As a white guy from South Dakota I'm so HAPPY to finally see Indigenous television created by Indigenous folks. I hope this show makes everyone involved stupid wealthy and worldwide famous! It's about damn time!
Also as a white person, I want to see most of congress represented by Native Americans because in general they care a lot more about the land and the community, and tend to think in generations about their impact and about sustainability in general.
Look and Chickasaw Government And Look At How They Blossomed! Worlds Largest Casino And Hundreds of Programs To Care For And Educate The Tribe And Children. Only Reason People Believe Native Governments Are Poor Are Because They Are Not Informed On The True History. My people were slaughtered through pure genocide. North America WAS packed full of people like it is now. They were murdered by the current sovereign government. Consistently pushing them into smaller and smaller territory. Constantly breaking promises of food medicine and ammunition. Tricking my people over and over again. Not only creating IRS to demographically attack my people. But B.I.A. didn't have our people's best interest in mind either. Just wanted My people to blend in to the new world and assimilate. I am almost 30 years of age and I am a direct decedent from the savages portrayed on TV. These times were less than a hundred years ago people. Kill 200 million people and ask the remnants to recover in 200 years. Ridiculous. But it is the government that doesn't teach what they did to my people so I do not blame white people. ONLY IGNORANT. My people were not arrogant and did not fight at the first wrong word. But instead come together unite and understand what needs to be done. My people never wanted violence. So instead they chose peace and you have the five civilized tribes. They reside in Oklahoma. The rest are all around North America on reservations and some either do not know what "the real world is like" or are terrified of it. As they should be. I walk amongst people without spirit Everyday. It is Truly a sad sight to behold. Watching someone wallow in misery and depression. There is a reason on the Trail of Tears my People sang the whole way. Just like African Americans in the slave days on the railways. Because Satan CAN'T HAVE OUR SPIRIT! 🙏💯❤️
@@dakotapalmer6506 Thanks for writing some truth down. Thanks for not blaming white people too. Blame it on the satan. Thats what is going on here. Even looking at Europe a similar thing happened there like a plague of evil sweeping the globe. There was even white slaves too but we never hear much about that. Chinese as well building the railroads. It seems like there was something special going on in the Americas. Like the people had already made the mistakes and learned to live in relative peace and harmony with creation. Hopefully we can see a change back to some better ways. With the condition of our planet we really need a revival of true wisdom and respect to all creation. As a white person though I got to say there are some very ignorant and stubborn white people. I think they have been victims of generational trauma for thousands of years, they might need the most time to recover
I actually got to be an extra for the upcoming season 3. Everyone there has some native in them and i have to say, i felt drastically at home. The cast were all very humble, the production team took care of everyone, regardless of what you were doing. It was an awesome experience
@@EzekielMitchell98 they excluded black natives from the show yet appropriated black culture openly throughout the whole show. I have a hard time celebrating a show bc of its one color representation of natives, especially since natives are extremely diverse and Freedman people should be recognized as part of the native community. Critiquing this show for it’s one sided story telling is the only way we can progress when it comes to Native American representation in media.
@@MsDrDoomsday what? This is a native base show. What the fuck. But african american have shows like P.vally. and Blind spotting. Power. FX clearly gives a chance to any culture. Better things. Sons of anarchy. Man seeking women.
yeah, i saw a movie with Natives talking about about how Hollywood used non native people forever…that famous ‘crying Indian anti-littering as’ was i believe, Italian, and he played Indigenous Americans in so so many movies. this is awesome…!! 🌹👏🏾
I’m an IHS worker, I can confirm 😂😂 Natives really do know other natives, I found out my mom knows Lane Factor’s (Cheese’s) mom, and my dad knows someone who was an extra in the show lol
It's like being Irish, you wherever you go will someone you know or someone your family knows. I have known of people who went to Australia and met a person they know (this is the Irish know, that you know them to see them and say hello but wouldn't know much else about them), or a friend they haven't seen in a while.
We’re the same race, that’s why we look alike. However most of us were colonized/mixed with the Spanish while the natives in Northern America did not mix as much and have still maintained their cultures. There’s still a lot of native tribes in Mexico but there’s a higher number of mestizos that make the majority of the population.
