Feeling Isolated
I have thought over my post many times and don't believe it violates rule 1 so if it does just let me know and I will take it down. That said I am indigenous or well I think. My mom's side of the family has many cousins who are and we all are connected through my mom's side so I'm assuming that makes me Indigenous too unless they all married into an Indigenous family. My issue lies with being completely isolated from them. My grandfather is incredibly like can't be in the same room with a non-white person problematic. I don't speak to him anymore obviously but my Nana said we have no indigenous blood when I know my cousins are who I can't contact because of a big move and just losing phone numbers. I want to believe my papa and definitely Nana wouldn't lie about this but my papa can't even bring up the fact he has a gay brother. Like fully doesn't acknowledge his existence. So it left me stranded. I don't want to claim something I'm not so what I'm asking I guess is if there are ways to find out? I have googled before and tried to find actual resources but have come up shorthanded because maybe I don't know how to phrase it. Again if this isn't the right place I understand and will delete this but I'm Canadian if that makes a difference and if someone knows where to point me. Not educate me just point me in a direction where I can move forward with my search.