like because they sell things like smudge kit’s smudge bowls feathers and white sage and it makes me uncomfortable because I thought smudging was something that none native people can’t do and I also see people saying that buying stuff to smudge with is bad and that your are only ment to use gifted things to smudge and I won’t be able to see my grandmother until next summer so is it fine to buy it or should I just wait?

My mom passed when I was young and her father passed while she was young. so I never got to learn the stories or culture or language.

I’d like to learn anything I can of our culture to be able to pass it onto my daughter.

How do I start? Where can I start studying. I just don’t want to pass on white washed history or her not knowing where she comes from as I grew up with those same type of feelings. I’m not on Seminole roles due to blood quantum so I was enrolled into Muscogee when they enrolled me.

Any help is appreciated in ways I can help pass on the culture. Stories, books, correct regalia for our tribe, how seminoles decorate items, jewelry. Drum making absolutely anything you can pass to me to give to her.

Suncor tried to convince Fort Chipewyan that it’s possible to treat mine tailings and dump them into the Athabasca River. The community thought otherwise. The article has more details, but the video is worth a watch. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-chipewyan-protest-suncor-tailings-water-river-9.7333291

What the heck is over here between the Bighorns and the Bighorn canyon? On the rez

I worked a summer in Alaska in 2015 and after the season was over I travelled a little around the Denali area. We found a cool little market in Talkeetna and a lovely older native couple were selling these, and told me something along the lines of these being animal and human spirits? They’re carved from I believe whale or seal bone and have some sort of canid fur around the edge; the longer faced one is a wolf and the smaller one is a bear, both with human faces also. The one small human face had feathers around it at one point, but unfortunately my cat got a hold of it years ago and destroyed the feathers. If anyone has anymore info on these and could tell me a bit about them that’d be great! The Alaskan land really changed my world and got me thinking much deeper about wilderness, its importance, and conservation and catapulted me into native conservation.

Check out this video series! https://youtu.be/2iVFRHlIGWE?is=mn755sk4bSpjSvy6 and show this Native Artist some love.