What’s funny to me is that they brought owls are a bad omen and I thought of how my grandpa would tell me some owls are witches doing black magic 😂 Scared the hell out of me!
@@thatcrystalbitch7802 Its a joke in Oklahoma that Cherokees are 1/10,000 and are basically caucasian. They all have the great grandmother who was the Cherokee Princess.
@@supremethomas7455 Had uncles in that life. Hope you find a way out. Leads to prison or an early grave. One committed suicide, one drank himself to death. Other is doing 25 to life.
It meant so much as Asian Americans to finally have films like Crazy Rich and the Farewell, it's exciting to see y'all having Native-led shows now too! Can't wait to watch & thank y'all for the laughs as always!!
I agree I want more representation like if we're going to talk about how we're a nation that is a melting pot we might as well make our media and our TV the biggest melting pot we have like with accurate representation and with more diversity in our series I'm actually half tempted to watch this show just because I want more representation
@@quidohmi9286 well I didn't think of the interpretation that way but you make a good point about a simulation but I want all the cultures to mix together and so we can love each other and understand each other on a better level if that makes any sense my intentions are pure I do want to learn more about other cultures and have them integrated in our media and our society so we all can have be represented at least that's my belief it makes me a black sheep in my family but I'm learning to make my peace with it
@@quidohmi9286 I have heard some folks suggest the term "salad", as it demonstrates many varieties of flavors in harmony, without the "melting, blending, assimilation" connotation. What do you think of that terminology and visualization? Good, bad, meh?
It's really great that the Indigenous Peoples of this land mass are finally taking their place in the entertainment industry. I hope to see more and more shows with Native themes, casts, and crews. I loves me some Adam Beach (and I'm not ashamed), but I know there are other stars waiting to shine. Speaking of shine, I enjoyed your flag bearing pictures on IG. Your regalia is amazing and I hope you had a great time.
I love your videos your crazy in the good way love your sense of humor and Patrick I love to watch your hoop dancing videos I love pow wows you guys keep up the good work thank you
He ahi kā whānau (Keep the fires (of passion) burning family and friends) , whether that be our continued fight for land back or our image/representation on the screen. So happy to see the continued prosperity of both our peoples and to tautoko (support) the strides taken to regain our history’s and mana championed by incredibly gifted actors, production and behind the scene teams and directors. Mauri Ora!!!
Many Thanks from Oregon. Haka for Standing Rock. The group is still active on FB, its been a lovely way to learnand share prayers and actions. It was such a powerful connection to witness the Maori Women that came to stand in solidarity with the Water Protectors. And the Maori wilderness fire fighters that come to support our fire crews every Season. And now they are lasting for months at a time. This year 3 long months air quality as bad as Beijing in Oregons Willamette Valley. Watersheds must be restored and soon. I wish we would follow NZ lead and recognize our Rivers as living beings with the same rights to exist as humans.
@@eugeniaskelley5194 I'm Navajo and "Once Were Warriors" is one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched it with my mom, who grew up on the rez and had a rough childhood. A lot of parallels.
Ayye! I hope that mechanical keyboard is working now so you can get ready for your IHS receptionist interview! Seriously though, thanks for having me on and highlighting the greatness of the current situation of indigenous representation. "Film away!" - Dallas Goldtooth
I knew, I was missing something big when I saw the blurred owl eyes! Thank you for filling a lot of empty spaces for a person who is in the process of learning.
Lol. Dead animal in the road. My grandfather picked up what he thought was a dead deer. He picked it up and put it in the van. He was gonna have him some roadkill stew. Then the deer said, "nope! Not today sucker!" Gramps had a hell of a time not getting kicked by it as he tried to open the door to get out.
Uh no. White people should not be “celebrated” at all. I’m considered white and even I know that. But I was also raised around natives. People in the USA only want to celebrate white people.
@@aylbdrmadison1051 what does have to do with what they said? All of the comments after hers are idiotic and stupid. You’re abstract for having such small thinking.
