Cherokee Nation’s Case For Congressional Delegate To Get A House Committee Hearing - www.huffpost.com/entry/cherokees-house-delegate_n_632e184be4b00e36d1af81be
Iam 3/4 Cherokee . From NC...growing up in Morristown tn...my grandmother used to tell. That if u could pass as white u did that..that is so sad..she would tell how she used to roller skate through the Tunnel Hill tunnel in Asheville NC...she eventually moved to Morristown tn. I loved that woman beyond words..I lost her in oct.1987...I have done research on her...its pretty amazing what I have found out so far...keep listing to music like this..they don't make music like that anymore.. Red people power....
I thought of them as a teen idol pop band of the 70's? I guess the publishers may have dept this from me, so they took it to that fox, Cher. Those bitches! Thank you, Cher.
@@wambathewisefool2893 ??? Whoa! A little touchy there aren't ya? Chill Out Wamba! We know what the song says. We don't need any lessons to know that. Besides the title of the song is: "Cherokee Nation." We deserve some recognition/respect as much as anyone else.
@@lowdownyankeeliar Hey you little twit... you wanna' talk about the truth? Then I suggest you get your ears checked or reread the lyrics again. Because you just might discover it's not the "Bowie Knife!" It's the "Bow and Knife." Smh... 🤣
So there’s a lot of the First Nations/indigenous peoples/tribes that have red hair like your picture? That seems a strange way of honouring your ancestors. I’ll admit that only ever known a few First Nations people (there aren’t any in the UK) but it would not have occurred to me to ever call them native Americans. That is something the thieves/genocidal murderers/Americans/lying colonists would call them. It’s bad enough to call them First Nations but unless you know the tribe someone claims to belong to it’s considered a far better title than calling them American.
My dad showed this to me as a kid. We have cherokee blood and he always wanted me to respect and honor that. He saw them live when he was a teenager. He fell in love with them that day. Hes been gone 12 years now but everytime i hear this long is like the first time. Rip dad
This song always reminds of the struggles we were having in "being Indian" in the early 1970's, and how we would wear a red bandana, raise our fists, and give a war hoop! A very precious time...
Native American is the most beautiful and noble and courageous people in the world, I'm white btw... your culture is truly remarkable and awe inspiring no words can describe 🧡💯
This Old White Dude still thinks you still deserve more than the pleasure you derived from the sense of empowerment the song must have inspired in you. It is tragic for me as a Canadian that it took until this year for my countrymen to even *begin* to normalize the concept of true reconciliation with people who did so much to help our ancestors survive in an unknown land.
Navajos are good too. Cree get a bad rap but their women are tough as buffalo hide pemican. Sioux are quiet and like to be self sufficient. And Metis are half breed scum born from french men's bums.
Back in Junior High School around 1979 or 1980, we were very lucky to have Paul Revere & The Raiders come and play at our school! (Paul Cross Gymnasium and, I still have my ticket stub!)
The song was actually recorded during Mark Lindsay's solo album using only the "Wrecking Crew" on the song. No other Raiders were on the song but at the last minute and under pressure from the record company it was released as a "Raiders" song. It's the only number one hit by the "Raiders". Thank you Mark!
@@squirrelbutler2119 But he brought it to widespread notice. If not for him, it would have died in obscurity. Besides, he did a much better rendition. Marvin Rainwater was a joke.
Paul Revere and the Raiders were saddled with the moniker of "novelty act". Actually, they were more often than not a very talented group and well polished musicians. They had many LEGIT classic rock hits. This was one of my FAVORITES. Sad that Paul passed away before he got his deserved props.
My favorite Band. Others may disagree but my favorite lineup was Paul, Carl, (Carlo), Omar, Doug, Ron & Danny. Great Musicians & Vocalists & Fun Group.
