I’m so thankful for the native women with the green sweater. The way she spoke to the white passing man made me tear up. It’s so hard to hear that you can’t be part of a space because of the way you look, her kindness was touching and I think most others in the room felt it too.
I totally agree but I wouldn’t say he’s white passing, he is white. What other race would he be. Being racially white doesn’t take away from your mixed ancestry. You can be racially white and indigenous just like you can be black and indigenous.
Yeah I really appreciated how she talked to him, especially because so many Indigenous people were forcibly ripped away from their culture and community. You can be completely Indigenous as far back as forever and been systematically ripped from your culture by the government and so you never get to grow up with the mannerisms or other cultural markers.
I feel like people don’t really talk about how native americans are native people from ALL of the Americas including north, south and central america not just the U.S.
Couldn’t have said it better 💋 Los gringos creen que el término “americano” aplica solo para ellos, invalidando nuestro orígenes de Latinoamérica además de que tenemos una mayor población de indígenas que ellos!
Native Americans and Mexicans are siblings, they used to share land and even tho confrontations erupted between some north and south tribes, they're still brothers. My grandpa grand-dad from my mothers side have Spaniard and Huachichile/Yaqui blood. Love for all the native americans and all mexican indigenous brothers and sisters!
Don't forget, that many tribes in the SouthWest are also tribes that were broken up due to the borders with Mexico. The Uto Aztecan language is what ties our to our northern family/cousins.
Dude Mexico had natives before Spain colonized it not all Mexicans are native most are just Spanish now South America and parts of the Caribbean are natives also but sadly the same thing colonization took most of they’re history and blood percentage away
i had a nightmare last night tht i was missin my front tooth😂 woke up watched this and still think itd be terrifying bc i would never be able to pull it off like her . she just looks cool af
Anybody can be a native somewhere.the only native American in the video is the white guy cus his ppl is the ones that created the group in then put the Asian mongoloid,Siberian in other mixture of ppl in the group in start calling them the native american in had ppl to call them that
@@timbuktu93 There is a difference between having been colonized without wanting to and wanting to recognize your roots. Unfurtunely that's the case with latam, we were colonized and a lot of our culture was erased.
@@kamilatavera6706What happened in the USA to natives happened to all of Latin America to natives as well, but happened on a more horrific scale. I’m Dominican and there’s little to no knowledge of my Taino Indian culture.
I agree with @monserratmolins8786 though not all Mexican people are indigenous or have indigenous roots/ancestors. Same as how not all USAmericans have indigenous roots. Mexico was colonized too. He did jump too fast to equating Mexican to indigenous but was proven correct when he said he has a Mayan ancestor.
I think it's really cool how the girl who said she's persian and japanese (sorry they didnt say names) talked about how indigenous Japanese practices were destroyed due to imperialism because it was something that was heartbreaking to find out and alot of people dont know about the indigenous cultures of japan.
Okinawa is an island off the coast of Japan and that was what she was referring to I believe. Not the Ainu. Okinawan culture is being wiped out slowly because Japan took over Okinawa way back (which is why people say they are Japanese because it is now technically part of Japan). I hope this helps people understand more.
Ok the native woman guesser I just loooove. The guys were a liiiiiitttle cocky about what they consider signs of being “true” native. I loved the woman’s openness and warmth and humility. She’s just somebody you want to be around.
Yes dude ugh the hoodie guy gave me the ick. Reminds me of fuckboys from my childhood neighborhood always seeking attention for nothing. She was really open and embraced anyone even those who didn’t fit the stereotype. Which is weird the other ones were so stereotypical and basing it only off that cuz they’re both mixed native anyways 🤷🏻♀️ the comments of, you don’t have crystal jewelry you’re not native or if you’re Mexican you’re not native was straight stupid.
@@saludosalsolyeah if I’m being totally honest as a native, I think I would only claim the woman guesser as a ‘true’ native.. at least in regards to spirit.
He kind of put me off too. I’m Apache and Pascua Yaqui but I’m adopted and didn’t grow up with my culture. It wasn’t until I was in my 30’s that I really began researching my family and found who my biological parents were. So I know my roots now and am trying to reconnect as much as I can from Ohio when my tribes are in Arizona. Looking at me it’s pretty obvious I’m indigenous but I don’t sound like it.
@@saludosalsolhe felt a little bit eager to justify being wrong about the white passing Alaskan native & kinda dismissive by assuming his native ancestry was far down the line when it sounds like he was possibly adopted out or his dad left the reservation (as in he didn’t live on it) which doesn’t make him any less native, just white passing. I really appreciated that the woman in green was not only kind to everyone, but apologetic about getting it wrong & validated him. She was so sweet for that & he was trying to be so considerate of his privilege. I hope they stayed in touch after this
that does not mean he has the blood at all, just because you have ancestors that were raped does not mean they have the native bloodline because its deluded.
@@XavierBasurto777A lot of natives in America have deluded blood too....soooo alot of people in Mexico are indigenous all the way to the Amazon and Caribbean's there's more natives then just Asiatic natives
@@rubenguerra8524 im aware of that... that is exactly what i was saying because there is only 5 million natives with the blood, the others are completely diluted to another race.
@@XavierBasurto777Did you just make up that 5 million number? 12 million people in Mexico alone speak an indigenous language let alone have sangre indigena. Do you even visit Mexico outside of tourist traps? I travel throughout all the time and regularly hear Nahuatl, Maya, Purapecha my origen indigena, and the list goes on and on. There are another 12m that self identify as indigena as well. Whenever I see a post on RUclips where someone speaks with such authority on something they usually don't have a clue. BTW my family is lite skinned with hazel eyes but still practice the traditions and speak Purepecha. Don't ever let anyone tell you, you don't belong based on their ignorance.
As a Mexican American I’m glad that Skip talked about how Latin America has Indigenous people too. I have taken a DNA and came out 62% indigenous I knew my grandfather was half at the time. But sadly atm we can only guess what tribe based on geography. The Spanish really did a number on us, but there’s still pockets of Indigenous people celebrating their culture and even certain celebrations have indigenous roots to them throughout Mexico such as the Matachines or Danza de Los Voladores. Even some words used in Mexico derive from indigenous languages like aguacate or xoloizcuintle. Thanks Skip for the acknowledgement and avoiding Indigenous erasure.
A few months ago, I came across a weird TikTok debate about native people saying Mexican natives are not native...and Mexican natives responding back. It was a very small and weird territory on the Internet 😅
Same I'm like 56% Indigenous and I get mistaken for Native all the time. Mostly because I'm super tall, thick black hair and the cheek bones. I also live close to a reservation
Yes! I also did my DNA test thinking I’d be like 50/50 white and native (because there’s a big indigenous population in Peru but everyone calls each other mestizo) and I ended up with a whopping 96% indigenous lol
I'm Vegas born & raised, fully Native, & Hnahnu is my 1st language. My 4 gparents only began learnin Spanish in their 40s. My entire extended fam also speaks Hnahnu, from gov-recognized indigenous villages in Mex. @ Skip, if u see this, I just wanted 2 say thx for acknowledging ur indigenous cousins from the southern part of Turtle Island! It's sad but not surprising how ppl are unaware of Mex's vibrant Native American cultures. But u got it right by highlighting the connection between the SW USA & Mex. Seeing someone outside of our indigenous Mex community validate our heritage was a pleasant surprise! Ur shout-out made me feel proud & seen. I know it's cliché lol but still, haha Thx again 4 going beyond nationalities & educating peeps on RUclips. It means a lot Cheers! 😊
To be fair, it's mostly Mexicans themselves unaware of their native cultures and DNA, from somehow being unaware they are native to straight up denying it.
I appreciate that he made a note of saying - many people from Mexico and Central America (this extends of course throughout the lands of the Western Hemisphere) are native. Much of our history was destroyed and our indigenous roots were intentionally damaged or erased. It’s important to also get that validation and recognition from many other indigenous peoples that - yes - you are a person who comes from this same land. Yet - most of American society will treat us like foreigners.
This! It kills me when Mexicans think that they aren't Native American and when people don't make space for them. The borders between Canada/US/Mexico are made up by colonizers. We're all from this land.
@@VinnieMF but mestizo is mixed, if you are half native and grew up in a family with those traditions you can still be considered native, even with just a native last name the goverment can consider you native, but ofc there are some mestizos that are too blended and didnt grow up native too.
@VMF-rj8qo Unfortunately, many places in Central and South America do not have full native blood. 90% or more are mixed and many traditions have been dying to the point people deny their ancestry. Like for me, I identify as native, Taíno, even though I have probably 20% of it in my DNA which is unfortunately the highest you can have realistically for other North Caribbean islanders. Since most of our traditions and history are wiped out due to the Spanish labeling Taíno as extinct, it's hard to embrace our roots. Although almost every Puerto Rican know that they're mixed, very little try to restore the Taíno aspect about them, which is beyond sad to me.
@@sndsd4311 You can still have native culture for sure but most in Middle America (not the US meaning of the term) aren't even half native, they have mostly european or sub-saharan admixture (also south asian), and aren't connected to indigenous culture - the same as in anglo america basically - so I think calling them native is a stretch, more like "have native descent". I say this as a brazilian. I'm of native descent, probably 20% or something, but I'd never call myself a native because that rings deeper than I really go. I have barely any cultural connection to natives and am mostly european and afro genetically so calling myself (like calling most Mexicans and Central Americans) full on "natives" feels off to me.
This hits home so hard for me because people don’t realize how many indigenous people WERE NOT raised in their culture and were separated from their culture since infancy. There are indigenous in St. Louis who have never stepped foot on a rez, at a pow wow, never tasted fry bread, etc.
it's kinda crazy too because it keeps happening even right now and most people seems to be okay with it when it's basically slowly killing cultural identity..
Well, coke and Pepsi.. neither are indigenous native drinks. If your from the western states, Pepsi; s more popular. If you're from a southern state, you've never tasted a Pepsi and every fizzly drink is a coke. That doesn't have anything to do with being Native American. This whole thing was more like mixed people trying to judge other mixed people by what percentage they possibly were and whether they practiced any part of their tribal culture.. fry bread is only native because it was introduced by the Scottish . Not every native tribe eats fry bread, but all cultures have a form of fried bread. More irony that the guy from Mexico was dismissed And the one from Alaska was not..
Same here, my great grandparents stopped passing down their indigenous culture. I at least lived in their village for a few summers, also fry bread aren't a thing in mexico so I doubt my family over there even tasted them.