Im not native (Native America) but as a mezican I can relate to so much of this show. Such a good show. Love that natives are getting a broader range of exposure
You may be Indigenous. Mexico wasn't a country until the 1800s. At the time, the people there were Europeans (Spaniards), the Indigenous, and Africans (slavery existed until the mid- 1800s.) Mexicans are Indigenous, African, or European, or a mixture of the three.
@@yolyn5861 yes in know . I just meant I’m not a Native American indigenous. I consider my self an INDIO from Mexico. My mother and father and ancestors are from Mexico I am Aztec Indian
Am not Native but spent a few years learning about and from Native peoples about culture and society and this makes me happy that Native people are finally getting the recognition and representation, but I am sad it has taken so long but, I hope more to come in the future. Absolutely LOVE Rez Dogs!
You guys are right. Based on your recommendation I went and watched the show, and really enjoyed it. I'm not even close to the target audience since I'm white, and 75 years old, but I still found the show very entertaining. You're right about Spirit. very cool dude. It's good to see Native people portrayed as something other than the stereotypes that I grew with. Also love your Channel.
Usually when people go off about representation I tune off fast but you guys not only highlight the native culture this show is funny as hell. This I’ll definitely watch
As an elder bilagáana, wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your channel and humor. Thanks for turning me on to Reservation Dogs. I had an unconventional childhood growing up in New Mexico. In the 1950s it was the heyday of the cowboys and Indians tv shows. My mother told me. "Always root for the Indians. They're defending their land."
I’m not Native but I’m so happy that you guys finally are getting good representation in media. It’s awesome that pretty much all of the people who worked on the show were Native’s too!
i had tears (as a black woman) watching Black Panther in the theater for the first time. A movie for us about us that wasn't made for the white gaze, and didn't show black people as criminals, gang bangers, or slaves. I am so happy for you to finally have this too, and I am excited to watch. I hope to see more.
I’m sorry, a movie that wasn’t made for the white gaze? I thought movies were supposed to transcend race and barriers? Plenty of white people liked Black Panther and not once made it about race. Let’s take what you said and changed it to where you said “A movie for white people, by white people.” You’d be screaming racism in a heartbeat. I’m not white btw, so you can miss me with your “white fragility” excuse/comeback.
It's so much fun to see the sheer joy this show is bringing to Patrick, Jacob and the rest of the gang. It's high time for a show spotlighting the reservation life. I hope it goes on and on.
Excited to hear that this is coming to Disney+! I keep seeing it pop up on TikTok, and have been meaning to look into it. That's so cool that they made sure people behind the scenes also had native representation. That's something I can get behind and support.
i love that this show has become a thing being a caucasian and 1/6th Cherokee ( My grandfather was Full and his father was Calvary Scout with the rank of Seargent in the Union Army - yes this was a thing) ive always felt the indigenous have deserved more so everyone can see how truly great you are as a people. Family oriented.. Community Oriented... Nature loving Humorous even when the darkest of tragedy strikes. Represents so much what America really should be
I've been looking forward to this partly because of Taika's involvement and partly because I discovered your channel earlier this year. What I've picked up from your videos is definitely improving my viewing experience, so thank you very much for that. It was great to see Jana (Reagan from Rutherford Falls) in ep 2, as well.
Such a great show. Dark Winds as well, which shares many cast members. As a non-native that loves studying Native American culture and history, I’m so glad to see this. It’s vital that we also portray the present. Great video!
Shout out from Canada! Rez Dogs is the best show this year. I'm so happy that we finally get to watch something made by natives. Give us more like this!
Growing up on the rez, living in the city now... watching with my Non native friends who are like "wow, I bet all rez places aren't like that " me... "yeah, sometimes we have snow"
Hi Patrick! I really enjoy your content. I live in Australia but am learning from your content about all indigenous people in America, it’s great and really appreciate the time you take to do these videos. Because of you I also follow the jingle girls now as well, they’re lovely 😊 Thanks Patrick you’re doing an awesome job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 have a great day!