Mark Lindsay probably has the purest heart of any - ANY - lead vocalist. He can play, have a fantastic time, sing, choreograph, script, and produce, but rarely will you see him serious about an issue. Watch him, his manner, his eyes, his mouth, as you listen. This song is pure brilliance, to match his incredible voice. He was born for the music industry. I am Native American, Shasta Nation. When I first heard this song, I was awestruck. It reached my Spirit within, and will remain. Thank you Mark, and all in this incredible group. Vicki White Wing
Everytime i hear this song it brings back my dad from chickamaugau georgia so deeply ensconsed in him was his cherokee granddads influence living out in the woods trapping and growing a garden for survival i have pix of him from early to mid 1950s hes allways in all white and has a mohawk hair cut , he was a genius rarely raised his voice barely talked said his granddad spoke maybe five words to him in a month . I see cherokee tribal elders on tv in documentary they loook like dads twin brothers ot freaks me out. When he died all i coild think of to do was make a huge fire outin the front of house big ember floating ip to the sky fire hoping he would see it wow im tearingbup now. Hi vicki
Ironically, this song was written by a white man. Doesn't change the sentiment of course but as a white person myself I think Native Americans should be allowed speak and be the ones heard. Fair play and respect for all. David
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Nobody's stopping native Americans from speaking and being heard, amigo And there's nothing ironic about people from one culture being empathetic about people from another culture Word @@davidaston5773
My great grandpa's Dad was born on the Trail of Tears I am proud of my Cherokee heritage even though I don't have much Cherokee blood in me my heart beats pure Cherokee
My heart goes out to your family. I'm part Cherokee Navajo and Sioux. People don't realize just how much we have been through. We were too accepting of others, who killed us off. Not many know Lakota Dakota and Nakota Difference as to area Sorry love you all
Make sure you learn about all the slaves they brought with them to Oklahoma and how they lost the civil war fighting for the confederate army. How the Cherokee nation tried to remove the Freeman's from their Indian roles in 2015 after 125 years on them
1:17 That’s my grandfather. Sadly he passed away about 2 weeks ago. I live in Georgia and he lives in California so I only saw him about 3 times but I still miss him
It is so beautiful. I've sung this song since I was a little kid when my sister sang this song everyday. We are Native American and proud of our heritage even though we were told not to be...long story. I've seen this band in concert a few times. Thank you for putting this on here. Love it.
This Band was Deep ! They had a Message that still is important Today ! Look around. ! It's Mar. 16th 2022 ! It is like the Freakin Twilight Zone ! Hopefully Paul Revere & Company didn't give a Damn what People THOUGHT !!! Cause I Don't !
The "Bowie knife" was an implement from native American Fighter: Jim Bowie and is falsely utilized in this song. You as a native American should have known that?
@@lowdownyankeeliar Really? Your sticking with that one huh? I'll tell ya what I know and that is. I have no clue as to who this Jim Bowie is that you speak of. Is he any relation to David Bowie the artist? Because Paul Revere never mentions a "Bowie Knife" in the song. But he does mention..... "The BOW and KNIFE." Now you see the difference there? Get the cotton out of your ears and reread the lyrics. Joker!
Hey Classy,My older sister where in our neighbors back yard 69-70 when I first heard this song,besides, Love is Blue,it spurred me I to brief times in bands,but overall music history's Love ya!
We in USSR all were keen to be as brave as Indian Heroes, we watched these old and famous movies and used to be runing in the yard dressed ourselves like them and had bows and arrows. This song I heard when I was still a kid - and from the first second I've captured the seriousness of the words and the inevitable feel of bitter sadness. Very precise tune, right beat and overall hypnotic feel of being submersed into the story behind this tune. This is the song you hear once and then carefully secure as a Gem collection within you soul for the rest of your life. This tune came in set with "I'd love to change the world" by "Ten years after", with extravagant genius of Carlos Santana, with whole Universe of other music talents of 60-s and 70-s - which was my Era of realizing this amazing world. Br. Oleg
Russian Jews suffered great loss also from Hitler Holocaust to Stalin 12 million plus deaths to one way trips to the moon and dying in space and contamination of human test subjects to Chernobyl and hundreds of thousands liquidators
In the summer of 2016 I was driving across America with my dog, just going as God might lead us. When we crossed into Cherokee lands in Oklahoma I had this song playing. It was epic! Proud 1/16th Cherokee here, with ancestor who walked from Oklahoma with his two brothers all the way to Virginia.
