Welcome to the boards and the wide world of quilting. Glad to have you here. Quilters are a surprisingly diverse group of people but generally among the nicest people I know.
While you are looking into your other interests, make sure to look into Seminole patchwork, the precursor to most of our modern techniques.
https://www.semtribe.com/STOF/culture/seminole-clothing
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswi...-appropriation