Land no one else thought was useful. Until they found oil... then they stole from and killed them in broad daylight and got away with it, in NE Oklahoma.
@@kristenfriend7514 that's insane so Native Americans are supposed to be using that land yet don't get greenbacks from oil extraction. I remember my tribe was invaded by Mexico & the United States ran the slave/death camps.
We need to get our populations back up. Keep the languages, keep our cultures, create jobs, create opportunities for the youth. Don't let our people become extinct
@@vsedai He did but he only extremely briefly covered it compared to other states, all he talked abt in SD was how their native population grew along with 34 other states
Many states used to be meant to be native reservation supposedly since independence, but apparently it was just something they said to focus on Manifest destiny.
@Niko Bogatko yes the apache are related to the navajo. they both settled down south around 1200-1500 ad. They even have relative tribes in eastern russia.
Glorious Lordjim well unlike Anglo-America, and Brazil, Native Americans outnumbered Spanish colonists in colonial days. Mostly single men colonized Spanish America as well. A lot of “native Americans” in Anglo America would have the same genetic admixture as the majority of some countries in “hispanic” America. For instance, 60% of Mexicans have an average of 56% Native American ancestry. 30% of Mexicans have over 90% Native American ancestry. And most Peruvians are over 90% Native Americans. Remember that Mexico and Peru were cradles of civilization with huge populations and massive cities when the Spanish arrived. The most famous tribes were the Aztecs and Mayans in Mexico, and the Incas in Peru. Yes many died, but still many survived to reproduce. Also, Native American is a single race that extends from North to South America, not just the USA. And Hispanic is most definitely not a race, just a label for people from a Spanish speaking country.
🤔 appreciate the knowledge I’ve been thinking that some blacks might have mixed with natives too since they were enslaved along side the Indians what do you thing about that?
Glorious Lordjim yes that is true. In Mexico most Mexicans carry an average of 4% African dna from the slave days. The Caribbean also have significant African ancestry, more than on the mainland usually.
Glorious Lordjim well when Christopher Columbus discovered America he did not land in USA. So guess what else is defined as America? Yep you guessed it. north and South America is defined as America the continent as a whole. Many countries have only 6 continents not 7. And if you remember in history, Columbus encountered the American Indians called Taino, yep even your US schools defines Latin America’s indigenous as American Indian and even Native American. United States actually recognizes both America to be a continent and a country. That or they are bold face lying that Columbus discovered a country called America. Nope he discovered the continent. And no it wasn’t in Haiti that Tainos lived in, they lived in the south of hispañola which is now Dominican Republic where a significant amount of people are mixed with black, spanish and Taino ancestry, while Haiti is mainly pure black. Columbus headed south because the tainos originated from South America. But Native American is only used in United States. No indigenous person in Latin America calls themselves Native American. It’s just something mestizos (or what you call erroneously Hispanic) happen to impose on native speakers of Latin America. Indigena is the popular word used or a better exclusive term is Amerindian or Amerindio also less common American Indian or Indio americano. Many Quechua Indian people fight with mestizos to get abya yala to be recognized too as the name of the continent. But mestizos have refused and only accept the European name, America. Since they are the majority, they win
Canyon Massacre was a small example that happened to be recorded by the more advanced migrants of that time. Navajo, Apache were fierce warriors. Tribes were killing each other for thousands of years. Human nature. Let's teach non-violence and liberty to the next generations.
@@evelynwalker1998 non- violence leads to no defence. There are occasions when violence is needed. Indeed the apaches needed violence to defend themselves against the Comanches
I use to live in Phoenix, Az and I did meet people from Hopi, Navajo, and Apache tribes. Not sure why he said that they don't live in Phoenix, that's an inaccurate assumption.
Phoenix has four tribes around the metro area and tribes inside that are recognized Fort McDowell Apaches, Gila River, Salt River and Fed recognized tribe Yaquis.. Also the largest full blood tribe in the United States live in Phoenix they come from the Navajo Nation, I drive the freeways of Phoenix, see a lot of Native American artwork designs and even mixed Latino race living together you may not have seen the Native Americans walking around downtown Phoenix but you will see the artwork mixed with different cultures just driving through the freeways of Phoenix and downtown landscapes.. This video does not show everything about Phoenix and Arizona it's just showing the big cities.. also the Southwest tribes are easily identified they are usually darker and have features that a lot of Northern tribes today do not show the features that most Southwest tribes have, because of that here in Arizona when we had a sheriff call Arpaio, blended the tribes as illegals so we can get pulled over.. The city of Guadalupe near Tempe Arizona with Yaqui tribe status had many run ins with Arpaio Goon Squad, our skin color down here in the Southwest was our sin that included all Southwest tribes, it was more so here in the Southwest and other tribes throughout the United States, Az Red state vs New Mexico and California
When he response with "I am part Native American" 😂 and I bet you he going said "Cherokee" 😂 this White boy 👦 🙄 Are enroll or belong to any Tribal Nation? I don't think so! White boy.
I'm not surprised to see Alaska topping the list. My cousin is a teacher in a costal school district in Alaska and most of her classes are made up of as high as 80% natives.
Lmao sorry hate to burst your bubble but Canada 🇨🇦 has a better information on indigenous history and indigenous cultures. Hell we still Treaties still standing...btw you people learn the difference between Natives and Inuits cause we are the same people and race. That land bridge you people always seem to go with well, it’s the Inuits who crossed that not Natives....
Mississippi did not make the list but we are so proud of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Their culture is still alive and some very beautiful people.
Im native American I've met here in Calif yokut , pomo, Miwok, Cherokee, Sioux , chemehuevi, tongva, Winton, ohlone, cree, Apache, Yaqui, tohono Adam, mayo , blackfeet
If you count the hispanic/Mexican population majority of us have Native Ancestry. It really depends which region Mexican people come from, because Mexico has a high Native population compare to the rest of the Americas.
I hope y’all realize that that “Native American “dude it some itallon actor, he was called the “crying Indian” a lot of Native Americans may not even be counted due to many issues. Mostly due to forced assimilation and other issues and stuff. Some people are mixed as well.
Iron eyes cody is not a native american hes ITALIAN. AMERICAN. hes a fake indian hollywood Actor many hollywood actors who played natives are charles Bronson , burt lancaster, richard anselma , charlie armes, real natives are Wes Studi, Adam Beach, graham Green,
@@davidortega357 OMG! You hear alot of African Americans complaining about white actors blacking up. Are Native Americans just as pissed when they see white actors being cast for Native American roles ?