I'm from Kansas City and this is so true for nearly all sides of my family. We all identify as black, and I only found out that I have Sioux Lakota in me (from one side) because of research, and migration patterns almost six years ago. There are families that don't mention any history or don't even talk about it, because they are so far removed. It's sad to think that I may have distant cousins still living in reservations, or tribe ties that have been damaged because of the lack of knowledge.
That white man is not native lol what’s up with white people wanting to claim 5% blood that most likely doesn’t exist 💀 meanwhile the USA has cages full of natives at the border smh
As an assimilated Sámi native from Scandinavia, that really was a touching conversation because his experience resonates so much with me. It's complicated trying to reconnect to a culture that was taken away from you, wanting to show respect and not feeling like you're entitled to it but also grappling with a grief because of what was lost, wanting to partake. Having native people then say that you're valid and are "allowed" to honour your culture can be such a healing step. I've now come far enough into my journey to finally feel comfortable stating I'm native, but that took years of learning more and getting rid of my own prejudice
Absolutely love the person in the green sweater. Just a lovely human being to have on this episode. Was absolutely great in just validating that lovely man’s existence ❤
For the PNW Chaco-wearing fella with Alaska native roots… not sure if I can think of anything more native than feeling ripped from your culture and uneasy about claiming it. Cut - please make videos featuring local natives! Was surprised to not see folks indigenous to the area. The beauty, complexity, and struggle of native youth could make a good video - esp considering the wildly disproportionate rates of suicide and homelessness.
If you’re indigenous and don’t mind answering this question, I was very confused by this video, I live in Canada and recognition of indigenous people is a really big deal here even if it isn’t always done, but my best-friend is Métis which is a tribe that was mixed with European and indigenous, she looks white because technically, biologically ( she took a dna test) she’s more white than indigenous by a lot, but she doesn’t identify as white but just Métis. Now here’s my question all these white and black indigenous folk in this video, can they really be classified as indigenous to that land? The white indigenous dude is probably more European, and the black indigenous people are definitely more African if anything. It’s like saying Tyler the creator, who’s mom is mixed, is white because he has a bit of white in him. I mean I’m black myself and it’s weird when people claim blackness and the culture, whether that be black American culture, African culture, or or black South American culture. It’s weird because technically you won’t have to go through the experiences I do, and your descendants are the reason why I’m in that predicament in the first place. I’m a historian junkie I know way too much about colonization and history in general, but I am not indigenous, so I could really just be super closed minded and I really have no clue what you guys think of this. I hope this makes sense I would really appreciate a response, thank you.
@cinnamontoastcrunch1666 blood quantity is a colonial thing. I think it matters as to if they embrace their heritage, culture, and their tribe as a whole. If you identify with being European then that's who you are, but if you're part of a dying culture, you owe your ancestors the duty of keeping that culture alive.
As a white passing Native, I felt for the young man from Alaska. My family became somewhat disconnected after my grandmother married a white man who forbade her from doing any "Indian shit" in his house. She taught my mother what she could, but my mom left home at 17, so it deepened the disconnect. We knew some things, but not enough. Most Natives will clock me and my oldest sister as being Native, but some caucasians tend to be quite rude about it. Thankfully, my sisters and I are reconnecting to our culture and are blessed to have guidance. There were some family stories that we debunked as fabrications, which is very important if you are trying to reconnect. Be open to knowing what you thought was true is not, especially if you are relying solely on family stories.
@ricardorascon88 except going by skin color alone is harmful and invalidating. My sister in law is half Tsimshian and has pale skin but doesn't take away from the fact that she is Native and a fully recognized member of the Tsimshian tribe in Metlakatla
I love how mixed everyone is. My son is learning how he’s mixed and we are diving into every culture in his background to honor every one of his ancestors. I tell him that each one of them saved the very best part of themselves to give to him and how every feature that he has was from one of them. I think it’s beautiful when you really look at it that way.
Shoutout to the mixed Okinawan person 🩷Though I'm not Okinawan or Japanese, it's great to see indigenous rep from other countries outside of what we're usually exposed to in most Western countries, especially when a lot of their history is still actively buried.
This reminds me of a lot of natives in china as well, there are many tribes that don't look east Asian but have their lands conquered by Han Chinese centuries ago. It's not talked about much and also covered up to a certain extent as well.
And shout out the Mexican Natives ! And all of LATAM! Tacos are actually a indengenous food and ik everyone in the USA loves tacos 😂we don't do fry bread in South America!
Okinawa's indigenous culture got absolutely buried by the Japanese, and it's only recently that there has been more interest and respect given to the native Okinawans. If you are interested in other Asian indigenous groups, you should read up on the Taiwanese indigenous groups. Nearly all pan-Pacific indigenous cultures including the indigenous Australians and New Zealanders, and the peoples of Polynesia can trace their heritage back to Taiwan through their language and art.
I am a Native that was adopted out at birth. I was raised in a European family. I found my birth mom and did my family tree. I am now a member of the Siletz Tribe on the Oregon Coast. I have really struggled with getting to know the culture, almost feeling like a "fraud" since I was not raised with the culture in any way. The Native gal had such wonderful and welcoming things to say to the Native guy from Alaska, really touched me!
Have you seen Daughter of a Lost Bird? It’s a beautiful documentary about a national woman finding her birth mom. Very similar story to yours! Check it out of you can.❤️🩹
I will never understand how native identity south of the border is commonly invalidated amongst US. Americans. You have numerous tribe along the Mexico / US that share ancestral land on both sides! The Apache, Yaqui and Tohono O’ odham to name a few. Around 16 to 20% of Mexicans are indigenous which still makes up roughly around 17 million people whose ancestors have been in their lands for many centuries. Being mestizo still means being Native as well with mixed European blood.
Bc the idiotic schooling system focused on North America= "Native Americans" and lightly glossed over the indigenous roots of Central, South America and the Caribbean. Many grow up and then defend vehemently the incorrect information they were taught! Those of us with ancestry outside N. America were either taught or have to seek out our own history 🥴.
i wish more people would recognize that mexicans might not be labeled indigenous on paper, but we have indigenous blood and roots on this land that are just as valid.
Exactly we’re mostly of native descent but the gringos labeled us as “Hispanics” to take away our roots from us. We may speak Spanish but we have no connections to Spain whatsoever just bc they colonized us. I wish we could be able to relearn our native languages or atleast promote them so we can have our own identities.
mexicans have so many indigenous traditions, beliefs, and even eat the food too. so many traditions were taken from us and the europeans tried to claim it as theirs/made it abt catholicism. quinceañeras, dia de los muertos, etc.
Mad respect for this being a video. It's such a sensitive subject for so many people for so many reasons. I have family ties to Navajo Nation and it has been a difficult journey to connect for me due to my parents distancing themselves from anything Native. This gives me more courage to learn and connect more.
The person in the pink sweater was very ignorant assuming that someone is not indigenous because they’re from Mexico. Mexican is a nationality not an ethnicity, indigenous peoples from Mexico belong to several groups like Nahua and Totonac, etc.
Go back to the video and listen again. The only thing he said was : "Do people mistake you a lot for a native american?" That was it. Not sure why you are so hostile.
12:15 shoutout to this girlie pointing out how Hawai’i is also struggling with Hawaiian culture having their own language and being different from the USA.
Thank you Skip!! My husband is latin indigenous and he always struggles with feeling invalidated in native circles for not being a US Native American. People forget that "America" is not just one country, but 2 whole continents! Indigenous blood and colonization didn't begin and end at the US border!
The person in pink is just stereotyping. I cackled when they said, "I don't think he's native because he threw Mexico in there, he can't be native because he's Mexican." Child... you need to do your research.
Go back to the video and listen again. The only thing he said was : "Do people mistake you a lot for a native american?" That was it. Not sure why you are so hostile.
Many northern mexican tribes were the same or closely related of those passing the border. Also, he doesn't look native american at all, he looks full on black, pick random central american and they will jave well over 40% indigenous blood.
as a mixed native i recognized all natives and those who werent as well. was surprised to see the confident ones guess some wrong. honestly great job anyways.
@FrogeniusW.G. They're synonyms but indigenous can be used for any population that was first present in a given territory. For example, the Khoisan tribe are indigenous to South Africa. Native in an American context is usually short for Native-American.
@@erenjaeger1738, equally many natives lied about being white. Go back in census and see how it works literally deiends.. plus u dint think the census tauees really cared, especially for the territories.. they couldn't even get the names of the kids right and a lot of the people couldn't even tell their own age or year they were born,csi they estimated or guessed . The head of household or the female ages vary with each year, give or take 2 or 3. Natives at the time didn't keep birth records. Unless one was born on the reservation, they'd have no way of knowing. contrary to belief , they didn't count the moons or add shells to their dress . They didn't keep death records, either. It was thise colonizers who brought all that records keeping bit. The card carrying is enforced by the natives, on account of money, and land rights, a totally European concept. The irony.
Watching from Okinawa! Fantastic to see some Uchinanchu indigenous representation here. Always love your videos - I think we all learn so much about just how diverse people's experiences can be. There's no one way to look Native, or to be Native. Was looking forward to maybe having someone say "I'm Native, but my Nation, we don't do pow-wows or fry bread," or to see some discussion of how some people *do* use the word Indian, and some might *not* like the word "tribe." Diversity!
@@coe3408yes somewhat. many us american tribes reject blood quantum bc it "strengthens numbers" to recognize even extremely mixed people. that way, the culture is kept alive, if that makes sense.
@princessdaya5781 that feels very inclusive. that even if only your grandmother or great granmother was a native you can still be part of the community and welcomed and learn the heritage🤍 i really like that
I'm Hispanic, both my parents from central America. I did a DNA test for myself and turns out I'm 60% maya/indigenous and the rest mostly spanish. I didn't know anything about the Maya culture besides the clothes my grandparents wear and the food we eat. It really was erased 😢
Not at all the same thing but thats how I felt when I learned my Jamaican ancestry traced back to the Nigerian region in Africa. Sucks a lot of that wasn’t recorded or was erased from historical records.
