I Didn’t Know I Was Indigenous Until I Was 17: Vegas Reclaims His Identity Through Style | Closets

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In this new episode of Closets, Vegas shares his transformative journey of discovering his indigenous roots at age 17 and how through style and creating his own clothing brand, he found strength in reclaiming indigenous resistance, rebellion, and truth. Vegas also speaks about his experiences with toxic masculinity, Veganism, and sobriety, and how they have shaped him into the person he is today.
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@beesees Год назад

I always felt weird about this - I’m a 1/3 indigenous, 1/3 African, and 1/3 European. Like many Latinos. It feels wrong to celebrate my entire heritage as 1/3 of it enslaved and murdered the other 2/3s. But you can’t undo what I am. The culture I relate to is a mix of all 3. I feel disingenuous going to a powwow and stating, “I’m indigenous!” and have two braids in my hair. Or go to Black Lives Matter rally and call them my people with my curls combed out into a fro. Nor do I feel white at all. But I have a lot of love for my heritage and would like to learn more as I have very close Native American and African roots. So how do you embrace those parts without it coming across as false? Not sure yet, but I love what he’s doing. Especially like most Latinos do not like to call themselves black or Indian but love to detail their nearest white ancestry 🧐

@robertthompson-un3go Год назад

You are like me mixed with different cultures and people like us are the new human races. People like us can create new cultures without having to choose if we are black or white, brown or yellow. You aren't fake because you are mixed and there's nothing wrong with that and sadly in most cultures we will not be accepted because we are half an culture or quarter an culture. Because we aren't full blooded single race is when we are seen as a disgrace. But how do we know that these different cultures aren't mixed themselves? Claiming to be full blooded of any race would mean a whole bloodline full of inbreds. 😂 Mixed races is better because we will have no inbreeds to keep a bloodline alive! 😂

@BADSEED13 Год назад

You are biracial like me and many others....just humans❤

@sapphic384 Год назад

I'm Dominican and Salvadoran. So technically I'm insanely mixed. I think Taino, mestizo on my dominican side and indigenous mesoamerican on my dads side. So I gotta lotta indigenous roots in me no matter what. I just hope I can get some type of ancestral test. Problem is I prolly need info from both sides of my family and my mom was adopted. She knows her biological siblings and I think a cousin or 2, and i dont know them personally. But that's it. So does anyone know any legit, easy tests I can do? One that's not too complicated w a ton of questions?? Heard they can be really inaccurate too sometimes.

@TRUTHTEACHER2007 Год назад

Your ancestors are always your ancestors. So you shouldn't feel any type of way to honor or connect with your Native or African ancestry. Those Native and Afro people are your people. I can understand feeling conflicted about the European part, but here's the thing, at the end of the day, they were just humans. There are villeins and virtuous people in every population group. Not all your African ancestors were nice people. Not all of your Native ancestors were good people. Not all of your European ancestors were villeins. You get what I'm saying? It took all those people for you to show up here. Without even one of them, you wouldn't exist. Try to find out who they were as much as you can. Be inspired by their positive attributes and learn from their mistakes so you don't repeat them. At the end of the day, even you not so nice ancestors are redeemed by the life that you live today and the contributions that you make to the World.

@ashlyloaiza3041 Год назад

you all must read Gloria Anzaldúa

@bluegypsy71 Год назад

😔I'm sad when I think that some Ecuadorans actually feel embarrassed/ashamed of their indigenous roots, when I lived in Ecuador my friend was upset when I told her she and her family had beautiful indigenous features...she was genuinely angry and repulsed and it shocked me💔

@karinec.2131 Год назад

Not just Ecuadorians sadly ..

@styell5404 Год назад

mind blowing

@bellaapple2166 Год назад

It's repulsive actually. They want to be white so bad and identify with their perpetrators. All they have to do is look at each other you can see the indigenous in them.

@marialalasmith9562 Год назад

500 years of doctrine will do that to you! People don’t realize that indigenous folks have been oppressed for so long that some have internalized that hate.

@Roshayyy Год назад

That is latinamerica for you lol.

