I KNOW I am Native American. The people on my maternal side of the family are black with indigenous features, and when I look at pictures of those they grew up with, they are undeniably native and some are full-blood. However, no one knows the tribe. I feel a little embarassed in my confidence to claim I am Native American even though I know I am, because I don't know the tribe. When people ask, they often look down on me because I don't know exactly where I am from, leaving people to doubt me. I am also mixed race, so that's another thing. Can I claim to be Indigenous even though I don't know the tribe? I go to powwow and I buy and wear handmade earrings. I want to be honest because I am Indigenous I know I am and respectful.

How would/should I care for southeast asiatic Native American children that will most likely be part South East Asian or East Asian on their paternal side

As the title says. For context, I am basically entirely white. My family says that we have ""indian heritage,"" but there's basically no evidence for this. Regardless, I live in East Tennessee on ancestral Cherokee territory, and would like to learn the Cherokee language, but I'm wondering whether or not it's generally accepted for a non-native person to learn a native language - though I'm willing to assume that there are probably some cases that differ from the consensus, whatever that may be. Thanks!

Edit: Thank you to those who've given me answers! And to the people who have asked why I ask in the first place, it's just because I've heard before that, for some, they feel uncomfortable having non-natives learn their language, and I figured I should ask just in case.

Does anybody have any good (preferably free) online resources they use to strengthen their niish?? Im always looking for ways to improve!

Thought maybe I could find some like minded neeches to appreciate a new song/video.

The theme is surrounding breaking intergenerational truama, hope y'all can dig it.

Peace.

What are some good Native owned activewear companies? I'm looking for something to rep the culture and wear on my hikes (:

Artist Credit: Adamlewisart

Not mine, just wanted to share!

A caravan of 52 citizens of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma arrived in Ohio earlier this month, traveling by bus and car nearly 700 miles from their tribal headquarters.

For nearly 20 years, members of the tribe have been making occasional trips to Ohio and other states, to reconnect with where their ancestors lived before their forced removal. Last week was one of those trips.

Shawnee people are some of the likely descendants of the builders of the earthen mounds, which were used as ceremonial centers.

One of those sites called the Octagon Earthworks had been leased to a country club, and until last year was a golf course.

“It's the first time that they haven't been playing golf out here while I was here,” Clint Kissee said.

Kissee said it was discouraging to see the land used that way.

But this day, he felt differently.

“Excited today, I went and left a little tobacco and said a prayer, and it's a beautiful place. Starting to see some native plants come back, medicinal plants and forage plants. So it's been a good day,” Kissee said.

Yesterday I saw my first Washington tribal license plate. It was for the Muckleshoot Tribe, and I thought it looked really nice.

Here in Oklahoma, several tribes have their own license plates. The Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee Nations all have them, and some even offer veteran versions.

After seeing the Muckleshoot plate, I looked at Washington’s website and found out that several tribes there have their own plates too. They all look really good.

Who's got a good recipe?

I have center loin chops, Goya white hominy (all I have around here), bushes red kidney beans, some home made chicken/vegetable stock, salt, pepper. What am I missing?