Mentors or elders in the Kainai Nation?
Hi. Due to colonization and genocide, I hesitate to post here as I am a white person. I am in Washington State and the adoptive parent of an amazing 4 year old whose mom is part of the Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe), we are working with the Canadian government to get our daughter registered as well. We unfortunately do not have contact with her mom nor any other her mother's family, besides her two older children, who we have a lot of contact with and live near us in Seattle. We attend powwows and are doing 19 weeks of dance classes through the United Indians of All Tribes with our daughter for her to have as much exposure and learning she can. As she gets older and as she begins to collect more regalia, we really would like her to have knowledge, not just from elders and community members we have met (which is obviously incredibly important) but from elders and community members in the Kainai Nation. I have reached out to the Blood Tribe on their site and also a couple of Facebook groups but haven't had any luck yet ( I will keep trying) so I figured I would try here!
To be specific, we would love to meet someone who would be willing to meet on Zoom (or in person if you are near Seattle) to share more information about regalia - color, how to wear certain pieces, etc. As well as stories, knowledge, meditations, etc.
Thank you so much,