EPIC White Mountain Apache Sunrise Dance Documentary (Justin Susan) 

Thanks for this video. I’m White Mountain Apache but was adopted out as a baby. Raised Roman Catholic. The older I got, the more I felt that I don’t fit into that religion and found my roots and tribe. 💕

Even though I'm not Apache, I have great respect for you and your people. I'm sorry about the past and your ancestors you lost, but I love your pride and courage. You will always be my favorite people. May the great spirits bless you all!

As a German i'm really impressed, there is so much more about Native culture than they show us in normal movies or in books!

Hello ! I am French and have always felt deep respect for you, native Americans,among the rares ones over the earth to respect nature, human beings who have suffered so much but are still up and proud. It is a pleasure and a honour to be able to watch ceremonies from your ancestral culture. May your great gods bless you all !

I'm apache and I'm going to be having my dance soon in September and all these videos that are showing up in my recommendations are really getting me excited:))

Im a indigenous person from Australia and i sew your video and i was so moved and touched by you culture that em proud of the Indian people and the amazing history that they have wich is so brave and historical

Man, this is home. Iyaa'aiye, my clan.

Wanna meet Native Americans so bad. Love from the Philippines. ❤️🇵🇭

Alot first nations are lost, from addictions, or destroyed by colonization from residential school and bible, ceremonies like this are great models from our past to keep alive and empower our youth, amazing story, keep moving forward. Thank you for teaching us.

i'm mescalero apache and our ceremonies are very similar, ours lasts four days and she dances all night on the fourth night. during the four days she stays in a tipi. she's blessed by the white painted woman and our crown dancers. music is a slower pace/lower voices as well. cool to see the differences and similarities between apache tribes. 'ixehé for sharing

Nízhoní I am Navajo from piñon AZ to see people carry on a tradition is the most beautiful sight and feeling in the world Ahéhee’☺️I just LOVE my heritage it’s the most beautiful blessing I could have🙏❣️

I do not know my tribes, no dna test will show, its undocumented and finding gravestones and my family tree genealogy has taken much time...but by word of my elders, I am a mix of apache, navajo, as well as Mayan blood descending from Mexico. It's tough to hear the voice of this woman because it hits so strong, but we are still here. By blood forever. I am from south texas, embraced with my mexican heritage as well as my native and indigenous root. This is beautiful that tradition will always remain and not be forgotten. Love to all you out there. Do not lose hope, our day will come again.

When I was a young boy I was privileged to attend a few Sunrise Events in Whiteriver Arizona a long time ago. Also the rodeos at the fairgrounds. My mother was honored one time with pollen. Too young to understand much of the ceremony. Peace and prosperity to the Apache.

i am 34.6% chiricahua apache and i grew up not knowing i am apache i grew up knowing the mexican culture and i am learning about my tribe and what they believed in. i am also learning the dance and language

wish i was brought up traditional, still proud to be native though! chahta here

Her telling of this ceremony is done beautifully thank you ! and Blessings to you !

Thank you so much for this. I live and teach in Whiteriver, AZ. I've been saddened by the lack of documentaries and just general media available for my students to see and learn about their culture. This will be so helpful!!

Im to be 💯% native american both sides of my family. And i will always be proud to be related to Chiricahua Mescalero APACHES Real Native Americans. Im happy to be apache and blessed. To have apache family in the rez. Love them alot. 🦅✊🏾☝🏾⚡🌎✊🏾🙏🏾🕵🏾‍♀️🦅

This is very touching and beautifully presented. I am teaching a World Dance class at a community college and they are learning about rite of passage and the role of dance in that. I am so excited to show my students this video. After growing up in Gilbert, AZ, this really deepens my appreciation and respect for the Apache culture. Thank you and blessings!

I have two neices that are 1/2 Navaho 1/2 Alute Eskimo so this dance touched a very special place in my heart,I wish to thank you.

I miss home now I love being Apache I'm glad u have respect for the gaan aks crown dancers bc alot oof ppl disrespect them

This is beautiful - thank you for sharing this with us. What an honor to get to witness a piece of something so significant in tradition to your tribe.

I live in Nord Italy Justine. My name is Pierangelo '' pedro''. I pray for the sacred circle People's Native. Hasta siempre la Victoria! Hiii hiii hiiiii

This puts a smile on my face

We are Apaches!!!

So beautiful and inspiring to watch, thank you for sharing this sacred thing with us. Many Holy Blessings

Thanks for becoming alive again by watching this lovely ceremony..🐝

Muy bonito vídeo, gracias por mostrarnos sus danzas y costumbres 👍👍

May, the souls, of the ancestors, bless you all!

Im so proud of being a Navaho and apache this part of my culture great video

I m Apache thank you brother blessings to you always

Wow just wow its so beautiful

My roots are from cedar creek bc I'm apache, my sunrise dance is next year

I think all the native cultures are the real treasure of the American continent. From the other side of the world, I've always felt admiration and respect for your traditions, costumes, history and the deep connection with the natural world that surrounds you. You are beautiful people. Peace and love from Italy ☮️❤️🇮🇹

Thank you for this...my spouse is Apache and the more I learn about the sacred ways the better!

Awesome. My home town. Much continued success to your works and all you aspire to do.

This is truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing. ❤

A'Ho from the Grand Daughter of Grace Nichols of the Creek Clan. Thank you for all the posts from different tribes. I find the Apache Ceremonies very interesting.