I think your saying he was nicknamed so that's why they are called native americans? And thats wrong. because NATIVE means someone bormed in a place, and American is after AMERICA so that means were originally formed in america
@@shawntayarmstrong4637 I'm just saying he's not Native American and the ad was misleading, also he's a white guy saying he's completely native American...witch is not true, that's the big issue of him saying he's native American when it's been provern he's actually Italian American.... go look at Elizabeth Warren same story different day....some people will put on the illusion of being a protected minority so they can benift without actually living the same way as the minority group they claim to be a part of....it's just observation and opinion, iv said what I think, have a good day, stay safe, and do something you enjoy 🙂
I wish I lived in Arizona or someplace mostly native. My tribe is so spread out you have to live right in the middle of reservation to sort of see natives. It sucks not being near your own culture...
Where do you live and,what tribe are you from,are you mixed blood? I live in Northeast Oklahoma I'm mixed 31\64 Cherokee that's almost half my grandmother was full blood Cherokee
As a native American who grew up in Phoenix, I saw plenty of natives around me there, and also half the city's streets are named after tribes. The downtown shops were filled with beaded moccasins and turquoise jewelry and they even had a Phoenix Indian school. When you say you don't see any, what do you mean, someone dressed in buckskin clothes and wearing war paint with an eagle bonnet????
Since they were the original inhabitants and the most ancient of races in the US, they have a lot to offer in terms of oral history, culture, way of life. If they have preserved their subsistence way of living, I am sure their natural environment is pristine and unpolluted. Indigenous people are normally the guardians of mother earth, because of them, there is probably remaining natural beauty that is preserved. I hope these people will be valued for their potential contributions and their history preserved for generations to come. There should be pride in being an original race.
I'm not Native American, but I am so proud and love the Choctaws of Mississippi. Beautiful people and if you every befriend one, then you have a friend for life.
I am full blooded choctaw. Mississippi band of choctaw Indians and I really enjoyed this video. Was wanting to know about other tribes since I get question about other tribes
The problem is even in Mexico we aren’t recognized as Indigenous as 80% of mexico is Mestizo mixed of European and indigenous decent, my great grandmother was raramuri literally translates to “the running people” we are great runners haha And My great Grandfather was Russian !
Ever since I've attended my family reunion on my native American side I've been getting friend requested many of my native relatives and I see alot of native American memes and I have been learning alittle about Native American culture The majority of my native relatives live off reservations with the exception of a few that live on the turtle Island reservation
Aloha, as a resident of Hawaii 1968-1989 I agree fully. I always point that out in comments everywhere. You have the most beautiful people with the loving ways of the aloha spirit. And Native Americans too. You both are the best in the world. If everyone lived your ways it would be a wonderful world. Thank you.🤙
I am a member of the Cherokee Nation. I do not find the Cleveland Indians mascot to be offensive. I am not aware of any Irish people offended by Notre Dame's fighting Irish character. What is offensive are all the false promises given native tribes, and the worthless land most of them were given to call home. Also, it'd be nice to explain why alcoholism is rampant on Indian reservations. By the way, most so called Native Americans do not find the term Indian to be offensive. We use the term ourselves. I was a teacher in high school for 30 years, many of my students were black. I had them tell me this exact phrase: "only white people that are afraid of us call us African Americans". They used the term black, or other words that I truly find offensive.
I am a member of the Chippewa nation. I TOTALLY agree with everything you stated. I was never offended by the name of the Cleveland Indians or the Washington Redskins. In addition, my dad a full-blood Chippewa used to root for the Washington Redskins. Finally, I still call myself an American Indian. That was the term that I grew up with and the term is what I use to call myself now. Great comments! :)
“As a way of saying sorry”. Are you kidding? Many native Americans were forced onto reservations (Trail of tears is an example) which often consisted of land that was terrible, not useful for farming or with a reliable source of water. This is one of the many reasons why many native Americans today live in abject poverty. You say this is your fixed video? This is not a good replacement
Not completely factual. EX: the berring straits walk was debunked years ago. Natives have unique dna not found anywhere else in the world. Many facts excluded. EX: research “kill the Indian save the man” era- continues to date. The government restrictions combined with the barren land aka reservations created the highest poverty rate; 3rd world living conditions; Navajo without water- a never ending list. The conditions of the 1st Nations (1st to occupy the nation aka North America-no borders aka Native Americans) are so dire highest suicide rates; alcoholism, etc is the symptom. Now the government deliberate act of barren land has been deemed valuable for resources (drilling); a lot of land grab taking place. True Native History is not accurately portrayed in this video...
Oklahoma has 2 Native official languages: Choctaw (official in the Choctaw Nation), and Cherokee (official in the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma).
You should do the most "mixed-raced" and multiracial states! (States with the highest percentages of mixed-raced heritage and states with no dominant race)..
@@askiavance3281 read your history books. Mixed race in this sense means mixed heritage even whites for example of mixed European ancestry as well as other ethnic groups.
Facts: Most Mexicans are of strong mixed blood from the Spanish Conquistadors, Aztec and Mayan Indians, as well as Tainos..There's also a small portion mixed with West African Blood in them as well..
Hell........I mean 'heavens'..........I'm plumb bound to forget everything....... I've got a heck of a 'memory'..........but very poor 'recall'.........
1st of all, you need voice lessons if you insist on singing. 2nd, Some of us may not look like Native American. Whether it's how we dress, the color of our skin, what kind of homes we live in, etc. In fact, some of us aren't registered. At least, I haven't heard our family is registered. 3rd, There are Indian resoirvations (spell?) in Idaho. A lot of our cities have Native American names. I could go on & on &... You get it. But I won't. I think you need to study more before you try teaching others. Just my opinion.
I can easily jog 2 miles to the San Xavier Reservation in Southern Arizona. Definitely want to visit the mission there, I heard it has beautiful architecture.
New Hampshire has no reservations . The last Piniquit died in the early 1800’s the Abenaki and other northeastern Algonquin lived in camps in Quebec . It’s a trail of tears you’ll never hear about. Odanak -wolinak They were removed pre usa therefore not recognized tribes like the nehulgan in northeastern vt Either. The rest of the wabanaki in the us have a reservation.remember Iroquois English vs French wabanaki . USA Iroquois vs English wabanaki . = exile in Quebec.
