John Blackfeather (Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation) grew up in Hillsborough, N.C., on the lands that his ancestors have stewarded for millennia.
As a child, John received many cultural teachings from his mother and grandparents. John was also able to freely explore nature and to build an intimate relationship with the Occaneechi homelands.
What are the similarities and differences between John’s upbringing and your own?