Plains Cree from Canada here 👋🏽 what a pleasant surprise to see this video Cut! Love to see the representation on RUclips. The woman in the pink beret was great, she’s so kind and I liked her message to that guy on reconnecting with your culture as an adult ❤
So much love for the white passing gentleman from Alaska! My nephew is Tlingit also and he never gets clocked as indigenous. This was a wonderful video. So many shades, and every one of them beautiful.
no, overall Mexicans are very mixed euro and indigenous american, with more of the former in the north and more of the latter in the south. You can look at studies on the wikipedia page for Mexicans, the data is super variable depending on the sample
5:20 ugh it’s so nice to hear young natives speak kindly about being Cherokee. It’s so rough growing up with the stereotype that we’re not actually native just because of the tribe we were born into
@@amyr.8283I would say it’s because many non native people claim Cherokee heritage without actually having it in their blood or trying to learn about the culture. It unfortunately stigmatizes white passing Cherokee people that are actually culturally connected
The guesser in the pink beret is awesome! I love what she said to the light Alaskan guy. It's soooo nice to hear! My husband is a big blonde but he's cherokee and Cheyenne. He either gets a warm welcome from folks or catches a lot of flack for being so light. We go places and I am the one people clock as native instead....um...I'm dutch and dayak from borneo. I'm from the other side of the pacific. 😆
My dad was native but I couldn't answer a lot of these because he was in and out of prison my whole life,id love to be able to learn more about the native culture ive missed but i dont even know where to start
10:08 I love this person!! And I love that they were snapping in the background and expressing themselves when someone else mentioned they have Native Alaskan family.
Thats because New Mexico WAS Mexico until the early 1900s. My grandfather’s family are New Mexicans of mixed Taos and Jemez Pueblo and Spanish….my grandfathers older brothers were sometimes referred to as Mexicans on legal papers because they were technically born in Albuquerque when it was part of Mexico! The borders moved around us. As a native I have more in common with that Mexican dude at the end than the “Cherokee” in pink who couldn’t even comprehend that natives exist south of the border. I’m more at home in East LA than in conservative, white-washed Cherokee Nation rez in Oklahoma.
@basicallyno1722 reply from Navajoland.... Diné were never subjugated by the Naakai Spainads or the Naakai Mexicans. Pueblos were but those of us in NW NM don't consider ourselves as ever being Mexiacan or Spainish.
I've watched hundreds of cut videos, and I think that is one of my favourite ever. Everyone was so lovely, especially the guessers, and I learnt some things I didn't know. Perfect youtube content.
I was surprised the guy in pink got the other black native wrong. Both of them have that skin tone that a lot of black natives have and she looks very native facially.
Um just because he has family in Mexico, it doesn’t mean he isn’t Native American. Most Latinos, especially Peruvians, Guatemalans, AND Mexicans have significant indigenous American ancestry.
@@isabelle9125 I just said that in general because the other guy (the guy who has family in Oklahoma), was like yea he isn’t native because he has family in Mexico. He might not be a federally recognized native but he IS Native American, as a majority of Latinos are.
@@tojismommymilkers3519 Na gonna disagree with this. Most Mexicans are closer to European despite what Chicanismo likes to tell them. There are actual indigenous people of Mexico like Zapotec, Nahuatl, and more. Claiming all Mexicans as indigenous is like the other commenter said erasure of the actual indigenous groups alive and present in Mexico.
@@Au313Tacocan you give any data on that? it’s widely accepted that northern mexicans ARE closer to european ancestry as you said but southern mexicans are MORE closely related to indigenous ancestry this is basing it on that most mestizos have both majority spanish/native heritage. however we have to keep in mind being mexican is not a race rather a nationality, anyone can be mexican. i see a lot of people associate being mexican with just being mestizo, the larger population of the caste system established post invasion of the spanish.
Forget that Being Native is not just being from Oklahoma ...knowing and learning One's State's History and Native History i feel makes One more Native than not Just for expanding the Narrative..i live in Kansas and "Kansas" derives from the Kansa Tribe
Indigenous identity comes from cultural practices, expression, language, etc not just how a person looks. of course it’s important as a white native to recognize colorism and whiteness and to uplift the voices of those who experience racism etc. but there’s people who are/look native who know nothing about their culture and vice versa, it doesn’t make one person more or less valid in their identity. I’m glad to see more native centered content
The annoying one is definitely a social media native, and the guy in the pink sweater hasn’t said a genuine thing the entire episode. there are a lot of indigenous Mexican, and there’s way more than Mayan and Aztec- a lot of plains Indians learned Spanish and stuck closely to comanchero towns or outposts so I’ve met pure Comanche folk who don’t speak a lick of English and it’s a genuinely fascinating culture shock
I just think it’s sad how a lot of us Latinos whether you’re from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala etc grow up in America and lose touch with our roots because we are in a way, forced to assimilate to American culture and we lose our indigenous identity because of that but HUGE respect to the native Americans I think it’s a beautiful thing to never lose sight of your culture ❤️
My dad is from Colombia and i know he must be native/indigenous i did an ancestry dna thing and i had a few different indigenous regions show up on my chart. My dad's family has been in Colombia for many generations and they lived out far from the cities. Anytime I would ask my grandparents if they knew anything about being native they would say no and it kinda felt implied that it was a bad thing to be native. I want to get my dad one of the tests so I can see what his results are. It would be interesting to see what his chart would include. I don't know why people kind of totally dismiss south and central America as also having native people.
@@mrsssmlllaie4402, for the same reason a Russian doesn't go to France and claim to be native , Though both are native European, being native to a continent doesnt make a person native to a region or same culture.. the whole idea is absurd to me. A native Inuit isn't the same as a native Shoshone, though technically, both are native north Americans and their genes are only remotely similar as having come from Asia, so long ago, that their cultures are different . But sadly, we have a social issue of division and prejudice has to his people should be stereotyped and categorized and how they should act. Example is how biracial children are emotionally pulled apart by both families to choose a side and how they should identify even now, some people who can trace their line to only tribal members say if you aren't a card carrying member, you're a " wannabe ". How truly sad is that? . Just like the stereotyping And bias presented in this video. These people are all biracial, except maybe the first person with the undeniable voice pattern, yet she cuts her hair and wears nontraditional clothing, and except for her voice, one would never know. Apparently, she doesn't play the stereotype to please someone else game.
Most Latinos don’t have “an indigenous identity”. We are Latinos which is a mix of European and Indigenous American mostly. And some of the countries add African.
Afro-Indigenous representation is so nice to see. I grew up VERY distant from any obvious Indigenous culture. If you know the complicated history of Black American history then you know. So far I've discovered my Chickasaw ancestors and it makes me feel more connected to the land ❤
Indigenous copper colored people of Turtle Island the Niiji misclassified as African American black colored mulatto negro etc on the US census records were already in the lands known as Turtle Island before the colonizers came to take over their lands. African American is a misnomer. Ret:1828 Webster's Dictionary and The New Oxford American English Dictionary definition for Native American. Dane Calloway channel #imjustheretomakeyouthink
Mexicans are also Native American. Most of the United States was part of Mexico, Mexico is part of America, and most Mexicans descend from Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, Apache, Tarahumara, etc., countless tribes.
Wrong !! Today mexicans are from spain,asia,Italy in other places there not even from america in everybody a native in the ppl that created the group was the white t ppl
No before mexico it was called New Spain. Spanish won the war from fighting the Mexicas (Aztec) mexico tenochtitlan and then named Mexico city. Spanish conquistadors took many Latin America countries and Caribbeans. Portugal took Brazil and brought West Africa slave trade there. There's was already indigenous Americans in Brazil. Europeans aka Iberian owne Mexico. They were in power in Mexico and stayed there after gaining independence from Spain. September 27, 1821 Around like late 1490s many Spanish conquistadors will soon go to Southwest United States And find many more tribes over there. Spanish were the first Europeans to head there. They're the one who founded Southwest states and the west coast and southern. That's y many Spanish are still there like one example the city "Los Angeles" means The Angels in California. They're the who named California. It isn't the brown Mexican yall thinking. It was the Europeans aka Iberians. Spanish conquistadors will find so many Native Americans in California like Gabrieleño-Tongva. Before Los Angeles. The Tongva and other tribes were there would soon face a different world.
Yes but only tribes like The Raramuri (Tarahumara),Pueblo and Yaqui, Apache would be considered American Indian other nations would be considered mesoamerican
My daughters are white, black, and Native. You can really see the native in my youngest. Their Great-Grandmother on their Dad's side was Cherokee. I was so pleased she got to see my girls and hold them at least once before she passed.
I was born and raised in Alaska and lived throughout the state. I love how culturally diverse our tribes are and how traditions are kept alive in even the most remote villages. I love to Tlingit storytelling, it’s an art form in itself. I’ve never heard of villages referred to as reservations, I think that’s because there’s such a geographic difference in Alaska. Most villages are only accessible by plane or boat. Metlakatla is an official reservation.
That guy STILL trying to be right about her wearing stones to define her identity! Everyone in that lineup was really good people for having to hear some nonsense along the way and taking it quite well. Ultimately they were all sweet to and with one another, but some of those native folks guessing had some wild parameters and judgements. It's a big world, folks!
ikr like he asked the guy in the smashing pumpkins shirt is he had ever been canoeing before?? and like most people they havent, but to him that DEFINITELY meant he wasn't indigenous🤨6:34
True, it amazes me that people are shocked that Latin countries, Central America, can have Indigenous blood in them. Like, do they not see their features?! Lmao, likely more dna in them than most of USA Natives(not a diss, but just saying)
It was interesting to hear the different opinions on the mexican guy, I'm mayan, born in Guatemala so hearing about central and northern american ties is very interesting!
How do you people find a way to make it just about black people or mixed black and something else? Lol holy shit you guys are so ignorant. All native Americans get overlooked and get no respect. Shut up
I’ve always loved this channel, and as a native myself (Navajo) this was the best episode. I loved how he said “what do you think about Rez dogs” “big Rez girl vibes” and how she said “coke or Pepsi” because all of that is so true! Most natives will choose Pepsi or “bepsi” loved this! 👏🏻
14:30 Apparently 15% of Mexicans identify as natives + around 60% are considered Mestizo which means mixed race and is most often a mix between white and native. While that doesn't mean every Mexican is native, but a majority of Mexicans should probably expect to have immediate or distant native family.
Even Mexican traditions and food derive from indigenous culture. Chipotle and Chocolate are Nahuatl words. We have a lot of non translatable words. Our government website has indigenous translations.
@@Luceroluna_3exactly. People say most Mexicans aren’t native cuz they don’t practice indigenous traditions or a recognized by a specific tribe when the majority of Mexican culture in itself is indigenous culture which has survived European colonization. Día de Los muertos has indigenous origins. Tacos, menudo, pozole, tamales, mole, etc etc etc are all indigenous foods. Yet we’re told we can’t claim to be native.
