Native As I Can Be, episode 6 is here! We talked about growing up as a Native adoptee, finding her birth parents, and her connection and career communicating with relatives from the unseen world.
This week, I interviewed Melissa L. Bennett. Melissa is a domestic transracial adoptee and descendant of the Umatilla, Nimiipuu, Sac and Fox, and Anishinaabe Nations. She is a writer, storyteller and story listener, an educator, spiritual care provider, spirit worker, tarot reader, and ancestor whisperer. Melissa currently resides in rural Oregon where she lives with two cats, a lot of art supplies, and plenty of snacks.
Some of her essays can be found here:
https://expositionreview.com/flash-405/river-of-stars/
https://www.oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine/joy-and-pain-spring-2023/creation-stories/
https://www.oregonhumanities.org/rll/beyond-the-margins/sema/
She can be found on Instagram @lostbirdtarot
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