Chris Knight: My grandmother on my mother's side was 1/4 Cherokee and really looked it. I, like you, am 1/16th and my wife, who is Australian, tells me it really shows in a side profile, especially my chin. Even though I am only 1/16th, I am more proud of that portion than of my main English/Irish ancestry. Have loved this song ever since I first heard it. Today, as we whisk across this marvelous country of ours, it is easy to forget the perils faced by our ancestors, many of whom walked, such a relatively short time ago.
Back in the day I attended several of their concerts. Always a top act. He had a reputation for being somewhat of a comedian and injected a lot of humor into his performances, but never on this song, which he played seriously and damn well too, I might add. Saw him every chance I got.
This is the kind of hit we all agreed on back then. I remember riding in my uncles 1948 Pontiac, he did not care much for Rock&Roll so I would play the radio low, this comes on, he reaches over, grabs the ivory volume knob and cranks it up!
If u listen to the words of him! And what this man is saying, u can here the anger the defiance in his voice!! They have ever right to be!! The he said, taught there English to our young. And then way held that word the whole Indian nation. POWERFUL
My beloved Daddy was half-Cherokee and I remember he had a big radio in the small workshop behind the house. He couldn’t carry a tune in a slop jar but always listened to this 8-track when working out there. All of a sudden you could hear Daddy holler “CHEROKEE PEEEEO-PLLE!!” and you’d hear him all over Hell’s half acre. That man was PROUD!!!!!!
I'm a mixed blood. I joined the USAF and at my first base...got engaged to a pilot who was Chippewa. The pilots would tease us, by putting this on the Juke when came into the O club. Bob often broke into Spectacular Native dancing In response. This song ALWAYS reminds me of him. He was killed in Nam.
I loved this song when I was in 6th grade. We got together as kids and talked about it because we were learning the words and understanding their meaning. Listening to this song just now and watching the calmness of the band as they played and sung this is kind of a protest song. But the band exudes peace. I still love this song and the band.
This song has been in my heart , all of my life . I'm part Cherokee on my Mother's side , part Iroquois on my Father's side , & part white man , on my outside . In my heart , I am Cherokee . In my mind , I am Iroquois . But all of me , is AMERICAN . This band is one of my all time favorites , for the way they wrote , & played . Will Return !!!
I don’t have any Native American ancestry to my knowledge, but I love this song. It makes me think of how the U.S. government broke every treaty it ever made with the Native American tribes that were here for millennia.
The first Louis L'Amour book I ever read was _"Last of the Breed"_ and it really reminded me of this song. American Indian from a reservation is now a test pilot and gets shot down over Siberia. No one knows he's still alive so the Russians are pumping him for information at their leisure. He escaped in the dead of winter and immediately set about using the skills he'd been taught as a child on the reservation. Brilliantly written!
Brilliant song. Powerful poetry, historical significance, and artistic perfection. The musical shrieks and cries created by string instruments and synthesizer are stunning. Chilling song.
The lyrics aren't Bowie knife. It's bow and knife. Tomahawk may not be the Cherokee word, but it is the word taken for common English usage to describe the Native American war axe.
I am a First Nations Cree indian from Canada and i am proud of it . Jus like the Native indians from the states and all the indigenous people in North America. We all had something taken away from us and took our freedom away from us
CandyandAngel42 me as well..my favorite song in elementary school. Helped me become aware of the plight of others... still love this song all these decades later..
