This makes me totally smile. You know, we've completely forgotten the instructions for living on this planet. The native people had it right all along. Did you notice how quiet it was where he was sitting? Quiet. Yes, quiet. We can't seem to stand quiet anymore, and, yet, it's what we need so badly. I'm going to share this video because I strongly believe that humanity needs to turn to the Lakota ways to save this planet and save humanity.
@@candycroom2320 yes they absolutely gorgeous I love native Americans they are so manly But although I think these are like you say.. My ultimate one is Eric schweig I adore this one the most Check out Michael greyeyes 😊
This is just so beautiful. So lovely to hear about the tipi. I really wish with all my heart that Western societies can learn so much from you, from all Native Americans. Your culture is so rich with how you connect with each other and nature. If we see everyone and everything as 'relatives,' there would certainly be more peace in our world and we would learn how to look after the very planet that sustains us. Thank you Michael Spears xxx
Thank you for sharing this video. I love the story about the tipi. Michael Spears. you are doing an amazing job telling about the beautiful Lakota Culture.
I'm a Kanak woman from a french territory called New Caledonia and I love your culture, your values. The story about Wounded Knee had particularly overhelmed me when I was a little girl. Thank you for the beautiful moments sharing with all of you, actors and actresses even if the characters are not most valuable, it doesn't:matter because you:re all excellent.Take care of yourself !!
Nice video, thanks! I want to share that I had the opportunity to sleep in a tipi a couple of years ago, and two things (at least) really impressed me. One: it demanded respect. You cannot enter a tipi without bowing and putting yourself in a submissive position, so in that respect it's easier to defend, but also respects the residents of the tipi. Two: the energy was so relaxed and balanced! Yes, animals, birds and insects were curious and came around, but nothing really obnoxious; as if they also respected the space. I am convinced this is a wonderful way to live. Thanks to the Buffalo people!
Michael has such a calm voice...it's very soothing. I left 2 comments with Eric and Jay. I just heard from Eric today! Hope you have a long career Michael!
Hi Michael!... I just wanna thank you for posting your story. Makes me feel so proud to be Native American. And also makes me admire more your Dakota culture. Michael; you are an incredible storyteller. Thank you, brother, for sharing, and make all of us proud.
@@gussferretti9665 ever heard the quote by Black Elk a well known Wičháša wakȟáŋ of the Oglála Lakȟota and what he said is “I am an Indian. If you have one drop of Indian blood in your veins, then you are Indian.”
hi, michael, i love the your story, thanks for posting,,, im a indian decent through my great-grandfather, im from Puerto Rico, and im so proud of it, our culture is so beautiful and always we care for nature, and peace and animals,, i live proud of our race. we love you!! keep defending our culture!!
Wonderful story about Indian traditions, told so well by the beautiful voice of Michael. A RU-vid channel entirely devoted to the discovery of these traditions, explained and told this way by Michael, that would be great and informative for everyone ... We want more! The Amerindians' relationship with nature should be an example and an inspiration for all. I have a lot of respect for them, their history and their culture. A fan, from France
wow! Michael Spears is a very beautiful person, both inside and out. his philosophy, or, rather the native American Indian philosophy is beautiful. I wish I could be
I am happy to see you, Micheal. My child´s dream came true. You not only look, but you are the Indian hero, that I imagined as a child. I am looking forward to watch your videos, man! Greetings from Czech Republic, Central Europe.
This was wonderful to explain the history. Every time I’ve been in one I really love the energy… did not know the background. I also enjoyed the quiet… would be amazing to spend time in one…
Michael: Time has passed and came across this youtube video: Made my first tipi when I was 16 and it would hold easily 20 people with a fire pit. Much good memories and gave it away to the Four Arrows that was going throughout the US to make people aware of dancing, songs, etc. Hope we will meet up again. We met at the 40th Annual Indian Film Festival in San Fransico.. which you used a Native Voice Signature Drum at the Festival. Until our path cross again
These are no "stories"... these are facts. Most of the world is on a black road to its own doom...because they are not conected anymore! Let your heart fill up with love and good-will... We, wasishus, have a lot to learn from the Native People...May Mother-Earth forgive all the sufferings we are inflicting upon land, air and water...and let live our children children's children!Mitakuye Oyassin
I’ve often wondered how a tipi stood up to a hurricane or tornado. I’ve never heard Indigenous people speak about these forces. Thanks you for sharing this. ♥️🇨🇦
I wouldn’t think they(the tipis) could handle weather like that. Even modern homes can't. I have often wondered how they coped with those situations as well.
Thank you so much for sharing this historical and cultural information with us. It is so amazing to learn some of the history and culture of the original peoples of America! Please share/teach us more please! #michaelspears #nativeamericans #indiginousamericans
Amazing. I had no idea. I told the sister "we should build a teepee!" She said "lets build three!?" And here I am. Its beautiful, Good sir. Enlightening. Thank you.