I don’t watch TV. I am not native. I laughed so hard. I love the guy that plays Spirit. He is insanely talented. Seems the 1491 cast is doing well! I will have to subscribe. Dallas Goldtooth! I might be laughing well into tomorrow! Good video Patrick. These natives are doing super cool things.
You're SO right! The whole cast is beyond great! Sure glad that I don't have to pick a favorite! But honestly, Gary Farmer as Uncle Brownie, slays me! 😁
I'm loving this show so far. I lived in Ganado, AZ on the Navajo Res for a little bit myself. Really awesome to see so many new faces watching the show. I hope this helps boost all of their careers.
*“ It’s a good day to be indigenous”* Never been more proud to be indigenous with shows finally showing us on mainstream media, and with Avatar actually casting Indigenous youth as the characters who’s culture is inspired by the Inuit/indigenous people, it’s giving me more hope for us finally having the representation on screen that we deserve and can proudly show our kids That being said don’t show little ones Reservations Dogs😂😂
As a non native, I'm super excited to see that this show is a good representation. Love that the cast and crew and everything is native. Thanks for sharing
My dad's side is Ojibwe although I'm unfortunately 2 generations removed but still learning about my heritage is so important to me so seeing it kept alive with shows and channels like this just really make me happy great work keep it up❤️
I raised my daughter around NDNs, at 6yrs old, she 'felt the drum' and HAD to dance, the drum beat called her Spirit. Recently she had DNA test done-not French, but Abenaki decent. It's in her blood. Her Spirit KNEW. #full circle ⭕️
Reservation Dogs is one crazy show. Always look forward to next episode. By the time the episode is over. I have tears running down my cheeks,from laughing soo hard.
I’m not indigenous.. but when I first saw the show trailer it made so happy to see a show putting the spotlight on others. There needs to be more of this in the industry. But I’m glad that the writers seemed to know what they are doing and there’s even moments you and others Can connect to - this makes me happy :) can’t wait to see more
Just watched 4 episodes of Res. Dogs!!!!! I love it. The cast, the writing, everything is on point. I laughed and almost cried while watching. The twins are fire!!!!
Michigander here and I adore this show. I'm so happy for the native people being represented and being able to learn more about the culture. Def need to check out Rutherford falls. Was also a big fan of longmire and getting to see the native actors from the show in other movies and shows.
@@macck4350 yeah the announcement came last week on Tuesday evening that we were going into a level 4 lockdown for a period of 7 days because of a delta case or something... Hope everyone around the world stays safe, happy and healthy🤙🌿🌿🌿
@@aquariussun6424 yeah I’m just getting over Covid myself living in California here.I’m not sure if it was Delta Variant or not. All I know is that it kicked my butt and I felt like crap for a solid 14 days. I thought I heard in the News here u guys shut down over 1 case? Was that true? (U stay safe too)
@@macck4350 hahaha yeah it was a community case and because this person had travelled around, aunty jacinda wanted to use her "go hard, go early" method. Damn....hope you're recovering well. I cant imagine what it's like to have covid and dont want to so I'm doing my best to just avoid going to public places. Theres about 70 something cases now I believe! Most of them are in my city Auckland. I've been pottering around my home getting things done during this lockdown haha and watching Patrick's cool videos are a bonus😄👍🌿
Here's something interesting: look at the similarities between the the order of the midstreamers from the show and the real world bohemian grove. Remember back when Willie Jack was hunting with her dad and he said his grandfather sold the land they were hunting on? It's interesting that he doesn't go into detail - it's like he doesn't really know why the land was "sold," only that it was sold. That's the same land where you see the midstreamers literally ****ing the earth (in the form of catfish carcasses) in front of the owl statue. Bohemian Grove (in CA) became owned by rich white people through a series of shady "sales" and forced land cessions. It has since been a place where rich, powerful people (like Ronald Regan, for example) go to party and participate in really strange rituals, many of which take place in front of a 40 foot owl statue (not even kidding, man). So, to me, this narrative in the show sort of plays with these notions of land being taken (sometimes through forced sales) from Indigenous people so that rich powerful settlers can do weird stuff with it. I suspect many Native Americans will get a different feeling and will recall certain bits of knowledge handed down to them by their elders or lost knowledge recently rediscovered - knowledge that members of dominant society don't necessarily have or wouldn't think to look for. It's like there is a conversation / acknowledgment being passed between the writers and Indigenous audiences... but there's also this sort of invitation to settler audiences, like: "here's a thread of information... follow it and see what you can learn."
