So glad I found this article. I'm Latina born in the USA, and on my mother's side my bisabuela is Quechua, and I seek to reconnect with her pueblo as neither my abuela nor my mother retained any of the customs from the pueblo nor do either of them know how to speak Quechua. Thing is, I'm also seeking to convert to Judaism. I know the process is long, and I'm 100% prepared to commit to it and complete it, but admittedly I have some conflicting emotions since I'm incapable of finding any Jewish Native Americans online to chat with and befriend, so I felt like I wouldn't truly be able to reconcile and live in two different and unique-to-each-other cultures. I guess I was afraid of overstepping my boundaries as a goy seeking conversion, AND of being a fraud amongst the people of my bisabuela's pueblo. I guess was always afraid of never being seen as Jewish enough or Indigineous enough. But now I know it is not impossible for me at all. Thanks again so much for writing this article. My confidence in myself and my desire to reconnect and to convert are now stronger than ever. Thank you ♡
So glad I found this article. I'm Latina born in the USA, and on my mother's side my bisabuela is Quechua, and I seek to reconnect with her pueblo as neither my abuela nor my mother retained any of the customs from the pueblo nor do either of them know how to speak Quechua. Thing is, I'm also seeking to convert to Judaism. I know the process is long, and I'm 100% prepared to commit to it and complete it, but admittedly I have some conflicting emotions since I'm incapable of finding any Jewish Native Americans online to chat with and befriend, so I felt like I wouldn't truly be able to reconcile and live in two different and unique-to-each-other cultures. I guess I was afraid of overstepping my boundaries as a goy seeking conversion, AND of being a fraud amongst the people of my bisabuela's pueblo. I guess was always afraid of never being seen as Jewish enough or Indigineous enough. But now I know it is not impossible for me at all. Thanks again so much for writing this article. My confidence in myself and my desire to reconnect and to convert are now stronger than ever. Thank you ♡