As an Afro-Native American living in Alaska for many years, I have never heard anyone pronounce Juneau that way lol. So cute. But also, I immediately when the one girl said she’d never been to a powwow or had fry bread, I was like oh, she could be Alaska Native because in interior Alaska, we have potlatches which is a different name for a powwow lol it’s also a little different in other ways but typically we don’t always call gatherings powwow up here. On the coasts for the Tlingit and Haida peoples, they’re on the beautiful coasts so like, they might call their gatherings powwows but I literally haven’t been to one since I was 2 years old so I have no clue 😂
Tlingits don’t call our gatherings powwows, usually called ḵu.éex' or also potlatch. Potlatch is a trade word from Chinook Jargon, used all along the NWC and interior
@@jalynnakins ok, thank you for that clarification! Yeah, I’m Apache and Blackfoot and while obviously in the lower 48 they call it powwows but always living in Alaska my memorable life, I’ve only ever attended potlatches in Fairbanks and even in Anchorage. So, while I grew up in my very early life in Ketchikan, I don’t remember what my parents brought me to lol but best believe there’s pictures 😜
My bf is Tsimshian he grew up in Ketchikan he said he's NEVER heard Juneau pronunced like that. And she also mentioned a reservation in Juneau but there is no rez in Juneau, the only reservation is Metlakatla, did she just goof or did she mean "village" instead of reservation
Makes me sad as an indigenous women to hear so many stereotypes of our own people from our people. And that if you don't follow the stereotypes your not native. I grew up in my culture but still don't follow most stereotypes, also many tradional things I have still not done. Not a great way to judge
I am european, so probably an outsider, but I found this episode kinda weird tbh. Not in all aspects tho. Everyones looking different in a lot of apects, but still theyre tryna go for visual clues.
I think so many of us *do* judge - some understandably, and some not so. I think, with so many tribes of varying cultures and backgrounds and mixed heritages, it can get very messy judging who is and isn't. And we've been so divided for decades - and sometimes centuries - that it can be hard to remember that what you grew up with is not always the experience of other indigenous. Pair that on top of the sudden influx of non-native people suddenly claiming heritage because it's "trendy" or checking boxes of native heritage for special benefits (like college admissions), and we have a perfect recipe of misunderstanding, judgment, and gatekeeping.
I loved this video. As a mixed native woman, I appreciated getting to see all sorts of indigenous representation because that’s the reality of many tribal nations today. Also is super important to have this media representation of modern natives as we aren’t just a Hollywood stereotype! Miigwech!! (Thank you) ❤️
I forgot the name of the guesser in pink, but it’s hilarious that they dismissed Mexican as “non native” when indigenous Mexicans ARE Native Americans… it goes to show that this person A) does not understand that geographically Mexico is a North American country and B) lacks any understanding of what constitutes Native American.
I was thinking the same thing she should educate her self more on all Native American tribes. He is definitely Native American I wouldn’t be surprised if he has more DNA than most of them.
@@Medina0205yup. We Mexicans are mainly mestizo we have over 50% indigenous DNA in us that’s the average, racially he definitely has more indigenous than all of them 😂💯
@@Jjjjjjsiwksw definitely I’m Salvadoran and I probably I have more Native DNA than most of them I have 48% but they don’t count that because it’s not the U.S but it’s the same indigenous Americans all our ancestors crossed the same Bering bridge thousands of years ago.
What I really love and appreciate about your content is that it's informative without being accusatory or divisive. Thank you for respectfully showing people's differences and commonalities. 💖
Indigenous people are a blessing and thank you for sharing yourself/your cultures when you do. I absolutely love it and super would love to learn how an ally could enact in allyship better (y'all inspire me)
I’m so thankful for the native women with the green sweater. The way she spoke to the white passing man made me tear up. It’s so hard to hear that you can’t be part of a space because of the way you look, her kindness was touching and I think most others in the room felt it too.
Agree
I totally agree but I wouldn’t say he’s white passing, he is white. What other race would he be. Being racially white doesn’t take away from your mixed ancestry. You can be racially white and indigenous just like you can be black and indigenous.
@@SG-et6mi his eyes gave it away, he is definitely Alaskan native mixed with white european
Same
Yeah I really appreciated how she talked to him, especially because so many Indigenous people were forcibly ripped away from their culture and community. You can be completely Indigenous as far back as forever and been systematically ripped from your culture by the government and so you never get to grow up with the mannerisms or other cultural markers.
I feel like people don’t really talk about how native americans are native people from ALL of the Americas including north, south and central america not just the U.S.
Right everybody a native
Couldn’t have said it better 💋
Los gringos creen que el término “americano” aplica solo para ellos, invalidando nuestro orígenes de Latinoamérica además de que tenemos una mayor población de indígenas que ellos!
no fr as if mexico isn’t the country with the highest indigenous population 😭
yeah those natives always discriminate the real natives from the midwest. its so weird lmao
@@dilfluvr9000fr like what are we native Mexican? What makes no sense! We are native Americans as well
The African American/Native American guesser has some of the nicest skin I have ever seen on any human. Just beautiful.
afro-indigenous
@@Cancer2184 it really depends on the person, i say im Black and Navajo. But they need to drop the skin routine
Literally shining like the sun.
I couldn't stop staring at his skin, just perfect
Okayyy the skin is skinning 🥰🥰😍
Native Americans and Mexicans are siblings, they used to share land and even tho confrontations erupted between some north and south tribes, they're still brothers. My grandpa grand-dad from my mothers side have Spaniard and Huachichile/Yaqui blood.
Love for all the native americans and all mexican indigenous brothers and sisters!
Don't forget, that many tribes in the SouthWest are also tribes that were broken up due to the borders with Mexico. The Uto Aztecan language is what ties our to our northern family/cousins.
Are of the same people. Colonizers are arrogant to label us to be different people. They don't want unification.
Mexicans are just natives that speak Spanish bro. Lol
@@JKAnu-yq1tr And who says otherwise?
Dude Mexico had natives before Spain colonized it not all Mexicans are native most are just Spanish now South America and parts of the Caribbean are natives also but sadly the same thing colonization took most of they’re history and blood percentage away
That native girl pulls her style off so well, she almost makes me want to miss a tooth. Did not know that was possible
i had a nightmare last night tht i was missin my front tooth😂 woke up watched this and still think itd be terrifying bc i would never be able to pull it off like her . she just looks cool af
Same, got me thinking "should I knock my tooth out?" 🤣🤣
You do understand everybody native on the video right 🤔
Anybody can be a native somewhere.the only native American in the video is the white guy cus his ppl is the ones that created the group in then put the Asian mongoloid,Siberian in other mixture of ppl in the group in start calling them the native american in had ppl to call them that
@@feathersup2155yea i got so confused reading the comment, i was like “which girl we speaking of?”
I’m glad skip validated the indigeneity of the Mexican. LATAM is home to countries with the highest indigenous populations.
But you talk with the people from those countries and according to them they’re more European than Europeans themselves.
@@timbuktu93 There is a difference between having been colonized without wanting to and wanting to recognize your roots. Unfurtunely that's the case with latam, we were colonized and a lot of our culture was erased.
@@kamilatavera6706What happened in the USA to natives happened to all of Latin America to natives as well, but happened on a more horrific scale. I’m Dominican and there’s little to no knowledge of my Taino Indian culture.
I agree with @monserratmolins8786 though not all Mexican people are indigenous or have indigenous roots/ancestors. Same as how not all USAmericans have indigenous roots. Mexico was colonized too. He did jump too fast to equating Mexican to indigenous but was proven correct when he said he has a Mayan ancestor.
I knew he was Mexican because a lot of us have indigenous ancestry and we have the facial features generations down the line
I think it's really cool how the girl who said she's persian and japanese (sorry they didnt say names) talked about how indigenous Japanese practices were destroyed due to imperialism because it was something that was heartbreaking to find out and alot of people dont know about the indigenous cultures of japan.
The Ainu Native people of Japan plus in General Japanese are Na t I've people of Siberia and Monogolia😮
Yep Ainu is the name of the Indigenous Japanese people that were there prior to the Japanese invasion of their homelands.
There is also the Okinawan! Who are totally different language wise
@@TedH71good news: the Ainu are still there! ❤
Okinawa is an island off the coast of Japan and that was what she was referring to I believe. Not the Ainu. Okinawan culture is being wiped out slowly because Japan took over Okinawa way back (which is why people say they are Japanese because it is now technically part of Japan). I hope this helps people understand more.
Hahaha. The woman with the Mohawk was a great bartender. Haven’t seen her in over 15 years! Looking good, Lisa!
I wanna meet her!!! We both love bats!!!
Ok the native woman guesser I just loooove. The guys were a liiiiiitttle cocky about what they consider signs of being “true” native. I loved the woman’s openness and warmth and humility. She’s just somebody you want to be around.
Yes dude ugh the hoodie guy gave me the ick. Reminds me of fuckboys from my childhood neighborhood always seeking attention for nothing. She was really open and embraced anyone even those who didn’t fit the stereotype. Which is weird the other ones were so stereotypical and basing it only off that cuz they’re both mixed native anyways 🤷🏻♀️ the comments of, you don’t have crystal jewelry you’re not native or if you’re Mexican you’re not native was straight stupid.
@@saludosalsolyeah if I’m being totally honest as a native, I think I would only claim the woman guesser as a ‘true’ native.. at least in regards to spirit.
He kind of put me off too. I’m Apache and Pascua Yaqui but I’m adopted and didn’t grow up with my culture. It wasn’t until I was in my 30’s that I really began researching my family and found who my biological parents were. So I know my roots now and am trying to reconnect as much as I can from Ohio when my tribes are in Arizona. Looking at me it’s pretty obvious I’m indigenous but I don’t sound like it.
Perhaps she was willing to look past stereotypes and whatnot because she has lighter skin and knows how it feels to be seen as "not Native enough."
@@saludosalsolhe felt a little bit eager to justify being wrong about the white passing Alaskan native & kinda dismissive by assuming his native ancestry was far down the line when it sounds like he was possibly adopted out or his dad left the reservation (as in he didn’t live on it) which doesn’t make him any less native, just white passing. I really appreciated that the woman in green was not only kind to everyone, but apologetic about getting it wrong & validated him. She was so sweet for that & he was trying to be so considerate of his privilege. I hope they stayed in touch after this
The guy that said his mom is mayan, she is indigenous, and from a culture that is one of the most ancient ones.
that does not mean he has the blood at all, just because you have ancestors that were raped does not mean they have the native bloodline because its deluded.