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Very good positive intro and thank you for telling us about your tradition and your teepi comes along ways with in your tribe. Hopefully you tell us more stories about your Lakota way of life.
wow, ok... I see A LOT of comments here about how beautiful of a guy he is , and it's true, he is a "beautiful" guy..but I need to say, the Beauty comes from the Heart...and flows outwards from there....Too much of this modern culture is hooked on the outward appearance of the person, and so , they cannot even get the meaning of his message....TRY THIS .....listen to the video with your eyes closed......You know, like when you are in a ceremonial Sweat Lodge, it's solid pitch BLACK inside there...it is so dark inside there, you can't even see your hand in front of your face...ALL you can see, is the glowing red hot rocks when they are brought in ......There is a reason why it's not permitted to have any light coming inside.....so you can really concentrate on the important messages that are spoken inside there, the Songs sung, the Prayers spoken .... and you can listen with 100 percent full awareness and perception, you are "hyper sensitized"......like more than you can possibly imagine, so much so, in fact, that you can even hear messages from the Spirits too, if they come to you to tell you something you need to hear....or feel.....Sometimes you can feel their presence, the wind of an eagle's wing, or the actual physical touch of a Spirit that wants to let you know they are with you...etc...CLOSE YOUR EYES.....SO YOU CAN OPEN YOUR MIND.....I love the vid too, about the tipi, but I wish he would have spoken a little longer about it, and elaborated about how the tipi is regarded as being the property of the Woman..not the Man......He touched on the subject, but he could have said more.....This is a good video, but that is the only thing I would like to say about it, that he can speak more about the connection the Woman has to the tipi.....Back in the old days, if the woman was not happy at all about the way she was being treated, and it looked like the relationship was over....she would simply take all the guy's stuff, all his possessions, and pile them all in front of the tipi....(HER TIPI).....and that was it, it was done.....He would come back from a hunt, etc, and see all his stuff piled up there, and he would know, it was over, and the only thing he could do then, was gather up his stuff, and go back to his parent's place....She got the tipi.....it was hers....Back in the those days, the Women got the ultimate respect....and honor.....as it was a culture based on Matriarchy..The Women have the "Power"... that is the way it was told to me.....Still is, too, that way today , among the Lakota...and other First Nations People.
👏👏👏Well said, so much focus is placed on his looks rather than his words. I would like to ask where you got this information from? Moreover, why is that today in many reservations it is so dangerous for women? (genuinely want to understand)
@@leila4509 thx for asking.....I got the info from many sources, when I was living back in the USA, I spent a lot of years with Native American people, had a few Native American friends, and still do, and I went to many Sacred Ceremonies, that I was invited to, so I had a LOT of teachings from them , including some Medicine Men , and Medicine Women..I lived with a Medicine Man for a while, named Rolling Thunder, in Carlin NV......I did a lot study too, on my own, and in college..... at UNM, and MSU...with Native American instructors, who taught me a lot.....40 plus yrs of learning......is where I learned it from..directly. What I speak of is Traditional Knowledge.......I have also experienced a lot of things from the Sacred Ceremonies that have revealed to me many things that I would never have known to be possible......So, in regards to why it is so unsafe now for Native women on the Rez....(mostly in Canada it seems) is because of white racists, gangs etc, and thugs, who are also rapists and murderers, doing a lot of crime there, because its a free for all there , and they know it, because there is no interest at all from local law enforcement to enforce laws , or investigate any crimes, like the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Native women....REALLY scary , to think about , the local law enforcement being a BIG part of the problem...sad but true...In the USA, the Native rez systems have their own law enforcement officers, so that kind of problem is not so common ...but it still exists.....Time for changes..Time for all women, especially the at-risk group of Native women, to learn some serious martial arts, like the deadly art of Kung Fu, starting as little girls, at 6 yrs old, so by the time they are 16....(10 yrs of practice), .they will have mastered some real life saving skills that could easily turn the tides in a fight, with any man, even multiple assailants, armed or not...
@@timmccarthy3034 Thanks for replying - very interesting! It is such a shame what has happened to the Native people, have you always felt drawn to their different cultures?
We... friends and I Would Go CAMPING at Lake Kuchma Santa Barbara CALIFORNIA.... EVERY YEAR....AND A NATIVE AMERICAN🦅🇺🇸 FAMILY WOULD COME AND WE WOULD SPEND TIME WATCHING THEM SET UP THEIR "TIPI" NEXT TO OUR CAMP SITE PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM ALL OVER THIS HUGE CAMP SITE TO WATCH THEM WOW !! IT DIDN'T TAKE THEM LONG AT ALL... THEY WORKED TOGETHER AS A FAMILY AND IT WAS UP IN NO TIME👏👏👍it never got old we watched them every year same time same site IM NATIVE AMERICAN PAWNEE 🦅🐎🇺🇸🤲
Glad to see the comments are exactly what I would have written 😂 All drooling aside, interesting story. I'd like a yurt:) The circular thing makes sense.
At least he's not the Kul Wicasa Oyate who is racist towards all whites I know tons that only talk of the white people's ancestors Mitakuye Oyasin we are all related EVERYONE Michael Spears has always been my role model
Beautiful man ...physically n spiritually...white women sure were cut short...I live in the Gallatin Valley..wonder if you were at the Pow Wow at the Breeden last weekend
We are from one source for sure, strange to notice but according to Arabian nomads and beduin tripes, a wool hair tent was not only the domain of the woman but she used to construct it with other women of the tripe back in the day. Thank you for sharing
Michael did a nice job, and if you would like to know even more about the tipi read Laubin's book "the Indian tipi" because, there is so much more significance to the tipi. The book is excellent and well written by two people that spent many years living in a tipi and, camping with the people who were at little big horn. So it has the depth of within it of the people that lived freely on the plains.