@jordanpalermo777 Год назад

I went through a similar experience learning I was Mexican. Being Mexican, we’re told to answer “white” or “Hispanic,” when in reality we’re not from Europe or Spain, but from the americas themselves. The race question isn’t even asked correctly in today’s society.

@LluviadeOrugas Год назад

Most Mexicans I’ve seen look Native American or mixed

@puidemare2337 Год назад

@@LluviadeOrugas They are Native Americans. People in the Americas, pre-white contact, are considered Native Americans

@LluviadeOrugas Год назад

@@puidemare2337 , well, that’s what I said. But even post-white contact, most Mexicans are clearly still Native Americans or Native Americans mixed with white.

@CrisTryingToBeProductive Год назад

More important question is why is necessary to ask that? Race isn't even a valid concept according to genetics.

@FuckinCrazybtch Год назад

@@LluviadeOrugas How do you know you haven't seen white mexicans walking on the street, but you just don't know because you assume they are americans?

@cankellza Год назад

He and his ancestors have been through so much. May his ancestors rejoice at his reclamation!

@nsoromma9505 Год назад

You already know!

@belindam3797 Год назад

For a man so young, Vegas is incredibly eloquent and incisive. His designs are fantastic- its a rare thing to see authenticity like this in the world of fashion. His aesthetic is reminiscent somehow of Vivienne Westwood, and I mean that in the best possible way. I love that he draws on his indigenous ancestry in his work. Impressive!

@hulkhatepunybanner 7 месяцев назад

*In his work, he draws from his customs and traditions.* His ancestry has nothing to do with that. Our ancestors' art is not in our genes.

@jungkookpartyparty7103 Год назад

😊🌝Hello fellow indigenous person my tribe is from Mexico I feel so happy our people are realizing we are indigenous and don't need those nasty labels they give us

@PG-3462 Год назад

Indigenous is itself a label 😅

@dipthongthathongthongthong9691 Год назад

@@PG-3462 THEY GIVE US... context

@erenjaeger1738 Год назад

@@PG-3462 yeah but better than anything XD

@PG-3462 Год назад

@@dipthongthathongthongthong9691 He gave himself the label of "indigenous". The label "they" give him is probably "latino" or something of this kind. But either ways, those are still labels and in my opinion they are useless and very damaging for everyone. Why should people always be put into categories when most of them are in reality completely inaccurate?

@ChannelZero1031 Год назад

I love brown men. From Central America all the way to Ecuador! So sexy and smooth.

@christopherdamien2248 Год назад

Brilliant energy from a visionary youth celebrating the fierce grace of living in alignment with himself and his values on a path of creative healing. Fashion as the language of authentic history woven onto the body. Loved this. Thank you.

@macummings7818 Год назад

🙏🙏

@lizhyink5636 Год назад

This person was eloquent. I wonder if they might ever collaborate with Benjamin Bratt, who has spoken about activism as someone with Indigenous South American roots, or the US-based Indigenous clothing line, Ginew, which features some great androgynous jackets that become embossed at the elbows with wear. I respect the steps to build more foundations, and wish them well. These collaborative projects could be by correspondences or video calls. One idea could be a cameo video call for the show, "Reservation Dogs", which has at least two characters that address gender, as well. Some of the pieces of this interview could be woven into a conversation about activism between Vegas and the younger characters, like Willy Jack and most likely, Cheese.

@jackmccullough7501 Год назад

Wait till he finds out the "evils" of what natives did to each other before europeans ever arrived.

@mimi-rk2qu Год назад

@@jackmccullough7501 …Why do whites assume we don’t know our history? Is it to literally whitewash the savagery of white rage imposed on others? The Eurocentric identity that is a hallmark of European narcissism and hatred of other cultures? Stay in your lane… go to Scotland, Ireland or wherever and study your own kind

@muraismybby4617 10 месяцев назад

@@jackmccullough7501Yeah, the same thing Europeans did to each other before they even arrived, hell all of what Europe ever did was fight each other 💀

@anncat1111 Год назад

This person is so beautiful, I feel a heart connection with him, and so proud he has found and reclaimed his heritage and is a part of a rebalancing from past errors ~ when he said "...and people who love like me" at the end, I thought 'I hope all of us do, very very soon'.

