If you are Native and reading this, please. Never EVER let your culture go, pass it on to your children, to your family. I hope to be 100 years old and still know that someone somewhere out there is drumming and singing like this. I have Kainai blood but no traditions and unfortunately because I have white skin I am judged so I cannot join. And my Irish & Scottish ancestors lost who they were, I no longer have the roots they did because somewhere along the line they let it go, they gave in to the modern world and lost it forever. Please, keep the heart going...
My Irish and Scottish heritage is lost as well. My Irish Clan's Fort they had is only 2 feet long, 3 feet tall now. That's the only part left of my clans fort left now. Im from the Fleming. I'm sad I never learned the traditions of my Irish and Scottish ancestors. At least I have learned my other side's traditions, as I am also Native. I do not know what tribe, but I was once told I could be Lakota.
Nick Bloom great advice...good homegrown traditions is the key to restoring dignity, integrity and self respect ✊ and not this crazy world of consumerism.
Apparently my father was really into going to powwows but I never got to really meet him. Went to a powwow in Listuguj when I was little with my uncle and his kids, couldnt even tell you who he was. My uncle was pretty sad because he was so happy to have kids of his own. Tell your father you love him and thank him for being with you.
Iam Korean. I live in Seoul south Korea. And this is a good song I did not know native Americans listen to this but it's cool to learn other cultures. There believes are cool.
My brother who sang with the Ree Boyz Sang this song day in day out Shower & On the shitter 🤣🤣👌🏽 Always hear this song in his Voice Rest In Paradise Wesley Sage Howling Wolf II 😭😭 I miss you so fucking much.
I am half Cuban and half Native American. I never grew up around my native culture and only grew up with my Cuban culture. At the moment I am practicing to be a fancy shawl dancer and passing it down to family and friends. In the future I will pass it down to my children. Much love from Apsaalooké 🧡🪶
Dreamkeeper. Such a great movie. Wish they made a sequel with more stories. Beautiful song. Wish they kept the woman singing at the end. She had a beautiful voice
I’ve taken it upon myself to keep my woodlands Cree roots strong. My family has lost so much tradition. It’s now my responsibility to pass it onto my children. I am proud and we are strong.
Just beautiful... Remind me of who I am when I get lost... My kids have learned and remind me when I get lost in the world of the 2 roads .. just close my eyes and remember my great times as a young teen and young man with my family at powwows...
Music that’s from the soul leaves no person untouched. Regardless of where your ancestors are from. Music is limitless just like your soul! Love this!!!! ❤️
Watching/listening to this made me straight-up just start crying like a child. Because of where I was born and raised, it was detrimental to tell people that I was half native. I really want to find that part of my heritage now.
It is a process of remembering, the stories and wisdom are within you. The love you feel in your bones, from the sun when it hits your skin. That is the love of your ancestors. The Earth is alive she is our mother, the wind the sky, time, is our father.
Those people have a special place in my heart... their struggle was the hardest in human history to call it clearly what have happened to them. You young native americans the more important it is for you guys to keep your culture alive...
The songs that make me feel alive and thrive...it really touches my soul and I hope that all my people know they are one of a kind and so blessed...🙏🏽🤝🏽💪🏾 Never ever give up and always stick by one another because I see other natives putting other natives down and that's not us we are really sacred people an deserve everything we put out ...the love & healing ...genuine communication and thoughts ALL OF IT 🤎 BLESSED TO BE A NATIVE AND GROWING ALWAYS LEARNING BUT ALSO TEACHING EVERYONE HOW US NATIVE ARE REAL TRUE WARRIORS TIL THIS DAY , IM FROM SALT RIVER ARIZONA AN I JUST WANT TO BE WHAT GRANDFATHER WANTS FOR ME AND THRIVE N LIVE NOT JUST EXIST BUT I DONT NEED TO HAVE ALL MATERIALISTIC THINGS I JUST WANT TO SHOW WHAT MAKES A HUMAN A HUMAN ...LOVE...COMPASSION...EMPATHY...UNITY... SADNESS...ANGER.... FORGIVENESS...ITS ALL IN US BUT AT TIMES I THINK WE FORGET ...MAY ALL U BE BLESSED IN EVERY ENDEAVOR FROM THIS DAY FWD MUCH LOVE FROM ME TO YOU...NUN BUT GOOD ENERGY YOUR WAY... AHO🙏🏽🤝🏽
Thats awesome Me too. I'm 1/4 Quapa and before I even knew I was part native, native music regardless of which tribe had an emotional affect on me. I also love Midnight Express, and A Tribe Called Red.
Southern Ute here from Ignacio, Colorado USA, listening in July 2024! Greetings to all my NDN brothers and sisters, and the other non-Indian nations too!
My people are all lost as well. My ancient family from the English islands and my present day family such as they have been...greed and jealousy have driven them all their separate ways and I've been lost and wandering many years. I was completely blessed when I met the man who's now my husband! An incredible Hopi man found me amid the rubble of the remains of my world and lifted me up, showed me that all is never lost and brought me to the place that's always been the home of my heart. His parents call me daughter and his siblings call me sister. They never once looked at me as other than their own. I am thankful every day for all these blessings! It took many many years for them to arrive but it was more than worth the wait!