Nick Johnson this video is not offensive to any party but it gives true and correct information about the Native Americans. You made the Natives proud! They are the real Americans! God bless and continue making great videos! Peace! 🇺🇸😀🗽
Yeah but you apparently didn't remove the clip of the "crying Native" who was actually an Italian man, just google Iron Eyes Cody and that will fill you in
@༺Sha༻ yeah you can tell how culturally ignorant people were and to this day some still are. I pointed out the Iron Eyes Cody bit cause in a video about Natives why include a clip about an infamous Pretindian
My best friend moved to Oklahoma (from Delaware) about 10 years ago because her husband was originally from there and he still has family there. Well, apparently, he is 1/28 Native American and out there, if you can prove that you are pretty much any amount Native, you qualify for a little something called “Indian Commodities “. Yes, every month you get to go to a warehouse looking place and get free food. And while the 4 hams and 5 pound blocks of cheese are certainly pretty nice, we would always seem to end up with a pantry full of freakin farina, canned fruit and shelf stable 1% milk! Lol. I guess it just Oklahoma’s way of saying sorry for screwing you over. Oh and by the way, everyone at the Commodities place didn’t LOOK Native American either! They just looked like regular ole white people. But that was just in my experience anyway.
There are alot of tribal citizens that are majority ethnically white because the US enforced blood quantum. Some tribes blood quantum is important so they are more ethnically AmerIndian, but other tribes, such as the Cherokee Nation in north eastern Oklahoma, having family on the rolls regardless of ethnicity is what what matters for citizenship. I think people confuse being part of a tribe as the samething as ethnicity. Blood quantum was something the US came up with to determine who is native enough to have land and aid regardless of any tribal traditions
I grew up and was constantly asked if I was adopted. Mom and father look far more Native than me. All of their Native ancestry stems from Oklahoma (or at least those who were relocated there). I'm essentially a laundry list of tribes and my quantum comes to roughly half. Genetics are weird like that. At this point, everyone is so intermixed, especially in states like Oklahoma in particular, it's just kind of assumed that everyone there has some fraction (albeit small for a lot) of Native blood.
"Anasazi" indiginous peoples of the north western state of Az and Ut was wiped out by the small pox. All u see now are ruins. "Ancient cave dwellers". Others call, no more existing, all killed by bio warfare. I guess history does repeat inself, same as the corona virus.
Fake news equivalent. All a bunch of BS.i think the Media sure is screwing u alls minds. Indiginous peoples of America are very proud people. Just to be Native Americans is Gods givin gift. There will be justice in the end.
ACtually there's all the proof in the world that a large percentage of Native American DNA and culture is from Siberia. I surmise that this ancestral line of Native Americans didn't ORIGINATE in Siberia -- but instead originated in far S.W. Russia as an ethnic and linguistic creole......but spent considerable time in Siberia... Other Native ancestral lines came from other Old World origins distinct from Siberia (some of them Semitic from the Middle East), etc.
I am sorry but I don't believe this lie. First of all, Native Americans live in all the Americas, not only this one. Your numbers sound Europe-based.... or simply wrong..
10 most Italian states yo! 10 states with the most Canadian immigrants for some reason eh? 10 most gayest states yay! 10 most straightest states dude. 10 most stoner states, uh what? 10 states with highest percentage of women horndog! 10 states with highest percentage of men, it's raining men! Okay. I'll stop. I feel I probably offended someone here.
My husband is Native and is use to always being ignored or confused with Latinos.Casinos and oil are a good source of income for some tribes. 23 & Me will help with your DNA. There will be BIG surprises for you,try it!
Im mexican american descent i wasnt born in mexico but in long beach ca my dad and mom were born there also many whites say to me u look indian or what tribe i cant help it my dna says im 70 % Native American 30% spanish
Don't forget about the "we conquered you guys fair & square" whites & the "well, indians were fighting each other anyways, so genocide os okay now" whites.
Us natives also love deer, chokecherries, huckleberries, salmon, wild onion, wild rice, sage hen, wild carrots, wild potatoes, pine nuts, and many other natural healthy foods.
I'm white and native American tribes Miami and Cherokee mixed. I didn't understand why you didn't add Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia. You should add a Native American tribes history in USA.
Interestingly the Turkish language has more than 400 words in common with Native American languages. Cultures are very similar. According to the scientific facts, the “Y” chromosome of the Native Americans is uniquely matching with the Turks.
I am a Métis from British Columbia, in Canada. I have Native relatives in Alberta, yet my side of the family is mostly European. I’m proud of my partial (yet minuscule) Native ancestry, and I plan on making a comic depicting the tribe on the land I live on- the Cowichan Tribes, in east-central Vancouver Island.
What’s your blood quantum? Because Métis don’t always get treated unfairly the way people who look native get treated. So if you aren’t visually recognized as a native and have the struggles that come along with that why would it make sense for you to make a comic about a tribe which is full native. You said it’s minuscule your ancestry so make a comic about having a minuscule amount of ancestry
Visited Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Almost everyone I see working in restaurants, banks, fast food, etc are beautiful Native American people. Would love to come back some time.
Sooo much wrong with this video. I tried to write it all in one comment but it was way too long all I'm going to say is do not use this as a learning tool and do not use this to teach your kids there is sooo much wrong this. Go find a real First Nations person to teach you
Great video Nick!! Whenever you post a new video I give it an automatic "like". I even learn new things from you and Mappy. MAPPY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My GREAT,GREAT Grandfather Was Indigenous and a Chief Of His People that Were Located Around ALBANY, New York " Iroquois Nation " He Passed Just 2 Weeks Before My Birth.
Hey Nick I guess Utah barely missed the cut. Fun fact, our State was named for the Ute tribe, and our State college teams are the Utes(something the tribal members not only approve of, but revelle in) We adopted a little native dog off the rez(sad story ,but she's O.K. now) she resembles a bear so we gave her a native name for bear , she is Nitah.
Here's my Entire Demographics Series: ruclips.net/p/PLq-_cmf3H6yrGBkMcW6v35_EAQ6GoYnhq
Reservations weren’t an apology. They were forced onto them.
