Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask - Anton Treuer 

what an incredibly sensitive, intelligent, and open-hearted man. I have much respect.

What an elegant, eloquent speaker. We need these teachings more than ever. Thank you so much for this lecture.

Every time a native such as yourself says others should not stereotype about mythologic things often said about natives, I take it into great consideration . But then you share the ways of the culture (ceromonies and there purpose, personal responsibility, combating the selfish self with consistant offerings, devotion to the souls of the youth, etc), You make it impossible to not admire and take on some of the greatness of your culture. These really are very ascended ways of being.

chi meegwich for some very valid information about native american ojibwe culture. the time has come for humans to live in harmony with the earth and with each other. you are leader to bring us onto this path.

Because of this talk I never frogrot Anton Treuer... Now I read his books.

I am only 25 minute into this and this man is incredible. I have never heard someone speak about racial issues like this. Why is this man not in Washington? Why is he not the Secretary of Education?

Thank you so much for all of your enlightenment, Dr. Treuer.

Thank you Anton. I am always on the look out for Indian information. I've had an deep interest in American's ever since I was a very little girl. I did not understand culture, traditions but my connection was through the understanding of the Indian respect for all of life....I guess I could just say that the crows of sky gave me a message about life and that as I grew the American Indian values greatly connected to that message give by crows.

Only 16% Native and adopted found my biological and half sisters and learned I was Ottowa Objibwe from Canada of my fathers side 2 grandparents generation before him my grandparent was full blooded. I was so happy to find out who I was in terms of my cultural identity and bringing some forclosure to who I am after being adopted I warned a chance to belong and have an identity I could identify and be proud of. Also my other Native is Navajo on my mothers side in Jalisco Mexico. I never felt I belong anywhere. But with connections and 23&Me I found my heritage. The sad reality, because I was not as I was told a "certain blood quantum, I would never be accepted, never be acknowledged nor given the ability to learn more hands on, pow wow or anything because I was as they said tainted blood and not even 50% I was sadden and broken hearted once again felt like I had nowhere to belong and was not accepted by the heritage I belonged to. I want to meet tribal elders and go to activities and what not, to learn of my hertiage, not be shunned for the tainted blood I have no control over after being adopted. I want to explore my heritage as best as I can but a community that won't acknowledge their own because of quantum blood and it not being a certain % destroys the ability to keep that cultural heritage alive. I live in U.S Michigan and just want to know about my cultural identity. If the Native Indigenous community would acknowledge and accept people with a lower % quantum in terms of learning and educating them when they want to learn, protect the cultural identity and language yet they are against this why?

Miigwech Dr. Treuer. Wishes of happyness and success from Germany

What a great speaker! Hope our children can talk in their native language together someday.

You placed the nail right on the head! Amazing presentation. Trust may always be an issue. I have 3 indigenous lines that I know of. I did not grow up on a reservation I haven't had the chance to visit any of them. Life for me was very different than these children. I get it. Something always felt very wrong, I really didn't understand these feelings as a child but as I came into adulthood. Things finally made sense as why those feelings existed. Thank you for doing this, for the families and the children. Many blessings wished your way.

Excellent lecture.

Awesome Work Anton. Gichi- Miigwetch

My father is from the sault. He is full blooded. My mother? Polish. My fathers family migrated to Toledo Ohio looking to work the boats. Like at the Sault. There were no Indians in toledo Ohio. They moved where it was cheap. A then ,Polish neighborhood. And consequently, all my cousins from my fathers 3 sisters are polish indians too! LOL! As you see from my photo. Most people guess me as Italian. I have olive skin. But enough of a white wash to pass as white or European. We had little to no exposure to our /na heritage. But strangely enough. Genes are mysterious and powerful things. At a very young age I was drawing symbols that freaked my mom out. My only sister and I had other behaviors and gifts that later we learned had direct links to of heritage. I taught myself wild medicine, and lived off the land for over a decade. I have protested for many NA issues. And walked more of a red path than many of full blood quantum. But again and again where has the most rejection and hatred come from? My Native american people. Even approaching Tribal council at the Sault Ste Marie. With an incredible art project I am working on. I wanted no money. Just their recognition . They strung me along, lied to me. and had the manners of pigs. I just have never found any love in the Indian community. But plenty of Hypocrisy, ignorance, and inactivity. The last words that I wrote our tribal council President , Aaron Payment was this. When I was in Japan in the 1990's- the Japanese thought that native americans were almost mythical. They asked me things like- Is it true that indians never lie? I gave a hearty laugh and said. No my friends- They are just simple humans like you and I.

Thanks, this lecture, as well as Anton's books/site, are a great resource for educators trying to shift the current colonized elements of our education system, to a healthier conversation around our true history and culture. -Non-tribal Educator

Anishin-abe ! = A good breeder of strong spiritual children.(future) ;-) Anishin = Good nabe = Male being Ab = (nind) I am Abamaawa = I unite Ya-be(y) = breeder Bema-disid-jig = People Anishnabe miishkikii (skamod) Makok = Native tool box..lol

Thank you for sharing this. Very well spoken. I hope he will pave way for the future. My mother had European heritage and my father had Native American heritage (Ojibwe). They came from the Sault Saint Marie which is a band in the Ojibwe tribe. I knew I had Native American heritage but I was raised in the white world. It can be very hard to satisfy both worlds or when neither one excepts you.

Thank you for posting this. ❤

We need to hear more lectures like this one , thank you Anton .