@helenamistry7801 Год назад

Love this! I'm Canadian and my parents were born in east Africa. They grew up in the UK before immigrating to Canada where I was born. We are of Indian decent . Shame and self hate are a normal part of our culture. It's a history of colonization. Many parallels to his experience.

@typower9 7 месяцев назад

The history of the world is a history of colonization.

@Metztli0 Год назад

I hope a lot more “Latinos” wake up! I’ve also been going through a spiritual awakening. Especially, now that my father passed away. He was dark skin and Indigenous. I’ve been trying to get in touch with my roots but it’s hard when you live in the states.

@erenjaeger1738 Год назад

Bro I'm glad I ain't the only one too. Keep it up.

@ChannelZero1031 Год назад

Dark skinned, indigenous men are so sexy. UUUFF!!

@jackiemaldonado7777 Год назад

But a lot of Latinos actually are white. And wear Black hairstyles and say the N word under the excuse that they aren't white

@erenjaeger1738 Год назад

@@jackiemaldonado7777 which place us that?

@jackiemaldonado7777 Год назад

@@erenjaeger1738 it's not a place. But I see a lot of this in my life lol

@ZanzibarKumquat Год назад

This dude is so cool, I hope to embody even a fraction of his energy as I move through this world. Many blessings, thank you for sharing.

@lovepilie Год назад

What a thoughtfull, mindfull, fashionable young man. I wish him the best

@ggcam1_ Год назад

First of all, he’s mad beautiful.

@maritzamoffett8021 Год назад

What a beautiful human.

@small_fries7573 2 месяца назад

God loves ❤️ you. You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day. God does love ❤️ you.

@Tzienzibarinzi Год назад

Congrats and my deepest respect to Vegas your his identity's recognition journey. We peruvians have started to see it kinda clearer: were Andean people. Latin relates to languague and means anyone speaking latin descendent idiom. So its nothing. While hispanic refers to the Spanish. We'll love to see Vegas develop as designer!

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHOICE YOU WILL EVER MAKE AND THE TIME TO DECIDE IS NOW ⏲️ ⏳️ 🕐 I choose to turn to Jesus Christ realizing I am a sinner in need of a Savior. I believe Jesus died for my sins and resurrected in 3 days. Therefore some day after my life, I'll live with Him in heaven. OR.... I reject Jesus as my Savior for my sins and will spend eternity in hell 🔥 📛 with nonbelievers and the devil, satan.

@whatsonhermindblog123 Год назад

Honestly, this is powerful. Kudos to Vegas and StyleLikeU for starting these kinds of conversations. ....

@small_fries7573 2 месяца назад

God does love ❤️ you. You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day. God does love ❤️ you.

@Yooperskepticz Год назад

Vegas is so intelligent, and I like his style. Hooray for this younger generation that sees things through different lenses, and more power to you, Vegas!

@small_fries7573 2 месяца назад

You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day. God does love ❤️ you.

@fidelgarcia5648 11 месяцев назад

I've always identified as an indigenous person. My grandmother was full blooded Raramuri (Tarahumara). She encouraged all her children to embrace their indigenous identity. My aunt Connie was Ojibwe and she would take my brother and I to Pow Wows all the time when we were growing up. I literally have never identified as "Latino" or "Hispanic."

@Itzpapalotl. 8 месяцев назад

Tarahumara descendant too.

@small_fries7573 3 месяца назад

May God bless you ❤ with encouragement and His love. I pray that you will find good individuals in your life. I pray that God will help you find happiness 😊 & joy. In His name we pray in Jesus Christ, amen ❤🎉

@small_fries7573 3 месяца назад

@@Itzpapalotl.I know it's difficult to influence people that Jesus Christ (God) is real. However I'm sure you know there's evil 😈 & good in this world. Here's a video above showing the realness of Satan and demons in terms of worshipping in America 🇺🇸. It also shows quotes from high level Satanists proving that Satan and demons are real. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h0tLGO1G48A.htmlsi=DI70ErUENUO34c-R

@Cemanahuac-NicanTlaca 3 месяца назад

I'm very happy for you and your family and please embrace all of our people as one family, we are Nican Tlaca Indigenous people, collectively, here in Turtle Island, we are the people and the children of Anahuac. First nation Numunu.