Land no one else thought was useful. Until they found oil... then they stole from and killed them in broad daylight and got away with it, in NE Oklahoma.
In 1830 by President Andrew Jackson.
@@kristenfriend7514 that's insane so Native Americans are supposed to be using that land yet don't get greenbacks from oil extraction. I remember my tribe was invaded by Mexico & the United States ran the slave/death camps.
@@bucktooth002 I'm sorry dude that's horrible. What tribe?
True.
We need to get our populations back up. Keep the languages, keep our cultures, create jobs, create opportunities for the youth. Don't let our people become extinct
Then quit having children with other races, I'm saying that only because I am full alaska native
@@peytonalbert6751 really? Cuz you got the whitest name possible
@@hapaharley1706 yeah, government gave us names when they started missionaries in Alaska, but my mom liked the name peyton
@@hapaharley1706 agree. This video is pure hot steaming garbage tho
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Native North Americans are beautiful!
@Graciela León Yes, so true particularly Peruvian men.
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Native American power
But the most beautiful of all: white guys from Poland.
Cinthia 9 Thanks! I’m alaskan
You just completely skipped over South Dakota... we have a lot of tribes and powwows and still practice our culture so so much.
@Valentine Blackwood South Dakota are one of the States with highest amount of Native americans, so yes weird why he skipped that.
@@kakibackup2koujo612 He didn't skip SD. Its was number 3!
@@vsedai He did but he only extremely briefly covered it compared to other states, all he talked abt in SD was how their native population grew along with 34 other states
Same I don’t get it
I knew a lakota from south dakota.
Oklahoma was originally all Native. It was all designated Indian Territory
Many states used to be meant to be native reservation supposedly since independence, but apparently it was just something they said to focus on Manifest destiny.
Niko Bogatko many states were originally all native.
the country was originally all native, but did you know the Navajo came later on. still before america existed tho
Tobias D ... I know the Hopi were there before the Navajos. The two tribes dislike each othere
@Niko Bogatko yes the apache are related to the navajo. they both settled down south around 1200-1500 ad. They even have relative tribes in eastern russia.
Are you aware a lot of Hispanics have significant Native American ancestry.
Víctor Hernández Triana how? Serious question
Glorious Lordjim well unlike Anglo-America, and Brazil, Native Americans outnumbered Spanish colonists in colonial days. Mostly single men colonized Spanish America as well. A lot of “native Americans” in Anglo America would have the same genetic admixture as the majority of some countries in “hispanic” America. For instance, 60% of Mexicans have an average of 56% Native American ancestry. 30% of Mexicans have over 90% Native American ancestry. And most Peruvians are over 90% Native Americans.
Remember that Mexico and Peru were cradles of civilization with huge populations and massive cities when the Spanish arrived. The most famous tribes were the Aztecs and Mayans in Mexico, and the Incas in Peru. Yes many died, but still many survived to reproduce.
Also, Native American is a single race that extends from North to South America, not just the USA.
And Hispanic is most definitely not a race, just a label for people from a Spanish speaking country.
🤔 appreciate the knowledge I’ve been thinking that some blacks might have mixed with natives too since they were enslaved along side the Indians what do you thing about that?
Glorious Lordjim yes that is true. In Mexico most Mexicans carry an average of 4% African dna from the slave days. The Caribbean also have significant African ancestry, more than on the mainland usually.
Glorious Lordjim well when Christopher Columbus discovered America he did not land in USA. So guess what else is defined as America? Yep you guessed it. north and South America is defined as America the continent as a whole. Many countries have only 6 continents not 7.
And if you remember in history, Columbus encountered the American Indians called Taino, yep even your US schools defines Latin America’s indigenous as American Indian and even Native American. United States actually recognizes both America to be a continent and a country. That or they are bold face lying that Columbus discovered a country called America. Nope he discovered the continent.
And no it wasn’t in Haiti that Tainos lived in, they lived in the south of hispañola which is now Dominican Republic where a significant amount of people are mixed with black, spanish and Taino ancestry, while Haiti is mainly pure black. Columbus headed south because the tainos originated from South America.
But Native American is only used in United States. No indigenous person in Latin America calls themselves Native American. It’s just something mestizos (or what you call erroneously Hispanic) happen to impose on native speakers of Latin America. Indigena is the popular word used or a better exclusive term is Amerindian or Amerindio also less common American Indian or Indio americano.
Many Quechua Indian people fight with mestizos to get abya yala to be recognized too as the name of the continent. But mestizos have refused and only accept the European name, America. Since they are the majority, they win
Of course you’re not just gonna spot them, we look exactly like every other person.
Valentine Blackwood He probs expect Natives to be in traditional wear 24/7 smh
Do you guys not understand it is satire?
Yes we do for sure.
No,
This guy is a fool
Native American ❤️from South Minneapolis 🗣💯
Are native Americans similar to some Mexicans?
Many people in Mexico have red skin and small eyes
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Because Asian ancestors went there and produced the half Asian babies.
@@cruisedance979 so whats the other half then??
@@skyannefinlayson8603
Other half mixed with Native Mexicans.
There are many Aztec language phrases share similarities with Korean language.
Crime and alcoholism ? You never mentioned the violence they endured. Trail of Tears and the Pequot Massacre is enough to keep them depressed.
You are so right Bridgett. I'm not Native but a huge advocate. Thanks for your positive comment. You're my kind of lady.
Haha another offended indian who can't get over the past
Canyon Massacre was a small example that happened to be recorded by the more advanced migrants of that time. Navajo, Apache were fierce warriors. Tribes were killing each other for thousands of years. Human nature. Let's teach non-violence and liberty to the next generations.
@@evelynwalker1998 non- violence leads to no defence. There are occasions when violence is needed. Indeed the apaches needed violence to defend themselves against the Comanches
Yeah except it wasn't just 500 years ago it still happens today ...
I use to live in Phoenix, Az and I did meet people from Hopi, Navajo, and Apache tribes. Not sure why he said that they don't live in Phoenix, that's an inaccurate assumption.
There’s Gila river reservation just outside Phoenix I believe it’s called. The Pimas. I’m Navajo!
@@KyraStitch I’m from the Gila River Indian Community!