@@XavierBasurto777A lot of natives in America have deluded blood too....soooo alot of people in Mexico are indigenous all the way to the Amazon and Caribbean's there's more natives then just Asiatic natives
@@rubenguerra8524 im aware of that... that is exactly what i was saying because there is only 5 million natives with the blood, the others are completely diluted to another race.
He's so beautiful ♥
@@XavierBasurto777Did you just make up that 5 million number?
12 million people in Mexico alone speak an indigenous language let alone have sangre indigena. Do you even visit Mexico outside of tourist traps? I travel throughout all the time and regularly hear Nahuatl, Maya, Purapecha my origen indigena, and the list goes on and on. There are another 12m that self identify as indigena as well. Whenever I see a post on RUclips where someone speaks with such authority on something they usually don't have a clue. BTW my family is lite skinned with hazel eyes but still practice the traditions and speak Purepecha.
Don't ever let anyone tell you, you don't belong based on their ignorance.
As a Mexican American I’m glad that Skip talked about how Latin America has Indigenous people too. I have taken a DNA and came out 62% indigenous I knew my grandfather was half at the time. But sadly atm we can only guess what tribe based on geography. The Spanish really did a number on us, but there’s still pockets of Indigenous people celebrating their culture and even certain celebrations have indigenous roots to them throughout Mexico such as the Matachines or Danza de Los Voladores. Even some words used in Mexico derive from indigenous languages like aguacate or xoloizcuintle. Thanks Skip for the acknowledgement and avoiding Indigenous erasure.
U can check where state in Mexico tribes they have. Not everyone is nahua like Mexicas.
A few months ago, I came across a weird TikTok debate about native people saying Mexican natives are not native...and Mexican natives responding back. It was a very small and weird territory on the Internet 😅
Same I'm like 56% Indigenous and I get mistaken for Native all the time. Mostly because I'm super tall, thick black hair and the cheek bones. I also live close to a reservation
Yes! I also did my DNA test thinking I’d be like 50/50 white and native (because there’s a big indigenous population in Peru but everyone calls each other mestizo) and I ended up with a whopping 96% indigenous lol
Is just amazing how Americans act as if they didn’t know most Latin Americans have native blood.
I'm Vegas born & raised, fully Native, & Hnahnu is my 1st language. My 4 gparents only began learnin Spanish in their 40s. My entire extended fam also speaks Hnahnu, from gov-recognized indigenous villages in Mex. @ Skip, if u see this, I just wanted 2 say thx for acknowledging ur indigenous cousins from the southern part of Turtle Island!
It's sad but not surprising how ppl are unaware of Mex's vibrant Native American cultures. But u got it right by highlighting the connection between the SW USA & Mex.
Seeing someone outside of our indigenous Mex community validate our heritage was a pleasant surprise! Ur shout-out made me feel proud & seen. I know it's cliché lol but still, haha
Thx again 4 going beyond nationalities & educating peeps on RUclips. It means a lot
Cheers! 😊
To be fair, it's mostly Mexicans themselves unaware of their native cultures and DNA, from somehow being unaware they are native to straight up denying it.
I appreciate that he made a note of saying - many people from Mexico and Central America (this extends of course throughout the lands of the Western Hemisphere) are native.
Much of our history was destroyed and our indigenous roots were intentionally damaged or erased. It’s important to also get that validation and recognition from many other indigenous peoples that - yes - you are a person who comes from this same land. Yet - most of American society will treat us like foreigners.
This! It kills me when Mexicans think that they aren't Native American and when people don't make space for them. The borders between Canada/US/Mexico are made up by colonizers. We're all from this land.
"Many" is a stretch tbh. Most are mestizo, euro or afro.
@@VinnieMF but mestizo is mixed, if you are half native and grew up in a family with those traditions you can still be considered native, even with just a native last name the goverment can consider you native, but ofc there are some mestizos that are too blended and didnt grow up native too.
@VMF-rj8qo Unfortunately, many places in Central and South America do not have full native blood. 90% or more are mixed and many traditions have been dying to the point people deny their ancestry. Like for me, I identify as native, Taíno, even though I have probably 20% of it in my DNA which is unfortunately the highest you can have realistically for other North Caribbean islanders. Since most of our traditions and history are wiped out due to the Spanish labeling Taíno as extinct, it's hard to embrace our roots. Although almost every Puerto Rican know that they're mixed, very little try to restore the Taíno aspect about them, which is beyond sad to me.
@@sndsd4311 You can still have native culture for sure but most in Middle America (not the US meaning of the term) aren't even half native, they have mostly european or sub-saharan admixture (also south asian), and aren't connected to indigenous culture - the same as in anglo america basically - so I think calling them native is a stretch, more like "have native descent".
I say this as a brazilian. I'm of native descent, probably 20% or something, but I'd never call myself a native because that rings deeper than I really go. I have barely any cultural connection to natives and am mostly european and afro genetically so calling myself (like calling most Mexicans and Central Americans) full on "natives" feels off to me.
This hits home so hard for me because people don’t realize how many indigenous people WERE NOT raised in their culture and were separated from their culture since infancy. There are indigenous in St. Louis who have never stepped foot on a rez, at a pow wow, never tasted fry bread, etc.
That is sad, I learnt about that when I went to the Native American museum
it's kinda crazy too because it keeps happening even right now and most people seems to be okay with it when it's basically slowly killing cultural identity..
Well, coke and Pepsi.. neither are indigenous native drinks. If your from the western states, Pepsi; s more popular. If you're from a southern state, you've never tasted a Pepsi and every fizzly drink is a coke. That doesn't have anything to do with being Native American. This whole thing was more like mixed people trying to judge other mixed people by what percentage they possibly were and whether they practiced any part of their tribal culture.. fry bread is only native because it was introduced by the Scottish . Not every native tribe eats fry bread, but all cultures have a form of fried bread. More irony that the guy from Mexico was dismissed And the one from Alaska was not..
Same here, my great grandparents stopped passing down their indigenous culture. I at least lived in their village for a few summers, also fry bread aren't a thing in mexico so I doubt my family over there even tasted them.
I'm from Kansas City and this is so true for nearly all sides of my family. We all identify as black, and I only found out that I have Sioux Lakota in me (from one side) because of research, and migration patterns almost six years ago. There are families that don't mention any history or don't even talk about it, because they are so far removed. It's sad to think that I may have distant cousins still living in reservations, or tribe ties that have been damaged because of the lack of knowledge.
14:50 when the guy is told that he is still indigenous they both look so happy its such a sweet moment
That white man is not native lol what’s up with white people wanting to claim 5% blood that most likely doesn’t exist 💀 meanwhile the USA has cages full of natives at the border smh
Based on his features, he is clearly indigenious! LATAM we are full of indigenous roots!
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Nice that he has to give his approval to make the guy feel accepted of his own DNA .
@@penelopejuno9904exactly … he’s clearly native. Mexicans have native ancestry
11:06 I’m nowhere near indigenous but what she said made me cry🥹 I feel like he needed that
Yes.
As an assimilated Sámi native from Scandinavia, that really was a touching conversation because his experience resonates so much with me. It's complicated trying to reconnect to a culture that was taken away from you, wanting to show respect and not feeling like you're entitled to it but also grappling with a grief because of what was lost, wanting to partake. Having native people then say that you're valid and are "allowed" to honour your culture can be such a healing step. I've now come far enough into my journey to finally feel comfortable stating I'm native, but that took years of learning more and getting rid of my own prejudice
Absolutely love the person in the green sweater. Just a lovely human being to have on this episode. Was absolutely great in just validating that lovely man’s existence ❤
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For the PNW Chaco-wearing fella with Alaska native roots… not sure if I can think of anything more native than feeling ripped from your culture and uneasy about claiming it.
Cut - please make videos featuring local natives! Was surprised to not see folks indigenous to the area.
The beauty, complexity, and struggle of native youth could make a good video - esp considering the wildly disproportionate rates of suicide and homelessness.
I was so surprised there wasn't anyone from Tulalip or Yakama
I was also surprised to see so few natives from Western Washington.
We have so many tribes!
not only suicide and homelessness, but addiction and the abduction/sex trafficking/rape/and murder of indigenous women.
If you’re indigenous and don’t mind answering this question, I was very confused by this video, I live in Canada and recognition of indigenous people is a really big deal here even if it isn’t always done, but my best-friend is Métis which is a tribe that was mixed with European and indigenous, she looks white because technically, biologically ( she took a dna test) she’s more white than indigenous by a lot, but she doesn’t identify as white but just Métis. Now here’s my question all these white and black indigenous folk in this video, can they really be classified as indigenous to that land? The white indigenous dude is probably more European, and the black indigenous people are definitely more African if anything. It’s like saying Tyler the creator, who’s mom is mixed, is white because he has a bit of white in him. I mean I’m black myself and it’s weird when people claim blackness and the culture, whether that be black American culture, African culture, or or black South American culture. It’s weird because technically you won’t have to go through the experiences I do, and your descendants are the reason why I’m in that predicament in the first place. I’m a historian junkie I know way too much about colonization and history in general, but I am not indigenous, so I could really just be super closed minded and I really have no clue what you guys think of this. I hope this makes sense I would really appreciate a response, thank you.
@cinnamontoastcrunch1666 blood quantity is a colonial thing. I think it matters as to if they embrace their heritage, culture, and their tribe as a whole. If you identify with being European then that's who you are, but if you're part of a dying culture, you owe your ancestors the duty of keeping that culture alive.
As a white passing Native, I felt for the young man from Alaska. My family became somewhat disconnected after my grandmother married a white man who forbade her from doing any "Indian shit" in his house. She taught my mother what she could, but my mom left home at 17, so it deepened the disconnect. We knew some things, but not enough. Most Natives will clock me and my oldest sister as being Native, but some caucasians tend to be quite rude about it. Thankfully, my sisters and I are reconnecting to our culture and are blessed to have guidance. There were some family stories that we debunked as fabrications, which is very important if you are trying to reconnect. Be open to knowing what you thought was true is not, especially if you are relying solely on family stories.
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Oof your grandma survived a lot. I’m sorry she wasn’t safe to practice her culture. It’s beautiful that you are learning about it & keeping it alive ❤
Lol your mainly white tbh😂😂gotta have the known brown skin us Native Americans have ...I'm a Mexican Native American
@@ricardorascon88 Not all Native Americans have brown skin. I've met Alaskan indigenous who pass as Korean or Chinese because their skin is so white.