Thank you for sharing about the Beautiful People of this World Change is Good,but it's a Hard thing,but I Believe it can Happen God Bless Love and Peace to All No Matter Where Your From

Thankyou very much for sharing this.

Thank you so very much for this excellent lecture, on such a critically important topic. You have astounded me by the extent to which in a few minutes you have already broadened and enriched my perspectives. Thank you so very much - this is just wonderful. Thank you thank you thank you!

haven't had a chance to watch the whole video yet but the editing is very well done!

Hi Mike, just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the presentation, from sunny new zealand

Love the story about sweat lodge. What a great story!

Wow!

I live here in Richmond CA and the only wanna be Native American here is mean, yelling at me I took his land, put a pipeline on it.... so I told him I'm a foreigner, I'm from Germany, so he called me a Nazi. How can I love or like NATIVES ? And where my son lives in Nice CA , there are Pomos, everybody told me to stay away from them, if I want to live. I'm here in America for 30 years, never ever talked to a real Native American.

This is great Picking up 😅😂

Agree with you

😍 He's more progressive than I am and I'm not even Native! I will share this. Thank you!

1:29:25 "...again, we have to build bridges"... NOT WALLS!

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Very well done and I learned a lot, but this video isn't my only source of education about people (both native and imported). I see the poverty on reservations and it is as difficult to see as is the poverty is southern blacks, midwestern whites, and single mothers everywhere. I see the old and crippled rolling into the Native American casinos to be cheated out of their money the same way the Native Americans were cheated out of their wealth (land). Native Americans no longer hold the moral high ground as they once did and are no better, or worse, than anyone else. The lust for power and money exist for all races and all races use their particular advantages to gain wealth and power over others, just like the tribes of America did to each other before the arrival of the whites. The world is a tough place and those seeking power and profit on the pain and suffering of others are part of the problem, regardless of race.

Present here stay within reservations know effective Education

he is so handsome man and intelligent... my type... Natives are so beautiful people... but unfortunately i can't meet even one... i live in NYC .. there is no Natives Americans here

anyone know the name of the song they use in the intro?

the original human culture, San Bushmen, that we are all from, also have the first hunter trained to not eat his first kill nor to eat first nor to control the meat. So he has to share it first.

If I saw this man on the street and had never seen this video I would think dude was Irish. He pretty much resembles Tom Cruise. I get the impression that his paternal line is white somewhere down the line. Just an observation.

Book of acts

Waagosh rocks our.world!!

This is there land.

I AM REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT PEOPLE FROM INDIA!!!!

Native American not Indian because India far and different

Hi waagosh

We Dine' have in our Treaty how get regaining our Homes Land how your Treaty ? I not know your Treaty same are not ?

I was never afraid to ask the Indians anything I walked on to the reservation the indians didnt have a problem with Was when i had to return back People dont tell the truth bout indians never have

It is awful the ignorance of a person to ask where's your tomahawk..

i have a chippewa indian card right me

I Just for the record I'm speaking about this tom guy very sacrilgious

"miig-WAYch"? Just sayin'...... miigwich.

ummm..anishinaabe does not mean human beings. love this guy...very educated, we need that possibly, but for being supposedly fluent...doesnt know simple things. Made from nothing, or lowered down from the stars is more like it bud. anishinaabe is relating to a man. anishinaabek, or anishinaabeg is the whole nation, not all natives. but like i said..this guy is pretty cool. miigwech

THIS TITLE IS ENOUGH TO SEND ANYONE INTO A FURIOUS RAGE,,,,,,,, HOW DARE YOU??????!!!!!!

He isn't speaking the language, he is just saying the words

his dad is white

There is a place before Jesus Christ

and Cannabis is bad??????? wtf. you really lost me now niijii

If I want to learn about Indians I'll watch a Roy Rodgers and Dale Evans movie or John Wayne...

He is not even smart enough to know that wee Native People are not from India. All m y ancestors wr from this continent not from INDIA!!!!

Doesn't even know that we and our ancestors are and were never from India.

He doesn't say but he is being disingenuous...….. if he doesn't admit that he is a ''opttah-chimoohkman.''..a mixed blood, and I see in him.... a preponderance of white blood. His message is reasonable though. we have to realize the culture is dead. know it accept that. the culture of 500 or so groups has deceased. the cluttering we have today at pow wows is incomplete, incapable of sharing anything but entertainment for white attendees. Most people with indian blood licve apart from the eservation. my 'rez' has but a few dozen of 4500 or so living there.. We are out there with whites.chicago, los angeles, Houston !! we are for the most part mixed. there are no full bloods...just fractional Indians. I am much envious of his credentials...I have only a M.D. in my family. Education is key for Indians... with my dad getting in early 1900's a third grade. His son (me) has B.A. and we hope for more.

And one more thing If you are native the only thing I can say is you are lost and out of touch with your blood line and your heritage and your self.........

what's funny is, the so called native won't accept the truth about the original olmec-Xi (Mexico) who had afros and black skin and who were the original Mayans and Incas but you accept Indians with European blood more so than the original with black skin.... the Mayans and Olmecs never left.... we were enslaved in this country and did not come from Africa though some came from Africa but most slaves were made to forget their language in America not Africa because they took the land from aboriginals with black skin.... my families names are on the daws roles and we don't deny the more European nor Spanish looking native but Black's are denied.... when archivist dig up bones they find Blacks with the similar language of ancient Africans.... black Americans need help and we need to work with the native American to help take back our country... the native and the black native