When I'm near a native community, I visit it. If I hear there's a spiritual person in the neighborhood, I'll seek them out.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers.
I think of some of my friends who have passed to the spirit world but are who here with me when I go to events and when I walk in my own community. My sisters, Ingred, my sister Marsha, and my sister Nielock. All cofounders of the Indigenous Women's Network with me. All long time women activists in the native community.
I have Aboriginal roots on my father's side, and have always indentified with that spirit. I feel a lot of my music comes from that place.
A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are.
Yeah, I'm a spiritual person.
I'm a spiritual person.
I do believe in the viability of Indian spiritualism.
I grew up in a pretty religious house. My family was Roman Catholic, and I couldn't wait to get away from that. But that doesn't mean I'm not a spiritual person.
Spirituality is meant to take us beyond our tribal identity into a domain of awareness that is more universal.
I don't have anyone around me that's not spiritual.