@ricardorascon88 except going by skin color alone is harmful and invalidating. My sister in law is half Tsimshian and has pale skin but doesn't take away from the fact that she is Native and a fully recognized member of the Tsimshian tribe in Metlakatla
I love how mixed everyone is. My son is learning how he’s mixed and we are diving into every culture in his background to honor every one of his ancestors. I tell him that each one of them saved the very best part of themselves to give to him and how every feature that he has was from one of them. I think it’s beautiful when you really look at it that way.
YES
Because it is. 😊
Shoutout to the mixed Okinawan person 🩷Though I'm not Okinawan or Japanese, it's great to see indigenous rep from other countries outside of what we're usually exposed to in most Western countries, especially when a lot of their history is still actively buried.
This reminds me of a lot of natives in china as well, there are many tribes that don't look east Asian but have their lands conquered by Han Chinese centuries ago. It's not talked about much and also covered up to a certain extent as well.
And shout out the Mexican Natives ! And all of LATAM! Tacos are actually a indengenous food and ik everyone in the USA loves tacos 😂we don't do fry bread in South America!
Okinawa's indigenous culture got absolutely buried by the Japanese, and it's only recently that there has been more interest and respect given to the native Okinawans.
If you are interested in other Asian indigenous groups, you should read up on the Taiwanese indigenous groups. Nearly all pan-Pacific indigenous cultures including the indigenous Australians and New Zealanders, and the peoples of Polynesia can trace their heritage back to Taiwan through their language and art.
this is so awesome i’m so glad to see more representation of natives in mainstream media thank you cut!!
Natives of Asia that went east...
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I am a Native that was adopted out at birth. I was raised in a European family.
I found my birth mom and did my family tree.
I am now a member of the Siletz Tribe on the Oregon Coast.
I have really struggled with getting to know the culture, almost feeling like a "fraud" since I was not raised with the culture in any way.
The Native gal had such wonderful and welcoming things to say to the Native guy from Alaska, really touched me!
You're adopted by colonizers ew
well what is the european side? French? Polish? Irish? Europe has different cultures and ethnicities
@@Smokey348 , German and Scottish mainly.
Have you seen Daughter of a Lost Bird? It’s a beautiful documentary about a national woman finding her birth mom.
Very similar story to yours!
Check it out of you can.❤️🩹
I am amazed how everyone’s demeanor is so incredibly chill. Every single person is so soft spoken and respectful.
Lmao why does she look so good with one tooth missing 😂
Good complexion and facial symmetry.
She is😂 and seems hella chill like she just goes off anyone's vibe and can click w um. Love it❤
Confidence and being attractive to begin with
Literally came here to say this.
Right?
I will never understand how native identity south of the border is commonly invalidated amongst US. Americans. You have numerous tribe along the Mexico / US that share ancestral land on both sides! The Apache, Yaqui and Tohono O’ odham to name a few. Around 16 to 20% of Mexicans are indigenous which still makes up roughly around 17 million people whose ancestors have been in their lands for many centuries. Being mestizo still means being Native as well with mixed European blood.
Let's be honest... the mexican kid is more native than the black cherokee guy
Bc the idiotic schooling system focused on North America= "Native Americans" and lightly glossed over the indigenous roots of Central, South America and the Caribbean. Many grow up and then defend vehemently the incorrect information they were taught! Those of us with ancestry outside N. America were either taught or have to seek out our own history 🥴.
@lalalala7738 Facts....and it's always "cherokee".
Cause they dont affiliate with tribes like in the US, they just are "mayan" or they are "purepecha"
@@lalalala7738 facts, ‘Mexicans’ are more indigenous than European.
i wish more people would recognize that mexicans might not be labeled indigenous on paper, but we have indigenous blood and roots on this land that are just as valid.
Exactly we’re mostly of native descent but the gringos labeled us as “Hispanics” to take away our roots from us. We may speak Spanish but we have no connections to Spain whatsoever just bc they colonized us. I wish we could be able to relearn our native languages or atleast promote them so we can have our own identities.
We are!
mexicans have so many indigenous traditions, beliefs, and even eat the food too. so many traditions were taken from us and the europeans tried to claim it as theirs/made it abt catholicism. quinceañeras, dia de los muertos, etc.
@@Michelle-rdz17 💯💯💯
All of us in Latin America are
13:20 I knew it! He just gives off black vibes from his vibe and the way he talks and carry himself
I have close blood relatives who look like him.
@@miriamhavard7621well is obvious you’re black
Mad respect for this being a video. It's such a sensitive subject for so many people for so many reasons. I have family ties to Navajo Nation and it has been a difficult journey to connect for me due to my parents distancing themselves from anything Native. This gives me more courage to learn and connect more.
I’m beyond proud to be Alaska Native (Yupik and Alutiiq). I stand with my indigenous brothers and sisters in the lower 48 and around the world. 🪶 🧡 🫶
I am native from Mexico. My best friend is Aleutian. We've been friends for over a decade. She's quite a riot lol.
The person in the pink sweater was very ignorant assuming that someone is not indigenous because they’re from Mexico. Mexican is a nationality not an ethnicity, indigenous peoples from Mexico belong to several groups like Nahua and Totonac, etc.
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Yeah, he was clowning to the Mexican kid. Ruben is what a true Native/Descendent looks like than pink coat guy, lmao.
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@@assassindancer914 - Natives in the past looked way darker than natives today on average. Just look at old photos and paintings.
Go back to the video and listen again. The only thing he said was : "Do people mistake you a lot for a native american?" That was it. Not sure why you are so hostile.
12:15 shoutout to this girlie pointing out how Hawai’i is also struggling with Hawaiian culture having their own language and being different from the USA.
Thank you Skip!! My husband is latin indigenous and he always struggles with feeling invalidated in native circles for not being a US Native American. People forget that "America" is not just one country, but 2 whole continents! Indigenous blood and colonization didn't begin and end at the US border!
Hello how are you doing today. Seasons greetings 🎄
Yes thank you!! Us Mexicans and other natives in Central and South America are just as much native as those in the US!
America is one big continent.
@@Michelle-rdz17Native in YOUR countries, not America. We don't owe you anything.
@@FranciscoJavier246Wrong. America is a country located on the continent of NORTH America.
"Native Americans don't lose hair"
Say that to Trixie Mattel lol
😂😂😂😂 right?! That guy who was talking about that seems to be extremely gatekeepy
Right but she’s also half white. Them European genes strong asf sometimes haha!
@@tojismommymilkers3519 damn your violating😂💀
@@khadijahbegum3546 it’s the truth 😂😭😭
this is how i found out she's indigenous woah lol
pink beret was so charming and kind!!!!! i love them!!!
that one person naming where all the natives are from must have never been to Washington State cuz we have natives up there everywhere! it's awesome!
Girl with the beret has the cutest laugh and such a warm energy! She seems to be such a cool person
The person in pink is just stereotyping. I cackled when they said, "I don't think he's native because he threw Mexico in there, he can't be native because he's Mexican."
Child... you need to do your research.
He said that while being majority black too. Dude prolly has less indigenous blood in him than the mexican guy has in just his pinky.
Fr, that mf getting on my nerves
Go back to the video and listen again. The only thing he said was : "Do people mistake you a lot for a native american?" That was it. Not sure why you are so hostile.
Many northern mexican tribes were the same or closely related of those passing the border.
Also, he doesn't look native american at all, he looks full on black, pick random central american and they will jave well over 40% indigenous blood.
💯the blacks w their Afro textured hair gatekeeping who is indigenous in the Americas! They’re desperate to be anything but black!!
as a mixed native i recognized all natives and those who werent as well. was surprised to see the confident ones guess some wrong. honestly great job anyways.
Yeah, we can recognize the skin tone and bone shape.
Could you please tell/explain to me what the difference is between native and indigenous?
@FrogeniusW.G. They're synonyms but indigenous can be used for any population that was first present in a given territory. For example, the Khoisan tribe are indigenous to South Africa. Native in an American context is usually short for Native-American.
Many lied to get gain clout and money. Like Elizabeth
@@erenjaeger1738, equally many natives lied about being white. Go back in census and see how it works literally deiends.. plus u dint think the census tauees really cared, especially for the territories.. they couldn't even get the names of the kids right and a lot of the people couldn't even tell their own age or year they were born,csi they estimated or guessed . The head of household or the female ages vary with each year, give or take 2 or 3. Natives at the time didn't keep birth records. Unless one was born on the reservation, they'd have no way of knowing. contrary to belief , they didn't count the moons or add shells to their dress . They didn't keep death records, either. It was thise colonizers who brought all that records keeping bit. The card carrying is enforced by the natives, on account of money, and land rights, a totally European concept. The irony.
the black guy w Afro hair gatekeeping native identity: “oh your just Mexican” 💀
Watching from Okinawa!
Fantastic to see some Uchinanchu indigenous representation here.
Always love your videos - I think we all learn so much about just how diverse people's experiences can be. There's no one way to look Native, or to be Native. Was looking forward to maybe having someone say "I'm Native, but my Nation, we don't do pow-wows or fry bread," or to see some discussion of how some people *do* use the word Indian, and some might *not* like the word "tribe." Diversity!
Yes!
That's my friend :)
I NEED TO SEE MORE of green coat! They are a whole vibe & confident in themselves😍 not everyone can rock a missing tooth
we need the instagram!
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@@carlirabon yess!
these were some of the sweetest, most respectful people on this channel, PLEASE bring them back!!!
As an Aleut Alaskan native I’m loving all the Alaskan Natives!!
Love this. As a Native American with very light skin and blue eyes, im loving the recognition
Bruh you're native European XD
Is being native in the USA based on the one drop-rule? In Brazil were im from, the vast majority of white people have indigenous ancestry.
Is one of your parents European?
@@coe3408yes somewhat. many us american tribes reject blood quantum bc it "strengthens numbers" to recognize even extremely mixed people. that way, the culture is kept alive, if that makes sense.
@princessdaya5781 that feels very inclusive. that even if only your grandmother or great granmother was a native you can still be part of the community and welcomed and learn the heritage🤍 i really like that
I'm Hispanic, both my parents from central America. I did a DNA test for myself and turns out I'm 60% maya/indigenous and the rest mostly spanish.
