I hate the stereotype about Native people being hyperspiritual. This stereotype esp gets passed around in New Age groups who cherry pick what they've heard via stereotypes. More than once I've been the only Native person in a room full of white folks discussing Native "beliefs".

What I've learned is how quickly stereotypes spread in a room without a Native person where white folks confirm each other's stereotypes abt Native ppl as fact. It gets esp uncomfortable when I see discussions abt totems & animal guides cause that's breeding ground for this stuff

One of the main issues is people approaching this with a "what can this do for me" attitude "my experience" "me" "I" instead of having a willingness to learn from the ground up over years as most of us would in any belief system. Instead it's "This Native belief confirms MY exp."