@small_fries7573 2 месяца назад

God does love ❤️ native Americans. I've talked to native Americans who are Christians ✝️. They are nice people like most natives. Pray you accept Jesus Christ soon.

@ThePattiw Год назад

Seeing a younger person with such wisdom and speaking the truth is very hopeful. Great video!

@small_fries7573 2 месяца назад

The Lord Jesus Christ became the Savior of sinners (all humans) by coming down from Heaven & dying on the 🪵 wooden cross for our sins. God raised Him from the dead, and Jesus is now a living Savior with God in heaven. But don't lose hope. Anyone can be saved from their sins and from going to hell in two easy, peasy steps: 1. Realize that you are a sinner who CAN'T SAVE YOURSELF from going to the lake of fire (forever) 🔥 based on your good deeds, your own philosophy, and other religions. 2. Realize that you need to believe in your heart ❤️ that ONLY Jesus Christ died for your sins. If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart ❤️ that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart ❤️ man believe unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Congratulations! 🎊 👏 After this life, you're on your way to heaven forever! ⬆️💯🥳

@puidemare2337 Год назад

As a native Hawaiian, I understand where he is coming from, as my people have gone through the same thing as the Native Americans. One thing I'd say he got wrong is the soybean comment. Yes, they are destroying land to grow soybeans, but 80% doesn't go to feed the cows. It is used for processed junk foods. Most package junk foods have some soy product in it. Whatever cannot be used to make junk food, goes to feed the cows. The cattle actually gets fed the remaining trash of the soybeans.

@erenjaeger1738 Год назад

Bro I've been saying the same shit. Even European descent American too. They lost their culture along the way in America and bring new culture bc the America revolution. So they identify themselves Americans now. It's like most mexican (indi) they lost their indigenous roots culture bc colonization by Spain. And now call themselves "Mexican". NGL colonization done so much damage

@lastword9047 Год назад

@@erenjaeger1738 that is very true a lot of white people in America lost their roots

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

God bless hawai'i

@sharityjoy2427 Год назад

The story of Vegas is something that rlly needed to be told. Sharing this helped him on his journey of understanding how deep his true roots and meaning of existence actually are and by solving his own, he educate and inspire others to find their own. I honor his unique work and thank him dearly for all of this. Growing up as an indigenous women made me forget I was one in the first place. At a certain age I realized that indigenous people are one of the most ignored raced in the world, with nobody rlly talking about them not even during history class (I'm born and raised in Europe) and not even have contact with my family who are more likely to tell me about about my identity and culture. People around me always asked me if I'm from Cabo Verde or a mix of dutch and surinamese. Suriname is a multicultural country since a couple of centuries ago but before that it was populated by indigenous nations from South America. I'm mixed with the indigenous people from Suriname (The Caraib & Arawak), the enslaved people from Suriname (Afrika) and the indigenous people from Brazil. I'm sending my prayer to anyone who reading this no matter where you at on your journey I wish you guidance and peace

@muraismybby4617 10 месяцев назад

we're you born in the us

@kbusby4824 Год назад

So glad you have found your path. You will feel at home in the land of your ancestors. It is quite possible that you are a natural born healer yourself. Love the fashion and the perspective.

@BLMacab Год назад

til they see his che flag

@anabelsanchez4605 Год назад

This is so cool. Sadly the Taino Indians of my parents native Dominican Republic are gone. This needs to be talked about more.

@jonathanportillo6428 Год назад

Tainos are not gone or extinct

@YangaLytBear47 Год назад

They gone? I see em all the time .. I see an African and taino when I see the "AfroRicans" potnas

@isaacsanchez2124 Год назад

We aren’t gone, otherwise I wouldn’t be commenting on your post.

@jackiemaldonado7777 Год назад

@@isaacsanchez2124 the last name Sanchez isn't Taino. They're not talking about people with a bit of Taíno decent.

@Dasani_water_drinker 5 месяцев назад

You are Hebrew Israelite. KNOW you are Gods chosen!!

@marypaquet3372 Год назад

Vegas is such a talented and thoughtful person. I hope he takes his messages to other platforms like schools etc.

