Villagers React To Cherokee Pow Wow Grand Entry ! Tribal People React To pow wow 

I’m White Mountain Apache and I’ve always loved the different middle eastern, Indian and African cultures along with my own. I also used to be a belly dancer back in the day. :)

@@BellyJae hey me too!!! I think we're all connected

I especially like Indigenous women's ribbon skirts. My daughter is Me`tis (Indigenous and French) and has asked me to make one for her. Dresses and skirts needed a little color, and women would trade/purchase ribbon.The ribbons are sewn around the bottom of the skirt.

@@laurievandewiele4065 everyone is indigenous somewhere in India all Indians are indigenous but if they move to another country they are not indigenous. The people who is the original people in a country before foreigners came is indigenous in their country. Some countries is so big that they have several indigenous people

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👏👏👏💓💓💓 So agree - all of them, but esp. the older gentlemen was very open to other cultures and loved the dancing, costumes, and music!

That's how everyone should be, cultures are ment to be shared

Babu is so cute, he loves music and he loves to talk!

I wish he could see this in person. I think he would join right in.

He is very charming. Hard not to love him.

OSIYO from the colville reservation in north central Washington state USA

Wado!

Osiyo from North Carolina, about 2 hours from the Cherokee Reservation.

Duyukta. Beautiful and wise farewell. Blessings.

Osiyo from Oklahoma!

It's good stuff...closest thing I can get to Tuscarora pow wow without having to go to Fayetteville, NC.

It was my honor to escort elders to the dedication of a Longhouse and to a campus pow wow. They were both tremendously moving experiences. While beautiful to watch, you're right that you need to be there in person to feel them more fully within you. Thank you for being willing to share with us.

​. Something so primal about the rhythm, same with a marching band parading, you can't get the full effect unless you are on sight, feeling the beat in your chest. Beautiful.

Invitation accepted. I will find a pow wow here in southern New England, this summer. Thank you.

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You could tell how unfamiliar she was with seeing these people and their culture.. sadly that's cause there seems to be this cultural blackout of native American culture to the rest of the world...Asian people, African people etc. seem to largely be completely unaware of native culture or of the native people in general. Even in WWII when fighting the Japanese America used Brave Navajo recruits as code talkers and because Asia was so unfamiliar of the native people they had absolutely no idea what language they were speaking. Not that I'm saying it's their fault in ANY way I'm just saying it's beautiful to see people who are truly unfamiliar with a culture get to enjoy it for the first time.

@@EstbXCIII You’re right. I think it’s sad too. The code talkers had a movie made about them. If you haven’t seen it, you should watch it. I don’t know why those countries don’t teach Native American history in school, that’s really unforgivable. Although, some cultures barely have education at all out in the countryside, especially for girls.

@@deborahdanhauer8525 Yes, it's called Windtalkers played by Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach who is Native American.. I'm 29 but remember watching it SO MANY TIMES as a kid it always brought tears to my eyes. It's funny cause I'm white and grew up with only my Italian mother but she always felt a deep fascination with Native culture herself so I remember growing up in my house where she designed out living room in this sandy color but about waist high, wrapping around our living room was this vinyl thingy that was about a foot in height and depicted Native American desert homes (I know it sounds like a strange depiction the way I'm describing it but I was so beautiful looking) and decked out on our walls were beautiful native pictures.. one was a large tablet thingy whichednwas held in placed by these strings from the out hand card frame.. we had a this really cool, ornamental spear with small detailed carvings and feathers and fur attached and/or wrapped around it.. a few gorgeous totem poles depicting multiple animals.. One very large picture which I'm pretty sure is pretty famous and depicts and Chief decked out in his regalia sitting cris-crossed on a cliff overlooking a desert canyon with an eagle depicted in the sky. Lol pretty wild but it developed within me a DEEP respect and astonishment in me of all things Native American..

@@EstbXCIII That’s so lovely of your Mother. I’m part Native and I always think it’s a really good thing when people embrace the Native culture. Some Native people resent it, but I think it’s beautiful.

I agree. I don't think they understood that these groups represented different tribes, regions, an traditions.

