hello @calebleejl, yes, a lot of work went into this post for sure. Most of it was shared with me by someone from the first nation. most oral history is not always shared and i was honored. i am passionate because it is in the blood. that is the simple answer. there was always something within me that i felt awkward and out of place, it was not until i accepted some of my ancestral abilities that i then started to ask the Being upstairs (Creator, God, etc.) to give me some answers. it's been quite a journey so far, but i have been given many of my answers. i am not sure if i am sad if you are not sad for not caring about your culture. i want to say sorry, but if you have no feeling there, then that is ultimately your choice. right?
i would not say that i have a love for the past. i am more of a person that is 100 in the NOW. it is only through teaching and sharing that i am opening up about these aspects of history, culture, and to me its just beautiful. honestly, i love photography more but i do love writing too. i also am ensuring that i am writing in accuracy and not conjecture. one day first nation will be on steemit and if i am incorrect they will come full force NdN on me. LOL if you have never had that, pray you never do. (:
Thank you for posing such interesting questions and a great comment. xx