This music is amazing, great rythums and singing such beautiful people. I love seeing people's traditions etc still going strong. Sending you all love and friendship from England. 😊💛🧡❤️💚💙💜
Northern Cree Singers... One of the BEST EVER. I believe I heard Northern Cree Singers at a First Nations at the U.W. Spring Pow-Wow. I also heard Wayne Silas Jr, along with The Whitefish Juniors. Still remember them both very well.
As a indigenous person who has family who has survived residential schools. I maybe light skinned but i stand strong with my indigenous brothers and sisters. I was luckey enough to grow with my culture that my mom had passed down to me, even used to dance fancy shawl and i used to be a hoop dancer. I always try to learn about where my ancestors came from (sorry if that was long)
Yes also the ones who Grandparents who had to hide who they were them people are standing up now.. that's why you see alot of people coming out saying they native more then ever A'HO
This song just never gets old. Northern Cree makes me feel like I am back in the womb and all is well. It's like hearing/feeling your mother's heart beating.
My Spanish wife, married me in 2021. She left with my heart and pride. I’m still a warrior but she was my Indian girl. Showed her my culture. Brought her to my Rez. Gave her out everything. My heart is with a Spaniard.
Lol as a Mexica... my ex wife was Diné... her brother's had a group that would play at powwows .. got blessed a couple times to play with them.... I love this music.. it resonates from your soul... so awesome 👌🏽 👏 yall just have me flashbacks thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥🤘🏽
Norther Cree. I must say to you this. that your songs I very much love to hear wene I am doing my bead working. It Is good to see that young native brothers and Sisters are keeping our native culture alive sache as the drum, dance,songs And the lanuage. I would to add that you all make me very proud to be natvie I am 55 yrs.now the old age is snkeing up on me now.I have not such good of heath any more, but I can remamber the good times many yrs ago danceing along side my big brother doing the fancy dance, or seting at the drum,but now all I have left are the good memorreys,being out there with my mother grandma,and my big brother. thank you all for brining back the mamorres I will continue to pry to the cacreator that you all will continue your success in your lives Journey. Ron oneida nation.
if you are native American minominee chewpa onieda hochunk any tribe please don't let down your tribe or your culture I'm minominee chewpa onieda white and native my mom is onieda and chewpa my dad is onieda and Canadian and today actually my mom was having a nervous break down over her mom that past in May of last year rest in peace grandma and this song calms down my mom all the time I just put it on and she cools down and falls asleep just like a baby I'm 15 years old I have a depression and this song is so amazing it calms me down I thank northern cree for this beautiful song 👏 amen I play this song in public I feel like I'm a proud eagle or wolf I feel proud and I know white people thinks it's crazy and they say oh that music is trash I look at them like no it's not, it's not trash they say oh yeah your not even native u look white u know what I told them I said (I am native and I might be white but I am native I'm proud to be one so u can back off or if you have nothing nice to say don't say it.)
So darn beautiful. Im Meshika descendant and i appreciate the many tribes surrounding and their arts. Im sorry we we're more than cuel. I ask the creators for your tribes forgiveness and i hope your descendants make it and are never forgotten
Skin color don’t make you indigenous. And anyone that says different is missing the the true spirit of native culture. We are all brothers and sisters to the creator.
this song had me fired up while i was doing my daily workout......it brought back a lot of memories in my life.......wish i was living in the country again......i also wish i had been born long before the white-eyes had came.....
proud metis here in pembroke ontario, thank you for this and your voices, let them never be drowned out, what beautiful people, i love you first nations, six nations, every native nation, all DENE, EVERYWHERE..
I have been unable to even think other music for weeks. I can't get this song out of my soul and I wouldn't want to anyway! This calls to me like nothing else ever has...
I sing this to my son's ❤ as well as many other songs. I tell them make it worth it love hard love deep it's the only way and it really does hurt to leave someone you loved behind so my hope is you find that forever type of love
My family is Seneca clan. I remember my grandfather was so pressed on keeping our Indian heritage going. Stories of our ancestors, going to powwows and that feeling of connection was something I’ve since longed for. With my grandfather now being gone for 15 years our connection to the clan has fallen. I’m trying to push it back into the family and spread the knowledge I was given to them, but it’s so hard with the modern world
The drums are like a repetitive thunder that serves the spirit of man delivering us from harm and trauma shedding the pain away from the I and I and the all and all. The singing moves the spirit to the higher realms , these turquoise throated men sing for all occasions in life in a round symboling the nature, Of the great earth cyclical movement and power of the round must not ever be forgotten, thank you great Spirit . Remove the disgrace from our spirit. Allow us to move back in into our power where we never chase women 😂😂😂 I will hunt ,I will build, I will teach and in I will always hold you in my round hearth .my prayers for all of humanity is to be greatful and smart. We must steer clear of evil and keep in stride with the elders in these ever evolving times. Agh, she's driving me crazy.
boozhoo friends & family. just a reminder to you all to watch this great video. my wonderful husband sings this song to me when he's in prison. I miss him sssooo much when he's in there, but he's out now and doing good. " I love cake".
Growing up I had a crush on the blue guy, it's been a min since I seen this movie but man do I love this song. Grew up listening to it on the powwow trail.
When I was lost...Thank you Walker Calhoun for you believed me when no one else did. I have to say Maggie Wachacha was the first person I met I think it's Snowbird. God let me meet her. I was weak and she was strong about 1990's. She said she will take care of THIS. I remember her old and fragile and she used her energy to help this white girl on the run and afraid. I'm alive today but her spirit is with me to this day.