Phoenix has four tribes around the metro area and tribes inside that are recognized Fort McDowell Apaches, Gila River, Salt River and Fed recognized tribe Yaquis.. Also the largest full blood tribe in the United States live in Phoenix they come from the Navajo Nation, I drive the freeways of Phoenix, see a lot of Native American artwork designs and even mixed Latino race living together you may not have seen the Native Americans walking around downtown Phoenix but you will see the artwork mixed with different cultures just driving through the freeways of Phoenix and downtown landscapes.. This video does not show everything about Phoenix and Arizona it's just showing the big cities.. also the Southwest tribes are easily identified they are usually darker and have features that a lot of Northern tribes today do not show the features that most Southwest tribes have, because of that here in Arizona when we had a sheriff call Arpaio, blended the tribes as illegals so we can get pulled over.. The city of Guadalupe near Tempe Arizona with Yaqui tribe status had many run ins with Arpaio Goon Squad, our skin color down here in the Southwest was our sin that included all Southwest tribes, it was more so here in the Southwest and other tribes throughout the United States, Az Red state vs New Mexico and California
@@bryanking6340 sweet, I have some family who live there also haha
Because most of them went to Fort Sill Oklahoma
Why do I get the feeling you don't like Native Americans?
i didnt say that? Im part native american.
When he response with "I am part Native American" 😂 and I bet you he going said "Cherokee" 😂 this White boy 👦 🙄 Are enroll or belong to any Tribal Nation? I don't think so! White boy.
I get the feeling he doesn't like anyone
@@Cabral_del_Norte 😂😂😂
@@Cabral_del_Norte Imagine being an Indian trying to make fun of someone else 🤣
I'm not surprised to see Alaska topping the list. My cousin is a teacher in a costal school district in Alaska and most of her classes are made up of as high as 80% natives.
Kaylee F kinda happens when it’s a freezing tundra of a state, I don’t think many would move there for the fun of it
@@randycharlie5461 what ever you say buddy
Native Alaskans were thankfully spared from any genocide or foreign diseases
Lmao sorry hate to burst your bubble but Canada 🇨🇦 has a better information on indigenous history and indigenous cultures. Hell we still Treaties still standing...btw you people learn the difference between Natives and Inuits cause we are the same people and race. That land bridge you people always seem to go with well, it’s the Inuits who crossed that not Natives....
Isn't that where Sarah Palin comes from ? Lol
Mississippi did not make the list but we are so proud of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Their culture is still alive and some very beautiful people.
Im native American I've met here in Calif yokut , pomo, Miwok, Cherokee, Sioux , chemehuevi, tongva, Winton, ohlone, cree, Apache, Yaqui, tohono Adam, mayo , blackfeet
Make America Great Again? No! Make Turtle Island Indigenous Again? Yes! 🐢🏝
If you count the hispanic/Mexican population majority of us have Native Ancestry. It really depends which region Mexican people come from, because Mexico has a high Native population compare to the rest of the Americas.
As for my eyes experiences as a trucker traveling all of the 48 state's, I believe that New Mexico has the greater concentration.
I use to live there on it's TRUE
I'm from New Mexico and I'm native 😂
@@jasminebegay2380 You've got the third most common Native American last name. Yea......
James G My Dad is part Native American ( so I am as well) and our last name is up there.
@@The_Yosh My mother's maiden name is Miller. So we're #13.
I Only Wish I Could Do More For My Native Brothers And Sisters.
Anyone can just support native american charities every bit helps.
Same here I wish I could these mf not giving us what they owe
Support the way of life. I'm native american and believe it is a mindset.
I hope y’all realize that that “Native American “dude it some itallon actor, he was called the “crying Indian” a lot of Native Americans may not even be counted due to many issues. Mostly due to forced assimilation and other issues and stuff. Some people are mixed as well.
Iron eyes cody is not a native american hes ITALIAN. AMERICAN. hes a fake indian hollywood Actor many hollywood actors who played natives are charles Bronson , burt lancaster, richard anselma , charlie armes, real natives are Wes Studi, Adam Beach, graham Green,
@@davidortega357 OMG! You hear alot of African Americans complaining about white actors blacking up. Are Native Americans just as pissed when they see white actors being cast for Native American roles ?
I think your saying he was nicknamed so that's why they are called native americans? And thats wrong. because NATIVE means someone bormed in a place, and American is after AMERICA so that means were originally formed in america
@@shawntayarmstrong4637 I'm just saying he's not Native American and the ad was misleading, also he's a white guy saying he's completely native American...witch is not true, that's the big issue of him saying he's native American when it's been provern he's actually Italian American.... go look at Elizabeth Warren same story different day....some people will put on the illusion of being a protected minority so they can benift without actually living the same way as the minority group they claim to be a part of....it's just observation and opinion, iv said what I think, have a good day, stay safe, and do something you enjoy 🙂
That actor is from South America
Native American culture is so interesting it makes me wish I was native American
I can be your native sister. I am three tribes you can be
TEWA/HOPI/SAN CARLOS APACHE... God bless..
Be careful its hard
Don't u like native Indian culture ?
same
Me too
Try having the most protestants atheist and catholic states
Mans said he took out the "offensive parts" off the video but still clearly didn't 🤦🤷
Stfy
"That's their country and you stole it"
It's just to bad we got it back to begin
The Ainu from Sapporo say hello.... But you don't look Japanese just a wanna-be
@@tonymoretti2347
Actually, Sapporo is Ainu language and capital city of Hokkaido.
Shame on Japanese they stole Hokkaido from Ainu people‼️‼️‼️
I live in NH but I used to know a Native American family.
I bet you hated them
Charlie Harjo why?
Charlie Harjo No, I did not. They were nice people.
@@charlieharjo5268 LOL. Mvtoooooooooo
@@charlieharjo5268 why would someone hate them
I wish I lived in Arizona or someplace mostly native. My tribe is so spread out you have to live right in the middle of reservation to sort of see natives. It sucks not being near your own culture...
Where do you live and,what tribe are you from,are you mixed blood? I live in Northeast Oklahoma I'm mixed 31\64 Cherokee that's almost half my grandmother was full blood Cherokee
As a native American who grew up in Phoenix, I saw plenty of natives around me there, and also half the city's streets are named after tribes. The downtown shops were filled with beaded moccasins and turquoise jewelry and they even had a Phoenix Indian school. When you say you don't see any, what do you mean, someone dressed in buckskin clothes and wearing war paint with an eagle bonnet????