Never call regalia a costume. It is very disrespectful to call a sacred garment a costume.

There were Shawl Dancers, the women who drape the shawl over there shoulders and dance with a lively step. A young woman's dance. There are the more sedate women's dance with the shawl draped over the arm. More of a subtle dance and easier for older women to dance. There are the men fancy dancer's that dance with the energetic whirling and prancing that sends their colorful feathers like explosions of birds. There are the traditional men's dance that has the natural colored feathers and the style of dancing is more bird like. And there are the women's jingle dancers which is usually the younger women because they have the energy and their bones don't hurt yet.

I dance both jingle dress and women’s southern cloth. Depends on my mood. :)

If you don't resemble Chief WarHorse, then I doubt you are Choctaw ...look her up

I believe this Cherokee Nation is Eastern Cherokee Nation in North Carolina. Cherokee Nation is divided into two location: Oklahoma (Trail of Tears) and Eastern. Cherokee Nation in the East were able to stay in the area while others were forced out and moving from their homes in the South to Oklahoma during infamous Trail of Tears. My father's Great Grandmother was Cherokee Princess. His family were luckily enough to stay in the area.

Sure you are, you and everyone's grandma.

@@hitmixhyepock9405 It is not a joke! I don't joke about family

@@hitmixhyepock9405 Have you never met a Native before? They are everywhere in Florida. Especially Seminole county. One Seminole is in my daughter's girl scout troop.

cherokees on my mother's side. its always nice when they watch native american tribal dances and displays. they really like what they see. i would like to show them some cherokee cooking. and the tradition of going out to gather wild onions in spring and make scrambled eggs with them :) a family tradition.

As opposed to WHAT?

@@Steve-cm2ys ?

​@Steve ...as opposed to not having respect for them? Looking for something to be offended about orrrr??

I'm from the Snoqualmie tribe and we had a parade in town multiple times. We were actually well known and beloved. I only got to participate once though due to moving around and family stuff. I miss going to Pow Wows and events. Canoe Journey is my favorite 😌. Getting up at 4am to canoe on the ocean to the next destination and arriving around dinner. Or staying behind to pack everything up and going to the next place, setting everything up again and making food. The day usually ends with being around a fire singing and drumming. It was tiring and painful at times, but made me feel whole. We sometimes went on hikes if a forest was nearby. Or collecting shells and rocks on the beach. Sometimes there wasn't a shower, so I've had to bath in the river. It was okay (although I have very bad social anxiety and there's almost zero privacy 😳), but there were small leaches sometimes. I never saw one before, I was preteen and saw a small squishy black thing stuck to my hand. I asked a adult what it was and was told it was a leach. I freaked out and brushed it off. Not a great bath time🥲. Now I wouldn't have freaked out, but observed it. I love nature, it's so beautiful and interesting. Also dangerous of course 😅. I once got stuck on a trail because behind my out of sight was a momma bear and in front a cub. I could only hold still and quiet, waiting for them to pass through. A dangerous but cool experience.

@@karmanwilmot1648 That is so cool that you have such a great proud history you can pass on. I'm born American of German descendants; we got some making up to do. :(

I hope so. I don't want them to think that's why they wear these numbers. Competition, fancy and traditional should have been explained.

They seemed to believe the numbers were prices and didn’t pick up that those were competition participant numbers.