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

@lovelyfluer Год назад

I’m Nicaraguan born in the US and this year i started to accept that I was American not because i was born here but because of my indigenous roots i finally learned what it was that i had been missing in my identity. My Spanish heritage was hiding that from me because of the whole you are Latino you have to speak Spanish and I’m mestizo looking but I don’t speak Spanish 100% fluently i can understand more than i can speak but even then I am rejected by Latinos because I’m not Hispanic enough so for so long I never felt Hispanic enough or connected to my culture but it wasn’t until i really started to think about my native ancestors how they were forced to lose their language. I told my mom about how shouldn’t we be speaking our indigenous language not the language our ancestors were forced to learn. For so long I could never feel connected to my culture and I didn’t know why it was, like I knew i could never fit in but it wasn’t until I realized that all of North America is my ancestors home regardless of tribe this was my home. This is when I realized I want to start to identify and embracing indigenous.

@TigerPrawn_ Год назад

You are enough 💜

@paque1442 Год назад

I've never experienced this kind of representation in media before 🫢🥹 Colombian and Ecuadorian from Queens NY? Wow 🙌🏽

@small_fries7573 2 месяца назад

God does love you 😍 You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day. God does love ❤️ you.

@whatsonhermindblog123 Год назад

I love his androgynous look, but more importantly I love his message about facing and challenging across the world

@coupleofbeers31 Год назад

How is his look androgynous?

@srslee5966 Год назад

@@coupleofbeers31 thank you. Wtf

@coupleofbeers31 Год назад

@@srslee5966 He looks and acts all dude to me. Long hair can be very masculine as well.

@debra1363 Год назад

And I bet NOBODY is telling him he's "really a woman" because he has long hair! Indigenous people do not seem to deny nature and reality.

@dipthongthathongthongthong9691 Год назад

If you had just saw the face and not heard the voice, you couldn't be sure if it was a man or woman. Nothing wrong with that. This person is a beautiful human. And in indigenous culture throughout history the two-spirit male and two-spirit female have been completely normal and revered as members of the community. But then the rigid bible thumping Europeans showed up and well, you know...

@MagisterialVoyager Год назад

The fashion part is amazing! I struggled with it, too, at least in Asia, because "dressing up" tends to give me more challenges than if I just dress "casually". Oh well! Props for this video and him. Wonderful, thanks for sharing!

@SAMoralesTP 2 месяца назад

This made me cryyy💛 this story was documented so well, I see myself reflected in multiple parts of it. KEEP SPREADING YOUR MESSAGE, the KNOWLEDGE and take care of yourself please🙏

@leah5318 Год назад

Thank you so much for having Vegas! This brought me so much joy! I’m Mexican indigenous myself and for the longest time I felt out of place till someone pointed out that I’m indigenous. I no longer use the term Hispanic. It feels wrong for me to use for my myself. Again thank you for having Vegas in here. 🤎

@erenjaeger1738 Год назад

Fr. Alot of mexican don't know they're indigenous. They always think mexican is race. I hope it gets across more.

@laetitia7586 Год назад

@@erenjaeger1738 yea ,their are white Mexicans ,mixed Mexicans , Afro Mexicans and indigenous Mexicans .(I love studying cultures haha🌚)

@erenjaeger1738 Год назад

@@laetitia7586 yeah very true.

@small_fries7573 2 месяца назад

@@erenjaeger1738 God loves ❤️ indigenous peeps also. No caps. You are a special and unique person. Your life & soul matter. Your life is very short compared to eternity. Therefore if you want to spend eternity on heaven after your life here on earth 🌎, you should believe in your heart ❤️ that Jesus Christ is your Savior. If you don't, you will miss going to heaven and end up in the lake of fire. It is terrible so I beg you to make the only correct decision for God to allow you to go to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. 🙏 Have a nice day. God does love ❤️ you.

@more__plz Год назад

This powerful, self loving, respectful energy is the answer. Congratulations on your sobriety and thank you for sharing your insights. 👏🏽

@twelv Год назад

💃 handsome man! I love the style. Its so unique and it all goes well in each look. Salute 💃

@barbiebites Год назад

I consider myself Indigenous (Patawomeck/Chickahominy), even though I’m also Louisiana Creole and Cajun. I do get people who are mad that I don’t identify as AA. I applaud Vegas on his journey of self discovery which has lead to his cool, calm, collectiveness. To know thy self is to love thy self.