Since they were the original inhabitants and the most ancient of races in the US, they have a lot to offer in terms of oral history, culture, way of life. If they have preserved their subsistence way of living, I am sure their natural environment is pristine and unpolluted. Indigenous people are normally the guardians of mother earth, because of them, there is probably remaining natural beauty that is preserved. I hope these people will be valued for their potential contributions and their history preserved for generations to come. There should be pride in being an original race.
Good points!
We are proud, we get laughed at & made fun of & portrayed as jokes by many peoples, not just whites. But we will always hold our heads high & survive.
Dont forget they contributed in medicines world wide pharmaceutically, agricultural
Facts!
@@charlieharjo5268 Always! We've been through worse.
I'm not Native American, but I am so proud and love the Choctaws of Mississippi. Beautiful people and if you every befriend one, then you have a friend for life.
Thank you for your kind words to my tribe we only want to be seen so thank you.
True, but the Chickasaw kicked their butts!
@@agentsmith1296 No offense bruh
“Native American dance” 🤦🏽♀️
At least he got the 2 step right 😪😂
Right 😂🤦🏽♀️
I know 🙄 that was offensive no matter what
@@Cabral_del_Norte How?
Hmm🤔 I wonder why there was so little information about South Dakota...
Sisseton gang ☝️
USA IS NATIVE AMERICA PERIOD!!! ITS IN OUR HEARTS THIS OURS.. RESPECT!!!. MAKE AMERICA NATIVE AGAIN..
No, USA is the land of opportunity for EVERYONE. Make America great again, not Native.
I’m a California native and half this is all wrong, get your facts right.
For real??!
More like 99% wrong I'm native
@@2557carla yes for real white person
I was expecting Minnesota to be up there....
Yeah! What happened ? What percentage of Native Americans are from Minnesota ?
... and Michigan. We see lots of Native Americans around the state.
What about michigan odawa people cree
I am full blooded choctaw. Mississippi band of choctaw Indians and I really enjoyed this video. Was wanting to know about other tribes since I get question about other tribes
What did you want to know about other tribes Ambrosia?
We have lots of Natives in Georgia and the Carolinas> Yamasee here!
If you count people of Mexican American heritage, a majority have ranging degrees of Native American dna.
The problem is even in Mexico we aren’t recognized as Indigenous as 80% of mexico is Mestizo mixed of European and indigenous decent, my great grandmother was raramuri literally translates to “the running people” we are great runners haha And My great Grandfather was Russian !
True. Mexicans have a good amount of native ancestry but unfortunately they never wanna acknowledge it. Idk why but they really should
Ever since I've attended my family reunion on my native American side I've been getting friend requested many of my native relatives and I see alot of native American memes and I have been learning alittle about
Native American culture
The majority of my native relatives live off reservations with the exception of a few that live on the turtle Island reservation
How about doing a "The Most Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander States" in the US series?
The list would be to short it will only include Hawaii California and Alaska
Aloha, as a resident of Hawaii 1968-1989 I agree fully. I always point that out in comments everywhere. You have the most beautiful people with the loving ways of the aloha spirit. And Native Americans too. You both are the best in the world. If everyone lived your ways it would be a wonderful world. Thank you.🤙
Do a most mixed race states. I DARE YOU! lol
dan-a-vee 148 Why would it be a dare?
shhh, tRump supporters don't like hearing about that.
I will do it. What would the title be?
@@NickJohnson"Most Mixed Race States in America"
@@dan-a-vee1484 how about the most bi-racial states in America?
Reservations were originally set up as prisoner of war camps. Some still are.
I am a member of the Cherokee Nation. I do not find the Cleveland Indians mascot to be offensive. I am not aware of any Irish people offended by Notre Dame's fighting Irish character. What is offensive are all the false promises given native tribes, and the worthless land most of them were given to call home. Also, it'd be nice to explain why alcoholism is rampant on Indian reservations. By the way, most so called Native Americans do not find the term Indian to be offensive. We use the term ourselves. I was a teacher in high school for 30 years, many of my students were black. I had them tell me this exact phrase: "only white people that are afraid of us call us African Americans". They used the term black, or other words that I truly find offensive.
Interesting. Ok.
I am a member of the Chippewa nation. I TOTALLY agree with everything you stated. I was never offended by the name of the Cleveland Indians or the Washington Redskins. In addition, my dad a full-blood Chippewa used to root for the Washington Redskins. Finally, I still call myself an American Indian. That was the term that I grew up with and the term is what I use to call myself now. Great comments! :)
Dang I surprised Minnesota ain’t on here...we must be like 11th or something lol
“As a way of saying sorry”. Are you kidding? Many native Americans were forced onto reservations (Trail of tears is an example) which often consisted of land that was terrible, not useful for farming or with a reliable source of water. This is one of the many reasons why many native Americans today live in abject poverty. You say this is your fixed video? This is not a good replacement
Not enough Mappy. Enjoyed the video, just my sense of humor.
Senior Woodz: Great! MOAR MAPPY you say? Maybe Mappy needs his own channel.
Not completely factual. EX: the berring straits walk was debunked years ago. Natives have unique dna not found anywhere else in the world. Many facts excluded. EX: research “kill the Indian save the man” era- continues to date. The government restrictions combined with the barren land aka reservations created the highest poverty rate; 3rd world living conditions; Navajo without water- a never ending list. The conditions of the 1st Nations (1st to occupy the nation aka North America-no borders aka Native Americans) are so dire highest suicide rates; alcoholism, etc is the symptom. Now the government deliberate act of barren land has been deemed valuable for resources (drilling); a lot of land grab taking place. True Native History is not accurately portrayed in this video...
Anything is offensive these days 🤷🤷🤷
I love their culture! God Bless them.
Hell nah most of us were killed "in the name of God" this videos also very false
Oklahoma has 2 Native official languages: Choctaw (official in the Choctaw Nation), and Cherokee (official in the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma).
Bullshit, there's also Muscogee Creek (seminole) & many others, potawatomie, chickasaw, osage.
I'm Mississippi Choctaw
You should do the most "mixed-raced" and multiracial states! (States with the highest percentages of mixed-raced heritage and states with no dominant race)..
I will at some point everyone has spoken Sean!
Hawai'i will be #1.
That's too funny. That would be all fifty states in a draw.
