Where to start?
Initially growing up, I was more involved in my culture but as time went on me and family moved away to different state which was very far away from the rest of our family. On top of that sadly my parents fell deep into addiction, and soon I grew up without much knowledge of my culture. Currently I am 18 and will start college soon, and I gotta say I feel really disconnected.
I am very proud of my heritage but I feel as if I dont deserve to call myself Indigenous??? I dont own any regalia and the only true proof of my heritage is my certificate of blood. I want to get more involved within my culture and heritage but I have no idea where to begin. My mom use to be a great fancy shawl dancer but im afraid she wouldn't be much help in starting. Fortunately I do know how to bead !! Forgot to mention that, Im jst a beginner of course but its better than nothing. Maybe I could start there? Does anyone know where I can get supplies and maybe even proper regalia to start my fancy shawl journey? Or any tips regarding my situation!! Is it too late to start fancy shawl?