I hate the stereotype about Native people being hyperspiritual. This stereotype esp gets passed around in New Age groups who cherry pick what they& #39;ve heard via stereotypes. More than once I& #39;ve been the only Native person in a room full of white folks discussing Native "beliefs".

What I& #39;ve learned is how quickly stereotypes spread in a room without a Native person where white folks confirm each other& #39;s stereotypes abt Native ppl as fact. It gets esp uncomfortable when I see discussions abt totems & animal guides cause that& #39;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& #39;s "This Native belief confirms MY exp."