@@chrisbacos what do you mean. Almost every state has a dominant race aka White
@@askiavance3281 read your history books. Mixed race in this sense means mixed heritage even whites for example of mixed European ancestry as well as other ethnic groups.
“I think I even saw native Americans” -Cartman
💋 kiss 💋 my apache ASS, ASSHOLE!
Taylor Million lmao
Rudy Jimenez ur last name is Hispanic
@@mshikendodem4316 True my Mother was Apache.
And don't forget to invite all your friends to come along.With a boy like you Who needs toilet paper.🐵🐵🐷🐷🐷🐷😡😡😠😠😠😠🐸🐸🐸😈😈👿😵😩😩😩😩😩
Facts: Most Mexicans are of strong mixed blood from the Spanish Conquistadors, Aztec and Mayan Indians, as well as Tainos..There's also a small portion mixed with West African Blood in them as well..
the Taino People are from the Islands, try Puerto Rico and that area, not Mexico!
@Christigoth This is about the Americas and it's Natives.
You forgot a tribe in New Mexico which is the jicarilla Apache tribe in Northern New Mexico. And couple of the Pueblo tribes as well
Hell........I mean 'heavens'..........I'm plumb bound to forget everything.......
I've got a heck of a 'memory'..........but very poor 'recall'.........
I'm native and this made me almost die laughing at the beginning. I love it. We definitely are adventurers. Much like Nick is haha
1st of all, you need voice lessons if you insist on singing.
2nd, Some of us may not look like Native American. Whether it's how we dress, the color of our skin, what kind of homes we live in, etc. In fact, some of us aren't registered. At least, I haven't heard our family is registered.
3rd, There are Indian resoirvations (spell?) in Idaho. A lot of our cities have Native American names.
I could go on & on &... You get it. But I won't. I think you need to study more before you try teaching others.
Just my opinion.
get him...this fool is a sucka!!!
it's so supposed to be funny but also true
I agree. He mocks at trying to spot a native American on the beaches. Many of them dont dress in their cultural dress....including the Europeans.
This though!!!!!
Like next time I go out ill be sure to bring my pet buffalo with me
I live in North Dakota and I’m half sioux and hidasta I live in fort berthold
I’ve been to Fort Berthold and enjoyed fishing there. Beautiful place.
I can easily jog 2 miles to the San Xavier Reservation in Southern Arizona. Definitely want to visit the mission there, I heard it has beautiful architecture.
maybe not easily ? since you never been there !
10:06 you literally got a snapshot of wapiti Indian reservation from red dead redemption 2 lol
I was told by a Navajo Man from New Mexico a long time ago, that only white men called them Navajo, their real name (tribe) is The Dinē...
New Hampshire has no reservations . The last Piniquit died in the early 1800’s the
Abenaki and other northeastern Algonquin lived in camps in Quebec . It’s a trail of tears you’ll never hear about. Odanak -wolinak They were removed pre usa therefore not recognized tribes like the nehulgan in northeastern vt Either. The rest of the wabanaki in the us have a reservation.remember Iroquois English vs French wabanaki . USA Iroquois vs English wabanaki . = exile in Quebec.
This is the FIXED version with the 'offensive' parts removed. Enjoy!
Nick Johnson this video is not offensive to any party but it gives true and correct information about the Native Americans. You made the Natives proud! They are the real Americans! God bless and continue making great videos! Peace! 🇺🇸😀🗽
Yeah but you apparently didn't remove the clip of the "crying Native" who was actually an Italian man, just google Iron Eyes Cody and that will fill you in
@༺Sha༻ yeah you can tell how culturally ignorant people were and to this day some still are.
I pointed out the Iron Eyes Cody bit cause in a video about Natives why include a clip about an infamous Pretindian
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I honestly didnt know that cody was just an Italian dude, I think people complaining can be negative, it can be enlightening too
OMG! U turn the Gummi Bears theme song into the intro! lol!!!! Good one!!!
I did!
You forgot another percentage. The race with the most "Sense of humor"
Native Americans, lol 100%
What's the song you used towards the end/throughout? Never expected something so beautiful in a video like this hah
You should sub this whole channel is beautiful 🎊
My best friend moved to Oklahoma (from Delaware) about 10 years ago because her husband was originally from there and he still has family there. Well, apparently, he is 1/28 Native American and out there, if you can prove that you are pretty much any amount Native, you qualify for a little something called “Indian Commodities “. Yes, every month you get to go to a warehouse looking place and get free food. And while the 4 hams and 5 pound blocks of cheese are certainly pretty nice, we would always seem to end up with a pantry full of freakin farina, canned fruit and shelf stable 1% milk! Lol. I guess it just Oklahoma’s way of saying sorry for screwing you over. Oh and by the way, everyone at the Commodities place didn’t LOOK Native American either! They just looked like regular ole white people. But that was just in my experience anyway.
There are alot of tribal citizens that are majority ethnically white because the US enforced blood quantum. Some tribes blood quantum is important so they are more ethnically AmerIndian, but other tribes, such as the Cherokee Nation in north eastern Oklahoma, having family on the rolls regardless of ethnicity is what what matters for citizenship. I think people confuse being part of a tribe as the samething as ethnicity. Blood quantum was something the US came up with to determine who is native enough to have land and aid regardless of any tribal traditions
I grew up and was constantly asked if I was adopted. Mom and father look far more Native than me. All of their Native ancestry stems from Oklahoma (or at least those who were relocated there). I'm essentially a laundry list of tribes and my quantum comes to roughly half. Genetics are weird like that. At this point, everyone is so intermixed, especially in states like Oklahoma in particular, it's just kind of assumed that everyone there has some fraction (albeit small for a lot) of Native blood.
You mean the $5 Indians.
Cool channel, love it
yay did you sub franklin?
The Navajo, Lakota, Apache, Comanche, Anazazi, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chicasaw, Creek, Seminole, Mohawks, Crees, And Denes are some of the most well known
"Anasazi" indiginous peoples of the north western state of Az and Ut was wiped out by the small pox. All u see now are ruins. "Ancient cave dwellers". Others call, no more existing, all killed by bio warfare. I guess history does repeat inself, same as the corona virus.
What are you.....some kind of a 'walking thesasaurus'...........or some kind of a 'sitting almanac?'.......
Well prepared videos, good job!
Its not, so many false facts about Native American people
Nick, more singing! My life is this meaningful again!
