I was feeling a little guilty about that - in particular, I felt I should have been doing some ancestor work regarding my Indigenous heritage (I had been focused on trying to establish physical connections). As a result, I expected to be berated in some way - possibly because of my white settler heritage (although some of those were renowned for being good with Indigenous people).
Well ... what I was told off about was not more actively and proudly claiming my Indigenous heritage.
Oops.
And hence ... the poem “Separation”, updating my “About Me” page, and this post.
I cannot talk about Indigenous culture - although there are some truly excellent teachers on that, and I know what they have taught me, but I can talk about my feelings, the reality of that part of my heritage, and ... the fact that I have been robbed of an important part of my life.
To some extent, I have written about that in various places.
The important perspective that was emphasised in that meditation is that my people - and all Indigenous people - have also been robbed. Robbed of what I and others could have contributed.
Even robbed of the ability to claim and use the accomplishments of lost ones such as myself - and, from a mainstream point of view, I have had what many would consider a successful life, thereby debunking all aspects of discrimination based on alleged lack of ability.
I have more to think on with this.
PS - Stan Grant's books are also an excellent source of thoughtful, thought-provoking material that is often relevant to this. See also here, and here & here.
Note that I am cutting back on aspects of my posts - see here.
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