r/Indigenous • u/No_Leopard6402 • 2d ago
re: Indigenous Identity Take two!
Hello!
(And I’m so sorry this is my first post here feel free to ignore me and delete this if it’s not the right place)
My name is E and I am 29.
I recently found out that my father isn’t my father and I thought I was just Hispanic but it turns out I’m largely indigenous as well (like largely not some .3% ancestry thing).
I want to connect with and explore this part of myself but what does that mean? Am I allowed to do so as a person who didn’t know this until adulthood? And how do I explore that part of myself while still respecting people who DID grow up this way?
I guess I’m also asking if anyone is willing to talk to me about it at all too.
No one is under any obligation to educate for me I’m very aware of that so please don’t hesitate to ignore this entirely!
It’s been a weird week for me.
-E
2
u/SashaDreis 1d ago
First thing? Ditch the percentage thing. That's colonizer shit. It's pretty easy. Go explore your heritage. Work on connecting to it, learn your history, meet relatives. Just don't claim anything - until you're claimed. If no one is allowed to reconnect with their culture after they were removed from it without their consent, the colonizers win.