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  #2 Azee Bee Nahagha (Native American Church) As a young person I really didn't have an interest in any type of religion. My father didn't have a religion he exercise or talked about and my mother was a christian/traditional follower. My grandmother believed in our traditional ways and my grandfather believed in the bible but through revival church. In my younger days it just felt I was a lost individual trying to find my own path to religion. Our traditional beliefs seemed complicated to understand and christianity in my own opinion was a religion that was force onto natives. As a young person I thought of myself as a lost individual with no religious value.  One summer day while visiting family I noticed a teepee that was set up during the early morning. As curiosity took over I started to ask questions in regards to what I seen. Apparently I had asked enough questions so they invited me to attend the ceremony to get an understanding of what Native American Church was. So I...

 In all honesty I rarely read any sort of blogs. Unfortunately I search various types of blogs from food to babies, to sports, to news, and some obnoxious celebrity news. Let's start with the fist two blogs I thought were worth wasting time on. As a native I like to engage in reading materials that involve native communities or awareness.  https://blog.nativehope.org/all . There are many topics of interest for any type of reader. I enjoy this blog due to the fact that it brings awareness to native hardships or even spirituality for various cultures across native lands. It shines light on the struggles we native have experience(d) past or present. This website also holds the many stories of individuals who have stories worth sharing or would like to express. The format that is used on this website would be casual/professional. This blog has well organized page that is easy to navigate within the site. The many pictures and personal information of the natives that shared their s...