I didn't know anything about the Maya culture besides the clothes my grandparents wear and the food we eat. It really was erased 😢
same I took a DNA test as well and it came out to be 72% indigenous from Mexico and the rest is Spanish 🥲 wish I knew more abt my indigenous culture
Not at all the same thing but thats how I felt when I learned my Jamaican ancestry traced back to the Nigerian region in Africa. Sucks a lot of that wasn’t recorded or was erased from historical records.
You can still do research on the traditions of the Maya. There are descendants in the Mayan regions who are still living with Mayan traditions.
In Guatemala there's a lot of indigenous Mayans you should learn about Guatemala.
@@jialinsun9703 I'm planning to visit next year, God willing. My grandparents are from there (rip)
Plains Cree from Canada here 👋🏽 what a pleasant surprise to see this video Cut! Love to see the representation on RUclips. The woman in the pink beret was great, she’s so kind and I liked her message to that guy on reconnecting with your culture as an adult ❤
So much love for the white passing gentleman from Alaska! My nephew is Tlingit also and he never gets clocked as indigenous. This was a wonderful video. So many shades, and every one of them beautiful.
most mexicans are largely indigenous, with black and white mixed in. As is the case for basically all of the south western hemisphere
no, overall Mexicans are very mixed euro and indigenous american, with more of the former in the north and more of the latter in the south. You can look at studies on the wikipedia page for Mexicans, the data is super variable depending on the sample
also not true for all counties south, as the largest Brazil is predominantly euro, then afro, then indigenous american
Most? Only 25% of Mexicans are indigenous so I wouldn’t say largely..
facts, the mexican guy was clearly racially native american
Yeah they are like 65% and one out of 5 Mexicans is over 80% indigenous. I say this as a Mexican
5:20 ugh it’s so nice to hear young natives speak kindly about being Cherokee. It’s so rough growing up with the stereotype that we’re not actually native just because of the tribe we were born into
Why do Cherokees not get support from others?
@@amyr.8283Because many are Afro passing.
@@90ejb because it is in their genetic make up or they look similar to those with African heritage?
@@amyr.8283I would say it’s because many non native people claim Cherokee heritage without actually having it in their blood or trying to learn about the culture. It unfortunately stigmatizes white passing Cherokee people that are actually culturally connected
*Not just white passing natives by the way
I feel like everyone was so down to earth and respectful to each other in this episode there was barely any off putting moments, what a vibe :)
love this so much more videos/interactions with indigenous and native people please!! i love learning about them and seeing real people
I love that everyone is so comfortable with who they are! I can feel this with the way they speak, look, laugh...etc.
Everyone speaks so empathetically, calmly and clearly. I love my native siblings!
The guesser in the pink beret is awesome! I love what she said to the light Alaskan guy.
It's soooo nice to hear!
My husband is a big blonde but he's cherokee and Cheyenne. He either gets a warm welcome from folks or catches a lot of flack for being so light.
We go places and I am the one people clock as native instead....um...I'm dutch and dayak from borneo. I'm from the other side of the pacific. 😆
Hello how are you doing today. Seasons greetings 🎄
My dad was native but I couldn't answer a lot of these because he was in and out of prison my whole life,id love to be able to learn more about the native culture ive missed but i dont even know where to start
10:08 I love this person!! And I love that they were snapping in the background and expressing themselves when someone else mentioned they have Native Alaskan family.
I always get Japanese, Filipino or Mexican. I'm dine (Navajo). I love this. We're everywhere and never know who's indigenous.
Girl same. I get hispanic, white, or some odd one-off guess, but never Native. (Lakota here ❤)
Thats because New Mexico WAS Mexico until the early 1900s. My grandfather’s family are New Mexicans of mixed Taos and Jemez Pueblo and Spanish….my grandfathers older brothers were sometimes referred to as Mexicans on legal papers because they were technically born in Albuquerque when it was part of Mexico!
The borders moved around us. As a native I have more in common with that Mexican dude at the end than the “Cherokee” in pink who couldn’t even comprehend that natives exist south of the border. I’m more at home in East LA than in conservative, white-washed Cherokee Nation rez in Oklahoma.
@@basicallyno1722 Preach to them!! I wish people would travel, open a book, or just see the pieces to the puzzle.
@basicallyno1722 reply from Navajoland.... Diné were never subjugated by the Naakai Spainads or the Naakai Mexicans. Pueblos were but those of us in NW NM don't consider ourselves as ever being Mexiacan or Spainish.
@basicallyno1722 also, NM hasn't been part of Mexico since 1846
I've watched hundreds of cut videos, and I think that is one of my favourite ever. Everyone was so lovely, especially the guessers, and I learnt some things I didn't know. Perfect youtube content.
I was surprised the guy in pink got the other black native wrong. Both of them have that skin tone that a lot of black natives have and she looks very native facially.
Same here, especially with the skin tone thing you mentioned. They have the glossiness that alot of us Afro-Indigenous folks have
Seeing all these people re-connecting with their cultures is so beautiful.
Um just because he has family in Mexico, it doesn’t mean he isn’t Native American. Most Latinos, especially Peruvians, Guatemalans, AND Mexicans have significant indigenous American ancestry.
The guy who guessed said that. But the boy who he guessed isn’t native.
having indigenous ancestry doesn't make mexican ppl indigenous, at least not all. that just kinda erases all the actual indigenous ppl in mexico
@@isabelle9125 I just said that in general because the other guy (the guy who has family in Oklahoma), was like yea he isn’t native because he has family in Mexico. He might not be a federally recognized native but he IS Native American, as a majority of Latinos are.
@@tojismommymilkers3519 Na gonna disagree with this. Most Mexicans are closer to European despite what Chicanismo likes to tell them. There are actual indigenous people of Mexico like Zapotec, Nahuatl, and more. Claiming all Mexicans as indigenous is like the other commenter said erasure of the actual indigenous groups alive and present in Mexico.
@@Au313Tacocan you give any data on that? it’s widely accepted that northern mexicans ARE closer to european ancestry as you said but southern mexicans are MORE closely related to indigenous ancestry this is basing it on that most mestizos have both majority spanish/native heritage. however we have to keep in mind being mexican is not a race rather a nationality, anyone can be mexican. i see a lot of people associate being mexican with just being mestizo, the larger population of the caste system established post invasion of the spanish.
Rez dogs is SO GOOD. We need more good shows with good representation.
I was so bummed out when the show ended. I wish they did at least one more season. What a great show.
Forget that Being Native is not just being from Oklahoma ...knowing and learning One's State's History and Native History i feel makes One more Native than not
Just for expanding the Narrative..i live in Kansas and "Kansas" derives from the Kansa Tribe
love to see the recognition of indigneity around the world, lots of ppl seem to think only North America has indigenous ppl.
Indigenous identity comes from cultural practices, expression, language, etc not just how a person looks. of course it’s important as a white native to recognize colorism and whiteness and to uplift the voices of those who experience racism etc. but there’s people who are/look native who know nothing about their culture and vice versa, it doesn’t make one person more or less valid in their identity. I’m glad to see more native centered content
Mayan is as native as one can get.
Facts
so mexico and guatemala?
@@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n inca too.. peru, bolivia, ecuador, etc
@@krissj.h.944 indeed people forget south america
natives are everywhere and mixed with others over the last few centuries
The annoying one is definitely a social media native, and the guy in the pink sweater hasn’t said a genuine thing the entire episode.
there are a lot of indigenous Mexican, and there’s way more than Mayan and Aztec- a lot of plains Indians learned Spanish and stuck closely to comanchero towns or outposts so I’ve met pure Comanche folk who don’t speak a lick of English and it’s a genuinely fascinating culture shock
GREEN SWEATER WARMS MY HEART 😭🫶 bout cried at this part 11:40
Yessss me too sis 😭😅
I just think it’s sad how a lot of us Latinos whether you’re from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala etc grow up in America and lose touch with our roots because we are in a way, forced to assimilate to American culture and we lose our indigenous identity because of that but HUGE respect to the native Americans I think it’s a beautiful thing to never lose sight of your culture ❤️
My dad is from Colombia and i know he must be native/indigenous i did an ancestry dna thing and i had a few different indigenous regions show up on my chart. My dad's family has been in Colombia for many generations and they lived out far from the cities. Anytime I would ask my grandparents if they knew anything about being native they would say no and it kinda felt implied that it was a bad thing to be native. I want to get my dad one of the tests so I can see what his results are. It would be interesting to see what his chart would include. I don't know why people kind of totally dismiss south and central America as also having native people.
@@mrsssmlllaie4402, for the same reason a Russian doesn't go to France and claim to be native , Though both are native European, being native to a continent doesnt make a person native to a region or same culture.. the whole idea is absurd to me. A native Inuit isn't the same as a native Shoshone, though technically, both are native north Americans and their genes are only remotely similar as having come from Asia, so long ago, that their cultures are different . But sadly, we have a social issue of division and prejudice has to his people should be stereotyped and categorized and how they should act. Example is how biracial children are emotionally pulled apart by both families to choose a side and how they should identify even now, some people who can trace their line to only tribal members say if you aren't a card carrying member, you're a " wannabe ". How truly sad is that? . Just like the stereotyping And bias presented in this video. These people are all biracial, except maybe the first person with the undeniable voice pattern, yet she cuts her hair and wears nontraditional clothing, and except for her voice, one would never know. Apparently, she doesn't play the stereotype to please someone else game.
Most Latinos don’t have “an indigenous identity”. We are Latinos which is a mix of European and Indigenous American mostly. And some of the countries add African.
In what way are you forced to assimilate to American culture by speaking English?
@@penelopejuno9904okay but just because people are from a different region doesn’t make them less native than native people in the United States.
Afro-Indigenous representation is so nice to see. I grew up VERY distant from any obvious Indigenous culture. If you know the complicated history of Black American history then you know. So far I've discovered my Chickasaw ancestors and it makes me feel more connected to the land ❤
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They have such beautiful skin and facial structure. Beautiful cheekbones and mid-facial structure.
Indigenous copper colored people of Turtle Island the Niiji misclassified as African American black colored mulatto negro etc on the US census records were already in the lands known as Turtle Island before the colonizers came to take over their lands. African American is a misnomer.
Ret:1828 Webster's Dictionary and The New Oxford American English Dictionary definition for Native American.
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@@lnyawilliamsmoore y’all are desperate to be ANYTHING except black 💀
@@lnyawilliamsmoore Dane Calloway is debunked
I just love the girl in the green sweater she's beautiful and you can tell she has a sweet soul
Skip at 13:20 has me rolling so hard: “I’m half black, people don’t be guessing that” with his authentic laugh. He always has people laughing.
