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| Tealey Ka’senni:saks Normandin at age three celebrating her first Christmas in her new house, 1968. |
Being a child of the Sixties Scoop, I had somewhat of a cultural clash. My world views were non-Native, but then I started learning about the culture.
There was always this big thundercloud above my head, and it came from a place of thinking, am I accepted in the white world or am I accepted in the Indigenous world?
It was very confusing, but through teachings I’ve learned that I am a sacred being, Creator recognizes me, and I can be accepted in both realms. Once I came to that realization, the thundercloud was no longer threatening.
Even just learning the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen, it took me I don’t know how many years to have the courage to say it out loud. Even though I don’t have the language, and I don’t live here in Kahnawà:ke, this is my community, my territory, and I am still Kanien’kehá:ka.
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