Yes, beautiful apache girls ! Love you all my brothers, and sisters!❤⭕️

Absolute Beauty!! My mother is Diné and the story and ceremony is LOVELY!! Our languages are very similar...

I remember this dance heyyy... I'm the kid in the blue shirt and black hat remember I helped you and your dad with that table

you did such a wonderful job!! the quality, the godmother talking, and all the little things you captured are all so beautiful! great job!

The ceremony was incredible, safe travels on your journey God Bless

Hey Justin thanks for this fine work. Though we are in a Biz school, we do a lot of cross-cultural marketing stuff and that means learning about different people. I shared this with my class. Thanks!

Thank you for respecting our culture.

This is beautiful, would you mind if I repost this on my channel? I'll give credit and link your page.

You did a good job!! Being so far from home, this makes me feel like I'm at home ❤

Ahee…Thank you so much for sharing very much appreciated indeed.. As always Tind’e…Strength..Beauty..Intelligence… Walk in Beauty and Gratitude…

Such a peaceful way 🦅

Thank you for sharing. Blessings to all.

Proud of you guys 👏👏👏👏👏❤️

its wonderful thx for sharing i wish you and your people all the best stay blessed and many greetings from germany 🙂

Im Mescalero. I love all my apache people in usa and northern mexico where my great great grandpa geronimo is from my moms nano. DA'AN'ZHO IXEHE

This is awesome thanks for sharing.

Such an amazing video, Justin. I had no idea how talented you were!!!

Amazing much respect for you love this from australia x

Thank you so much. I could really feel the spirit.

My boyfriend us Apache and because of that ive been trying my hardest to learn the tradions for our future children! Although im 65% northwestern European im wanting my future child to be brought up like there father in a apache traditional way💗

Great job! Love seeing our culture & your piece is great work

Amazing footage. Love the shots and great focus!

Keep shining on .

Beautiful. Thank You for sharing.

I love and proud to be Apache

Exultant, beautiful, greetings from Uruguay

Beautiful video. I saw myself in there. Lol

blessing from Italy. A parte tutto la ragazzina è bellissima

Gotta admire the girl's stamina. I imagine all that dancing would get pretty tiring after a while.

Sono contento di vedere che qualcosa si è salvato delle tradizione dei nativi i veri ecologisti di questo pianeta

Muchas Gracias . for sharing your culture. I will alwasys Remember yuor People , Dios .

beautiful

Tahat is why so importand family and bound with all members and nature. In old Slavic belives we had the same culture and still we have it's live in us like in Apache tribes. SLAVA to you and greetings from Poland.

So cool

Amazing!!! Aly and I loved it!!!

Thank You for sharing.

Don’t document for views just let it be if faith drives you NOT MONEY

I’m Mescalero Apache from San Carlos Arizona

Oh my gosh I loved this!💕

Im sad the covid 19 is cancelled all the dancea this year i was going to see my cuz do hers

💜💜 thank you for your inspiration, passage to womanhood journey! Ni'zhoni' from Lukachukai, AZ.

I miss my dance already

Wow, You do great Workman... Love this Vid! I went out there a While back and I didn't have the skills I have today... and If I did have the Chance to Visit again the people again... I would Do a vid like this. Glad you did this for all for all to see. Thank you for your great Filmmaking/Editing skills, young man. This Vid belongs in Film Festival, You do Award-winning work. Achema.

I always love the boys songs❤

Miss america .

Dagotee Da'nzhoo shi' Nde Apache am chiricahua Nde

Nice, I love it

Im apache thank you brother nizhoni

Hola muy bonita tradición tiene que bello es que no pierdan sus costumbres y su idioma nativo felicidades a mi me gusta su tradición y música 🎶🙏🏼👍🏼😇

Very good video, good stuff brother.

Americans and Europeans have advanced technology, art, literature, transportation, mathematics, humor, law, manufacture, music, politics, weapons, materials, space exploration, and communications. Indians shuffle around in the dirt.

Very nice. 💜

Я русская,из России, очень большое впечатление производят видео церемоний вашего народа,с огромным уважением отношусь ко всем коренным народам Америки, конечно, я не все, происходящее на церемонии, понимаю, но душой чувствую,что это что то важное и очень близкое нам,русским, но мы утеряли это.Я очень рада,что традиции вашего народа живы.

New viewer from 🇵🇭 Philippines 👋 Native Americans or American Indeginous tribe are look similar with Filipinos of the Philippines, dark eyes, tanned skin and black hair

I was at a Sunrise Dance this summer but I was the one that was to paint the girl while my brother was holding the paint

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

That's my cousins partner for her sunrise dance

noble people. they were persecuted. Real people of america

Люблю вас❤

When she talks about prayer in the end of the video: Do they pray to the christian god or did some of the natives keep their traditional religions? Just wondering, cause I thought these religions died out, but it seems weird to pray to the christian god, while celebrating a tradional ceremony. I’m Swiss, so I don’t really know much about the Native American culture, but it’s really interesting to watch these videos. It’s great to see that some of the traditions survived.

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Truly loved their, line moves,,then I think I saw waltz,then if my eyes saw correctly, I witnessed some Irish jig,,,just what part of their choreography was actually belonging to them ...I wanted to see their circle of dance, the attire that says lepan, Mescolero, Churicahua, Jecorillo etc,,I don,t want to see Stetsons or non native attire ,the Apache to me is a very unique people,,,I like their casual wear,,a rag here and a rag there,,enough for their environment,,