@princesschanel469 Год назад

It’s ironic because most of us African Americans have indigenous and european ancestry ourselves even it’s a small amount of it. It’s very rare to find us that don’t

@tyiingram9878 Год назад

I no longer identify myself as an AA because many of us the so called AA are actually indigenous. Black people are the primordial beings of the planet. Africa is not the only continent in which we come from. We were in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. We’re the parents of humanity

@TigerPrawn_ Год назад

It’s ridiculous that the USA has this mentality that there is only one type of black person in America and they are all African American

@muraismybby4617 10 месяцев назад

@@princesschanel469Yeah most AAs have like 20% European ancestry.

@hailoweenhailoween5264 9 месяцев назад

@@princesschanel469 No. Only a small minority of African Americans have indigenous blood.

@shilalotty7954 Год назад

I am so proud of you. I love all of your style. My great grandmother was Native and kept on a reservation. We need this history. Thank you for sharing your journey and history. ❤

@FrankieSimone Год назад

wepa! this really hit home. I'm so grateful you're sharing the story of our indigineity through your creations Vegas. so inspiring 👏🏽🇵🇷❤

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

@leevldzjay Год назад

Thank you so much for bringing attention to Hatuey as a Taino we are normally forgotten our history claim for others thank you 🙏🏽

@adris1788 Год назад

What an INCREDIBLE young person! I learned so much watching this, and feel better for knowing about him, his thoughts/feelings on his heritage, and his brand.

@karlad4082 Год назад

That actually happened to me as well as I was filling out a form. Latin-Americans are literally a mixture of races, but we’re unaware of it until we move to the States where we are told that race is so important. I never identified myself as an indigenous until I was given no other option, but at the same time I feel like I’m misrepresenting myself as an indigenous for some reason. I don’t want to be told that I’m misrepresenting my race to get benefits 😢

@crystalcastillo7575 Год назад

I didn’t find out my real heritage till recently and I’ve been exploring it ever since. It’s nice to know family history and where one really comes from. Wish him the best

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

God bless the native Americans tribes. U guys are the real owners of america

@drebugsita Год назад

A very courageous special person. I relate and am inspired to stand in my truth like them

@fdoctor79 Год назад

What an inspirational and powerful young man! Keep telling your story through education and fashion. Continue success with your endeavors! Tfs

@Mari-gt4ix Год назад

Damn I just related to Vegas so much, especially as a young mexican american/indigenous person. Love to see him succeed and express

@sandrameza1644 Год назад

I am so happy when I hear young people discovering what it means to be powerful without using "power over" other life beings. Rather, respect life. This is a "New LIfe in God" a new way of co-creating. This is Easter for me. New life.

@TheMzTR Год назад

Tks for sharing your story with us ☺️

@ellecrescent9834 Год назад

What an incredible person you are. Really. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences ❤

@icecoldpinacollada Год назад

First of alllllll thank you brining this back! Love it

@amourdoctrina9435 Год назад

Thank you for your story. This video added more to my understanding of modern misidentification than I've ever learned before. 👍

@kimr6473 Год назад

this is so inspiring, love his message so much! ❤️🥺

@michellemanriquem Год назад

So beautiful

@marialalasmith9562 Год назад

Resist and claim your Indigenous and African roots!!

@rsim6037 Год назад

Love, love, love you. Thank you for sharing.

@kurenno477 Год назад

Thank you for making this piece. A lot of truth. Thank you.

@Tamar-sz8ox Год назад

I am happy for you , you discovered your lineage ❤wishing you the best

@rayah_v_dc Год назад

Vegas has so much wisdom. Much gratitude to them for truthsaying and cultural activism. My ancestral lineage is from the land now known as the Philippines. The names, history, traditions and culture of my people were systematically erased and destroyed by Spanish and American colonization. There are so many of us who are becoming by discovering and grounding ourselves in our indigeneity.