I had the pleasure of having quite a conversation with Mark over the phone when I was able to track him down to a recording studio. You could not have asked for a nicer person to talk to. He asked me a lot of questions about my life and job, etc.. But he was busy so I didn't hold on any longer than was needed. Was able to see them in concert in two different states. They were awesome!! Brings back lots of fond memories. Long gone are the days when songs actually had meanings. This one has to be at the top of the list!! I was brought up being told I am 1/32nd Cherokee.
This song says alot! I have been listening to this song for years, now we have Indigenous Day as a reminder of their traditions and Indian culture. They gradually adopted our ways, we are a multicultural country called Canada.
I thought Canada ceased to exist a few years ago when it decided to become a place where no history exists except for the rewritten history of non-white folk Yes?
I was about ten years old when I first heard this song on the radio, competing with songs like "Sugar, awe honey honey. You are my candy girl..." and "Baby I'm gonna make you mine, make you mine, make you mine." and "Hey heey we're the monkeys." There were the songs that talked about everybody play nice to each other and war will end and we'll all live in one big commune." It really stood out because there was no top-40 song like it. It spoke of and brought awareness of a deep, troubling issue about people robbed of their identity. It got everyone's attention. We always listened to it, more sophisticated than anything else I heard on the radio. I remember sometimes singing the chorus, but even that seemed irreverent. It's legendary and timeless. This group, especially the vocalist is really underrated.
The reason why I’m here, is because 3 weeks ago was indigenous peoples day, and they played this song in my music class, then today, in history, we learned about the Cherokee people, and my classmates started singing the chorus of the song, and it got me wanting to listen to this wonderful song again.. they deserve much more respect
After watching THE WEST documentary by Ken Burns my husband and I have a new respect for the Native American. If anyone should be in protest in this country, it should be the Native Americans. :(
I remember listening to this song as a youngster and not having a real clue as to what the song was about. Years later when its meaning became clear I was duly impressed that a pop band could take on social issues. And do a good job of it. Kudos to Paul!
This is actually a quite educational song. From the manslaughter that took over the millions of tribes at old North America to "now's" music. This is paying respect the the millions of Indians lost. God bless their souls.
Actually over 90% of the natives were killed from European diseases NOT warfare. The HURONS were almost totally wiped out from disease. It would have happened eventually. If not from Europeans from Asians, or whoever came to the "new world"
Wow, this song brings back so many beautiful memories of friends long gone, from Jr. High out here in Arizona. Powerful tune back then, Powerful tune now! History of this song is incredible, thank you for sharing!
A fine version of a great song by the late, great John D Loudermilk. It does not look as if the injustices suffered by Native Americans are going to end any time soon, but the message will have to get through one day. There is a wonderful story about this song's inception in Wiki. I hope it is true!
I was so proud when this came out. My family was Cherokee and Blackfoot, yet they talked about it in whispers. I understand why, they would have never been able to accomplish what they did otherwise. Thank you for this song. 💕
Powerful and Right! To all Natives. I am white and this song hit me hard. I loved this song when I was young but until a few days ago I never heard the words WOW!!!
This song awakens so many deep feelings in me.. One is the want to reconnect not just to the days gone by or my family but to really learn and grow from the past..Yes it's messy and maybe my family had a hand in what happened both good and bad but I still want to learn and if I could make amends with those who were hurt..
Whether you may be black, gray, red, or polka dotted this song was a great tribute I love it vit brings a heavy chest, and brings tears to my eyes when I listen to it
One of the few groups I wanted to see, and did see in person. In Hawaii. Wonderful group! Wonderful show. And, I can still sing along to this song even though I haven’t heard it in decades❣️🪶🦅 ❤️
I live in Gordon County Georgia...Home of "New Echota" the Cherokee Capital. I am part Cherokee & Creek & Irish. This song has always been my favorite. Our County is beautiful and you can tell they were every where around the river and such because of all the Arrowheads found by the creek & Oostanaula River.