They weren't Mistakingly called that and They are No More Native To America than AFRICANS whose Arrival Predates the EVIL Colonial Period. "Natives" as they call them,we're the Africans WHO WERE THE FIRST ONES PALE SAVAGES SAW WHEN THEY ARRIVED AND ONLY RECENTLY ARE PALE ONES SAYING THIS BUT MANY KNEW THAT THE FIRST PEOPLE IN AMERICA WERE AFRICANS AND THEY WERE NOT SLAVES. THAT DUMB COLUMBUS COULDN'T DISCOVER SOMETHING AFRICANS HAD ALREADY DISCOVERED AND NATIVE AFRICANS/INDIANS HERE DID NOT SIT WITH PALEFACE LAND THIEVES, RAPISTS AND MURDERERS FOR NO TURKEY DINNER WHO BROUGHT DEADLY PLAGUES HERE FROM EUROPE AND INTENTIONALLY INFECTED OTHERS AS THEY TOOK THEIR DISEASES TO AFRICA, ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST. TELL Y'ALL TRIBAL FRIENDS THE TRUTH SO THEY WON'T BE BLINDSIDED WHEN Y'ALL HORNS EMERGE 😂 THOSE ARE LIES CAVE DWELLING NEANDERTHALS FROM EUROPE TOLD BCUZ THEY DIDN'T WANT THEIR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO KNOW THE TRUTH, JUST AS PHOTOS AND DOCS ARE NOW SHOWING THE NATIVES TO INDIA, JAPAN, HAWAIIAN, EGYPT AND ISRAEL ARE AFRICANS. TELL THEM ALL OF THE TOWNS/CITIES FOUNDED BY AFRICANS WHO WERE IN AMERICA FIRST, BUT WAS BURNED DOWN BY PALE DEMONS. EVEN THE BOOK OF REVELATION SAY THE PALE RIDER BRING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AND THE WORD DID NOT LIE

The original term was given (if I can remember correctly) that "indian" meant "with god" so many are ok with it. Its always nice to ask. I prefer indigenous due to native American being too many syllables and ive had bad memories with "indian".

I think the term will die out soon. Now that we have actual Indians from India living in America, it is becoming too confusing with the different associations of the term. It will take time to change.

I thought the comparison to Nepali and Assamese people was interesting. Nepalis and Native Americans actually look pretty similar.

@@pyrovania my mother's side there are dutch and cherokee. one cousin looks cherokee her sister blonde and blue. the one who looks like grandma went to russia once and people kept asking her what part of siberia she was from. :)

Answering her reply, all of you will enjoyed the experience.

Any trip to the US would be a bit too costly, I think.

@@ThatBlackPiano true... They could possibly crowd fund it, although I've never heard them ask for money once, so I'm not sure if they would be comfortable asking or not

@BlackPiano maybe, they have went on trips

@@MrTech226 They went on trips relatively nearby where they could drive or, one time, they took a short plane ride. I imagine it’s like traveling in Texas and once flying up and over to Oklahoma. 😅

Regalia is a sacred garment. It is disrespectful to call it a costume. Regalia has nothibg to do with representing their "clan". Each type of dance has it's own history and purpose in a pow wow. Some dance styles are unique to certain tribes (bear dance, hoop dancers, raven dance, etc.).

@@wakaralightcloud3628 Thank you for the explanation. I knew it was something like that, but didn't know the correct definition.

My family just calls them our dance clothes or traditional clothes in English. I will never get used to the word regalia.😅 The regal regalia of royalty is all that pops in my mind.👸🏻👑🤴🏻

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Cultures, we have more than one culture. It is cool that they're shown authentic vids about us though.

Yes, e.g. Norwegian traditional bunads (traditional suits & dresses) would be fun to show them, but it would’ve been a lot of fun to watch them react to e.g. a furry convention! To let them see all these people who dress as furry stuffed animals would be a lot of fun! 👏☺️🤗

By the way, you are a beautiful Princess too. I’m sorry I don’t know your name. Pink is my favorite color and I absolutely love your veil and headdress ❤🗽🪬

There is one coming up in April

The dine have always been damn good folks and you are right, I am Croatian and I just wish folks got along better and were less afraid. I'd be proud to teach you Croatian kolo dancing and eat a bowl of good mutton stew with you.

Ruby. And I did explain in my comment, after you posted. They don't really know how many tribes there are in North, Central and South America, but as the panel is indigenous to India, they would also be recognized just as Native Americans also recognized Māori from New Zealand.

@@moorek1967 Maoris are also the tribe from Hawaii, just so people are aware. One of my oldest friends is Maori and his mother is descended from the first and only Hawaiian Queen.

@@christinegelabert1651 I saw a video of Maori visiting Wounded Knee because they were invited to participate. They were also in the powwow.

William Man killer I remember her