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

@ablue7335 Год назад

Top take aways: So inspired, Sobriety Self education Facing the truth We may never know everything But try, and be patient with others… Beautiful soul, Thank you

@nsoromma9505 Год назад

He is so beautiful ❤. The Ancestors are with him.

@baileymoore6397 Год назад

This video is so beautiful and inspiring. Knowing who you are and were you come from is so important in standing in your identity. It gives you confidence in your history and culture, makes you realize how important you really are. I’m an African American and barely know my history and culture. Its so sad that so many Black Americans dont know where they come from. I pray they find their history and know who they are❤

@Platero505 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your life. It is very inspiring to see a young person motivated.

@EvetteFranklin Год назад

This really touched my soul bless him ❤

@michedasobers4581 Год назад

Love this! You put so many things into perspective.

@altitudeiseverything3163 Год назад

What an impressive and inspiring human. Brings tears to my eyes….

@ctheo2020 Год назад

🔥 Every Word Tho 🔥 I needed this inspo today, thank you!

@VIthefox Год назад

I remember growing up not knowing what I was, until I found out my parents are both half Native American and my dad has relatives on the rez. So growing up mixed races was kinda a struggle. This is one one the coolest videos thank you 🙏

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

God bless all the native american tribes. 🙏 Y'all are the real owners of this country.

@ravynalexander1895 Год назад

You are amazing! Thank you for your inspiration and living your way. You are a great example for everyone. God bless you 🙏🏻

@Luci_S 10 месяцев назад

Very well done! You should be thanking the person who helped you reconnect and claim your identity! Good job! Keep it up!

@mariawelling4194 Год назад

Keep your truth alive! That's makes a good logo..I'm glad I was able to help..

@theshugashackpodcast2457 Год назад

Wow! I’m so impressed. I hope to hear more from him.

@marvinraphaelmonfort8289 Год назад

so beautiful and eloquent 🖤 and so astute! ugh 😍🔥 "love like me" 😘💗🌈 thankyou e&l for featuring this cutie

@KO-D00M Год назад

Right! He’s so handsome!

@crystalcastillo7575 Год назад

What an intelligent young man I wish him much success

@crazygemini82 Год назад

This is beautiful❤

@johntirado-glover3574 Год назад

Brillant. He is living his Truth, and embracing his Authentic True Self by learning about history. This individual is way beyond his years. I applaud him, and is speaking the truth about the USA. Thanks for speaking & sharing the Truth.

@robyn9617 Год назад

Thanks for focusing on this tremendous and outstanding youth. Keep it going

@tatica822 Год назад

I relate so much to Vegas's story. I'm from Colombia and really resonating with reclaiming "indigenous". It's so complicated knowing I'm a mix of Spanish, African, and Indigenous.

@EstailyRed0624 Год назад

I’m so glad we have young men like you doing the work that represents you we truly are so that not just us but our parents also get the education we never n they never got thank you it’s a feeling I always felt u feel it n find out who u truly are when you understand it’s like that missing link that puzzle that was missing from being proud and not feeling lost in your community ❤❤❤❤❤

@kw3771 Год назад

Thank you for this production 🙏🙏🙏

@dkm6054 6 месяцев назад

Wow, that was incredibly eye-opening. I would love to support his mission and brand.

@small_fries7573 3 месяца назад

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.May God bless you ❤ with encouragement and His love. I pray that you will find good individuals in your life. I pray that God will help you find happiness 😊 & joy. In His name we pray in Jesus Christ, amen ❤🎉

@kcidguzman Год назад

vegas is a great guy. happy to see my ny brothers on the come up.

@joannalondon1 Год назад

You have a great style and story . Best of luck ❤

@calindasaulteaux4477 Год назад

Your amazing. I'm proud of you standing up & been proud of who you are. I love the way you dress. Thanks for sharing your story. 🤗💝💖

@KaliKali-hv9bt Год назад

He seems whole and confident and has peace in his journey of self discovery.,, I hope the same for others❤❤❤

@jojoluv7 Год назад

This hits home. I also was born in nyc. However from age 5 my mom sent my brother and I to Panama to see family. To this day I call Panama home. That is where I will be buried.

@small_fries7573 3 дня назад

God bless Panama 🇵🇦. I was there in 2010. Nice people.