Mexicans are also Native American. Most of the United States was part of Mexico, Mexico is part of America, and most Mexicans descend from Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, Apache, Tarahumara, etc., countless tribes.
Wrong !! Today mexicans are from spain,asia,Italy in other places there not even from america in everybody a native in the ppl that created the group was the white t ppl
No before mexico it was called New Spain. Spanish won the war from fighting the Mexicas (Aztec) mexico tenochtitlan and then named Mexico city. Spanish conquistadors took many Latin America countries and Caribbeans. Portugal took Brazil and brought West Africa slave trade there. There's was already indigenous Americans in Brazil.
Europeans aka Iberian owne Mexico. They were in power in Mexico and stayed there after gaining independence from Spain.
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Around like late 1490s many Spanish conquistadors will soon go to Southwest United States
And find many more tribes over there. Spanish were the first Europeans to head there. They're the one who founded Southwest states and the west coast and southern. That's y many Spanish are still there like one example the city "Los Angeles" means The Angels in California. They're the who named California. It isn't the brown Mexican yall thinking. It was the Europeans aka Iberians. Spanish conquistadors will find so many Native Americans in California like Gabrieleño-Tongva. Before Los Angeles. The Tongva and other tribes were there would soon face a different world.
Yes but only tribes like The Raramuri (Tarahumara),Pueblo and Yaqui, Apache would be considered American Indian other nations would be considered mesoamerican
@@Demac137 mesoamerica is only south of Mexico. Up north Mexico isn't mesoamerica
@@erenjaeger1738 that’s why I said other nations
6:29 "A lot of native americans play basketball, football, and baseball"
....Like the 3 biggest sports in America? What are the chances
Yeah he's giving Pretendian vibes
My daughters are white, black, and Native. You can really see the native in my youngest. Their Great-Grandmother on their Dad's side was Cherokee. I was so pleased she got to see my girls and hold them at least once before she passed.
ew. What a cursed bloodline
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love the native rep, didn’t expect alaska natives ❤ nice surprise! also I’ve never heard anyone say Juneau that way before
Came looking for this comment. Took me a bit to realize she was saying Juneau.
I was born and raised in Alaska and lived throughout the state. I love how culturally diverse our tribes are and how traditions are kept alive in even the most remote villages. I love to Tlingit storytelling, it’s an art form in itself.
I’ve never heard of villages referred to as reservations, I think that’s because there’s such a geographic difference in Alaska. Most villages are only accessible by plane or boat.
Metlakatla is an official reservation.
Alaskan villages aren't reservations. Reservations are a Lower 48 thing with the one exception you mentioned.
That guy STILL trying to be right about her wearing stones to define her identity! Everyone in that lineup was really good people for having to hear some nonsense along the way and taking it quite well. Ultimately they were all sweet to and with one another, but some of those native folks guessing had some wild parameters and judgements. It's a big world, folks!
Hello how are you doing today. Seasons greetings 🎄
You said it!
ikr like he asked the guy in the smashing pumpkins shirt is he had ever been canoeing before?? and like most people they havent, but to him that DEFINITELY meant he wasn't indigenous🤨6:34
i needed this
- a Native sibling that feels like they're losing their way
the Mexican dude probably has the most indigenous dna there too lol
True, it amazes me that people are shocked that Latin countries, Central America, can have Indigenous blood in them.
Like, do they not see their features?! Lmao, likely more dna in them than most of USA Natives(not a diss, but just saying)
He looked mix. I've seen folks like him mixed with Spanish. He's more Iberian
@@assassindancer914I'm Brown Mexican and people assume I'm Native American sometimes. I still consider myself Mexican American though.
Lol As a US Native American I’ve seen some Mexicans who look more Native than US Natives. 😂 Some look like straight up paleo Indians.
@Paquito-wz6eg Yup, they're still many haven't mixed race. Especially in peru
Wow! I’m so glad to Afro indigenous even being talked about here. I feel seen 😊
Hello how are you doing today. Seasons greetings 🎄
It was interesting to hear the different opinions on the mexican guy, I'm mayan, born in Guatemala so hearing about central and northern american ties is very interesting!
this is the most wholesome and loving cut video i’ve ever seen
Im glad we got to see some Afro Indigenious people. So many forget they exist
And "Euro indigenous🤓👆"
How do you people find a way to make it just about black people or mixed black and something else? Lol holy shit you guys are so ignorant. All native Americans get overlooked and get no respect. Shut up
and Asian Indigenous 🤓
And arab indigenous people
These replies are killing me lmao.
I’ve always loved this channel, and as a native myself (Navajo) this was the best episode. I loved how he said “what do you think about Rez dogs” “big Rez girl vibes” and how she said “coke or Pepsi” because all of that is so true! Most natives will choose Pepsi or “bepsi” loved this! 👏🏻
Now lets do a Jubilee and have 6 Natives from the Rez, but 1 is an urban ndn. They gotta spot them out
14:30 Apparently 15% of Mexicans identify as natives + around 60% are considered Mestizo which means mixed race and is most often a mix between white and native. While that doesn't mean every Mexican is native, but a majority of Mexicans should probably expect to have immediate or distant native family.
Even Mexican traditions and food derive from indigenous culture. Chipotle and Chocolate are Nahuatl words. We have a lot of non translatable words. Our government website has indigenous translations.
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@@Luceroluna_3exactly. People say most Mexicans aren’t native cuz they don’t practice indigenous traditions or a recognized by a specific tribe when the majority of Mexican culture in itself is indigenous culture which has survived European colonization. Día de Los muertos has indigenous origins. Tacos, menudo, pozole, tamales, mole, etc etc etc are all indigenous foods. Yet we’re told we can’t claim to be native.
@@anthonyperez2406also in mexico we don't really call them "tribes". maybe in the north, but most definetly not in the center or south
MESTIZO literally means you are a mess. lol
As an Afro-Native American living in Alaska for many years, I have never heard anyone pronounce Juneau that way lol. So cute. But also, I immediately when the one girl said she’d never been to a powwow or had fry bread, I was like oh, she could be Alaska Native because in interior Alaska, we have potlatches which is a different name for a powwow lol it’s also a little different in other ways but typically we don’t always call gatherings powwow up here. On the coasts for the Tlingit and Haida peoples, they’re on the beautiful coasts so like, they might call their gatherings powwows but I literally haven’t been to one since I was 2 years old so I have no clue 😂
Tlingits don’t call our gatherings powwows, usually called ḵu.éex' or also potlatch. Potlatch is a trade word from Chinook Jargon, used all along the NWC and interior
@@jalynnakins ok, thank you for that clarification! Yeah, I’m Apache and Blackfoot and while obviously in the lower 48 they call it powwows but always living in Alaska my memorable life, I’ve only ever attended potlatches in Fairbanks and even in Anchorage. So, while I grew up in my very early life in Ketchikan, I don’t remember what my parents brought me to lol but best believe there’s pictures 😜
My family is from the Yukon, I thought it was weird the way she said it too... made me wonder if we were saying it wrong our entire lives 😳🤔🤣🤣
@@suzanneellis BAHAHAAHHA omg, same. I was thinking like, does she know something I don’t know? Is this the proper way to say it? lol 😂
My bf is Tsimshian he grew up in Ketchikan he said he's NEVER heard Juneau pronunced like that. And she also mentioned a reservation in Juneau but there is no rez in Juneau, the only reservation is Metlakatla, did she just goof or did she mean "village" instead of reservation
The lovely individual in the pink hat has got to be the kindest most wonderful soul I’ve seen in such a long time. All the good vibes. ❤
need to know where i can find more of them! such bright light, kindness, and brilliant style
I'm indigenous my roots are from Michoacan Mexico, and my ex husband is Aztec. Our kids all come in all shades, but still look indigenous. ❤😂
Makes me sad as an indigenous women to hear so many stereotypes of our own people from our people. And that if you don't follow the stereotypes your not native.
I grew up in my culture but still don't follow most stereotypes, also many tradional things I have still not done. Not a great way to judge
I am european, so probably an outsider, but I found this episode kinda weird tbh. Not in all aspects tho. Everyones looking different in a lot of apects, but still theyre tryna go for visual clues.
I think so many of us *do* judge - some understandably, and some not so. I think, with so many tribes of varying cultures and backgrounds and mixed heritages, it can get very messy judging who is and isn't. And we've been so divided for decades - and sometimes centuries - that it can be hard to remember that what you grew up with is not always the experience of other indigenous. Pair that on top of the sudden influx of non-native people suddenly claiming heritage because it's "trendy" or checking boxes of native heritage for special benefits (like college admissions), and we have a perfect recipe of misunderstanding, judgment, and gatekeeping.
Bro relax they're guessing XD they're supposed to judge
Preach. Its gross.
felt like the long haired guesser only asked stereotypes... gave me weird vibes
I loved this video. As a mixed native woman, I appreciated getting to see all sorts of indigenous representation because that’s the reality of many tribal nations today. Also is super important to have this media representation of modern natives as we aren’t just a Hollywood stereotype! Miigwech!! (Thank you) ❤️
I absolutely loved this video. I’m a descendant, and it’s so important for people who are Native to be seen and heard by other Native people.
Hello how are you doing today. Seasons greetings 🎄
Such a beautiful blend of people.
I forgot the name of the guesser in pink, but it’s hilarious that they dismissed Mexican as “non native” when indigenous Mexicans ARE Native Americans… it goes to show that this person A) does not understand that geographically Mexico is a North American country and B) lacks any understanding of what constitutes Native American.
I was thinking the same thing she should educate her self more on all Native American tribes. He is definitely Native American I wouldn’t be surprised if he has more DNA than most of them.
@@Medina0205yup. We Mexicans are mainly mestizo we have over 50% indigenous DNA in us that’s the average, racially he definitely has more indigenous than all of them 😂💯
@@Jjjjjjsiwksw definitely I’m Salvadoran and I probably I have more Native DNA than most of them I have 48% but they don’t count that because it’s not the U.S but it’s the same indigenous Americans all our ancestors crossed the same Bering bridge thousands of years ago.
What I really love and appreciate about your content is that it's informative without being accusatory or divisive. Thank you for respectfully showing people's differences and commonalities. 💖
Very soothing segment. Calm,soft,proud
“Congratulations on getting to reconnect as we all are” has me in tears
Indigenous people are a blessing and thank you for sharing yourself/your cultures when you do. I absolutely love it and super would love to learn how an ally could enact in allyship better (y'all inspire me)