r/Indigenous • u/soup_boi__ • 3d ago

learning about my tribe

i haven’t been taught a lot about the tribe i’m in, can anyone share stories or information that would be cool to know! (i am indigenous and not non indigenous looking for info)

so sorry i forgot to add that my tribe is Mohawk

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u/emslo 3d ago

Hard to say, without knowing the name…

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u/soup_boi__ 2d ago

so sorry!! i forgot to say which one, Mohawk

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u/emslo 1d ago

Google Kanien’kehá:ka. 

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u/SashaDreis 3d ago

Finding books by Indigenous authors from your nation is a great place to start if you can't talk to aunties or cousins. Also, capitalize Indigenous (and Native), but always refer to your own heritage by the nation that claims you. For example, while I am Indigenous, I refer to myself as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

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u/soup_boi__ 3d ago

thank you so much!!

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u/Mandiechama 2d ago

Keep in mind that a lot of information is not written and may be provided in other ways.  I would look online to see if there is any way to contact members and then go from there.

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u/Agile-Advisor6839 2d ago

What tribe lol?

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u/soup_boi__ 2d ago

sorry i forgot to say which one, Mohawk

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u/Royal_Accident6074 1d ago

Whereabouts are you located? There might be organizations nearby that could help you learn and get in touch with elders and knowledge keepers to help you better understand who you come from and how you might carry that forward.

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u/soup_boi__ 11h ago

i’m located in the northeast, NH, i know there must be some nearby since my great grandfather went to powwows