The native Americans were here first; they had reservations!
HAHA I wish I used that. Glad I made your day with the singing! I guess I need to sing more.
Wtf
Oooh NEVER heard that one😑
Hey, why do white people kiss their dogs on the mouth ?
Great WIT keep it up. I'm enjoying this very much.
I hoped you've subbed by now
Fake news equivalent. All a bunch of BS.i think the Media sure is screwing u alls minds. Indiginous peoples of America are very proud people. Just to be Native Americans is Gods givin gift. There will be justice in the end.
The Bering Strait theory is just a theory. I’m glad you used the word “perhaps” but there is no proof.
ACtually there's all the proof in the world that a large percentage of Native American DNA and culture is from Siberia. I surmise that this ancestral line of Native Americans didn't ORIGINATE in Siberia -- but instead originated in far S.W. Russia as an ethnic and linguistic creole......but spent considerable time in Siberia...
Other Native ancestral lines came from other Old World origins distinct from Siberia (some of them Semitic from the Middle East), etc.
Nope, it’s not a theory at all
@@yaantsudnbesdai972 Right
Thank you! Good video.
Love your video channel. Your singing is actually hilarious! Keep singing!
@Craig Miller: I am also a big fan of Nick's singing...LOL!
Aww guys!
Nice video.
Everytime my dog farts I shed tears for our earth. Deep down I know he's terraforming the planet
Lol
9/11
I am sorry but I don't believe this lie. First of all, Native Americans live in all the Americas, not only this one. Your numbers sound Europe-based.... or simply wrong..
10 most Italian states yo! 10 states with the most Canadian immigrants for some reason eh? 10 most gayest states yay! 10 most straightest states dude. 10 most stoner states, uh what? 10 states with highest percentage of women horndog! 10 states with highest percentage of men, it's raining men!
Okay. I'll stop. I feel I probably offended someone here.
wtf
Damn that’s hotter than a crack pipe on pay day
My husband is Native and is use to always being ignored or confused with Latinos.Casinos and oil are a good source of income for some tribes. 23 & Me will help with your DNA. There will be BIG surprises for you,try it!
That's because most Mexican's have alot of native blood...That's why your husband gets confused for being mexican
race mixing.....
Latinos are natives Americans. The only difference is the colonizer.
Im mexican american descent i wasnt born in mexico but in long beach ca my dad and mom were born there also many whites say to me u look indian or what tribe i cant help it my dna says im 70 % Native American 30% spanish
My husband also is confused with Mexican. Eventhough he is Tlingit a Native of Southeast Alaska. I am wonder how many people have heard of his tribe?
The footage you used at 6:33 is Sturgis SD, not ND.
Yes!!
cool series! way to go!
Great glad you like it! You should sub there's new stuff all the time! 😉
Also, 20 bucks says there will be at least 10 white people that will claim native American ancestry...And they are all from the Cherokee tribe. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't forget about the "we conquered you guys fair & square" whites & the "well, indians were fighting each other anyways, so genocide os okay now" whites.
White people dont even know what happened and I'm sure they dont want to knoe
Us natives also love deer, chokecherries, huckleberries, salmon, wild onion, wild rice, sage hen, wild carrots, wild potatoes, pine nuts, and many other natural healthy foods.
but how come theyre like the unhealthiest of all races then?
I'm white and native American tribes Miami and Cherokee mixed. I didn't understand why you didn't add Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia. You should add a Native American tribes history in USA.
Interestingly the Turkish language has more than 400 words in common with Native American languages. Cultures are very similar. According to the scientific facts, the “Y” chromosome of the Native Americans is uniquely matching with the Turks.
I am a Métis from British Columbia, in Canada. I have Native relatives in Alberta, yet my side of the family is mostly European. I’m proud of my partial (yet minuscule) Native ancestry, and I plan on making a comic depicting the tribe on the land I live on- the Cowichan Tribes, in east-central Vancouver Island.
Hey cuzzinnnn lmao jk but fr tho my people are from bc too but I'm born and raised in Alberta
What’s your blood quantum? Because Métis don’t always get treated unfairly the way people who look native get treated. So if you aren’t visually recognized as a native and have the struggles that come along with that why would it make sense for you to make a comic about a tribe which is full native. You said it’s minuscule your ancestry so make a comic about having a minuscule amount of ancestry
Thank you so very much.
Ok!
Visited Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Almost everyone I see working in restaurants, banks, fast food, etc are beautiful Native American people. Would love to come back some time.
Sooo much wrong with this video. I tried to write it all in one comment but it was way too long all I'm going to say is do not use this as a learning tool and do not use this to teach your kids there is sooo much wrong this. Go find a real First Nations person to teach you
I have cousins were native Americans and their last name is Smith
So was the well-known author Martin Cruz Smith.
Im apache and yes we exist all over there states we growing today 💯 I'm 100% native. American America is not stolen we still exist
Reservations where forced on natives not an apology.
Great video Nick!! Whenever you post a new video I give it an automatic "like". I even learn new things from you and Mappy.
MAPPY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is sad, considering every square inch of the New World was the most native state before the disaster of diversity was visited upon them...
Thank you.😊
Ok ❤️
why are all of your video so addicting
They're good I guess Lindsay?
But there's no channel without you watching so THANKS!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you it's good to know this type of knowledge for Native Americans especially for someone like me who didn't know they were Native American...
Had to edit some stuff out, eh Nick?
yes. i did not go over very well the first time.
@@NickJohnson Dude, check my comment on your Living In California: a Basic Breakdown for Dummies video. I worked hard on that.
Aww man!! I didn't see it did you save it?
My GREAT,GREAT Grandfather Was Indigenous and a Chief Of His People that Were Located Around ALBANY, New York " Iroquois Nation " He Passed Just 2 Weeks Before My Birth.
Where’s Minnesota? I know a lot of natives
RevenantShadow I liv 3 miles from leech lake reservation
Thank you for the video
Good video Nick, with or without offensive material!
Thanks Cheri glad people aren't too upset 🤷🏻♂️
Hey Nick I guess Utah barely missed the cut. Fun fact, our State was named for the Ute tribe, and our State college teams are the Utes(something the tribal members not only approve of, but revelle in) We adopted a little native dog off the rez(sad story ,but she's O.K. now) she resembles a bear so we gave her a native name for bear , she is Nitah.