Great video! Love Reservation Dogs! Best show on television in my opinion, with a fantastic cast of characters. My only complaint is that is is only a half hour show when each episode should be at least an hour! I could sit and watch Reservation Dogs all day long, serious dudes! For this old Oklahoma born gringo living in Europe, your show is my lifeline back to my state and life. God Bless you all!
I was so excited to see the show Rez Dogs. I was hoping you would do something like this and you did! It's very much appreciated that you not only show Indigenous people but also your latino brothers and sisters too! You and your crew are awesome!
Taika waititi being Maori are helping out our native brothers show recognition, Love you all my brothers and sisters ✊🏽 One love from a native of the Pacific Ocean to the americas 💙💙 may the sun guide you in your travels
I love the show, I cracked up through the whole thing and can't wait until the next episode My favorite line was actually the IHS secretary throwing shade "hey, this girl with stomach pains is selling meat pies, you guys want any?"
Loved your guys video. As a middle aged white guy who grew up in AZ small town, with Yavapai Apache and working construction all over AZ with Dine and Hopi, I laughed so hard. So many references that made me laugh and reminded me of home. The owl reference reminded of a time we were working up by Window Rock. My boss had told some of the guys who were working with us, three young brothers, to go grab his truck and run to the yard and grab some material. We kept working and realized that about five minutes had passed and they were still sitting in the truck arguing about something. Finally, one of them comes over and we are like, WTF. My boss had this stupid fake snake skin steering wheel cover and none of them wanted to touch it, and were sitting there arguing over who was going to drive the truck. Funniest joke ever told to me by a Navajo. "How come we don't let white people rain dance?" "Why?' "Because when they do, it snows."
I ❤❤❤ Reservation Dogs. It’s hilarious and real at the same time. My Native/tribal friends suggested the show and have explained more of the jokes. Actually, they are the ones that suggested this channel for me. It would be so awesome to see more shows like this!
While woman here. My mom and I started watching this last weekend and we love the show. I hope they have many seasons ahead of them. It's such a unique show, with a great sense of humor, and a lot of heart at the core.
Just got caught up on watching all the episodes. Not only is it fantastic to see a full production show about Indians. The bonus is it brings our sense of humor to everyone. The other people have no idea how much we enjoy laughing and how we love a good joke.
As a person, I'm happy to get this perspective of life and enjoy this entertainment. It's about time! As an American, I'm glad to finally hear the voice of this important part of our family. It's about time! As a white man, I'm proud and excited for you as you kick down the doors that have been put up by people who have looked like me, but ARE NOT ME. IT'S ABOUT TIME!!! As me, I hope this is just the springboard that inspires an entire people to share their stories with the rest of the world. I also can't wait for season 2, 3, 4, 5 ..... I have TV to binge watch lol
This is the best show I've seen since breaking bad. It's definitely the best show of its genre by far. They do such a good job of expressing life on the rez. Giving authentic voice to the hopes, dreams and absurdities of some of it without collapsing into cliche depictions or tacky representation unless done for comedic effect. My favorite character is the spirt warrior. He represents this shows take perfectly. He's simultaneously a legit representation of the inner monologue/concerns of a young native boy and masterful exercise in trolling the idiocy some Americans/Canadians have when they think of native culture. I can't recommend this show to people enough. It deserves to sweep up award after award without a doubt. Best show, best writing, best acting, best costumes, best set locations etc. Concerning those who are not already established actors. I hope this show ends up being like ER or In Living Color and helps launch the careers of everyone involved. They deserve it.
I stumbled across your channel and had a few laughs then later watched the WHOLE fiRst season of reservation dogs and it was hilarious and emotional. Cant wait for season 2-3-4
You guys are very funny. I love watching your videos. I haven't been to the Navajo reservation in more than 20 years, but watching you guys makes me want to visit once again.
