My Scottish, English, Irish, and Czech ancestors immigrated to Canada (located on territory that is called Turtle Island according to Anishinaabe and other Indigenous peoples) in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I was raised in the Catholic tradition but after learning about the colonial history of Canada and the brutality of the Church run and State sponsored Residential School system, I found it difficult to embrace the tradition that I was born into. Moreover, I found myself drawn to learning about the Indigenous traditions (especially Dakota, Anishinaabe, and Cree) in whose ancient homeland I now live. This paper engages Indigenous methodological approaches such as the concept of "positionality" articulated in Kathleen (Minogiizhigookew) Absolon's book Kaandasowin to examine issues related to cultural appropriation, "pretendians," colonization, and identity.