I love learning about different cultures and tribes in the US. Indigenous people deserve more respect than they get. What happened in the past was wrong and shouldn't have ever happened. Their culture is beautiful and should be celebrated.
i agree! they deserve so much more than the hate they've received which truly shows how blind people can be and even decide to be. have a beautiful indigenous peoples day, good sir/ma'am/them. stay safe ❤️
i am not very indigenous. i look pretty white, my family considers themselves white, im basically white. but my granny and her ancestors are indigenous Americans. i'm very close to my granny so i have learn a bit of the culture. some of my fondest memories are her telling me teachings and stories, as well as going to a powwow with her. she inspired me to start doing dancing and when i couldn't do dancing anymore i started doing drums. it's been a very big part of my upbringing and i hope for it to be a big part for the rest of my life. i thank all indigenous people for being so open and welcoming and for keeping their cultures rich and beautiful. i will never stop educating myself and others about the history and culture. i highly respect you and i'd love to learn more about a wider range of cultures
that's amazing! good for you! my mother's grandmother was a full 100% Native American, so i have experienced some of the culture but not a lot of it. i do respect the many diverse and lovely cultures though. they are such rich and full of love and life and that makes me happy they are still celebrating their culture (indigenous peoples). stay safe, and i hope your granny and her ancestors are safe and doing well, as well! ❤️
I can relate, my great grandma was 100% Native American on my mom’s side my mom always acknowledge me about that I look more black than indigenous I do have a good bit of indigenous features and African features I would love to know more about my indigenous heritage though
Same here I'm native Canadian but look like a ghost I'm pale to the point nobody believes me I love you who ever made this video sorry I'm late but have a good indigenous day!
Sense schools teach us about ' the English finding American' they should should also teach us about what the English did to the natives and still do to them. The natives were killed stolen and driven out of their home. They took care of this land, respected it and natured it. Now what they get in return is disrespect and hate. They have to live in poor conditions because we are so heartless and selfish. Now we have to find a way to save the earth from our disrespect and neglect. What I guess I'm trying to say is we should really be taught both sides of the story not just one. Sorry if I offended anyone.
I'm a freshman in college, I study the history of english speaking countries (among other things) and we have a whole course about American civilization and let me tell you, it's horrible, the "American history" basically starts with Columbus and the only times indigenous people are mentionned, they are painted like the bad guys, they "killed the colonizers" they say. They don't even acknowledge how the colonizers tortured and enslaved indigenous people. I- I can't with that course anymore. TLDR: college teaches their student that the history of America started with the colonization and everything that happened before is irrelevant. They don't even acknowledge the indigenous massacre.
I am indigenous. There is so much of my history that I do not know but I do know a lot of it isn’t sunshine and rainbows. My tribe, Stockbridge, has moved 7 times. We are originally from New York but are now in Wisconsin. Our language was COMPLETELY lost from the “schools” where we got beaten and killed for speaking our language, doing any indigenous crafts, men couldn’t have their hair long, ect. I am a first line dependent due to blood quantum’s which are/were an European concept to eventually rid of my people. One we still are following. It used to be someone with no native blood could marry in and they would be part of the tribe. Another thing is with the schools, people would alot of the time lie and say they weren’t indigenous, throwing off quantums anyways. There is a quote (I don’t recall who from) that’s along the lines of “Until lions have historians, humans will always be the heroes”. This is long, I know. If anyone would like me to restate anything, expand/elaborate, or try to share more, PLEASE let me know! 💕
I’m indigenous, and I’m Genderfluid and they often call people like that “two-spirited”. I cut my hair because it made me feel disphoric and now I feel really bad because I didn’t know that our hair was very important. I also feel bad because I don’t know the language or dances or any of that type of stuff.
I am an enby and had to cut my hair to join the army because I couldn't prove my native ancestry. My mother cried the day I cut it. (I cut it myself before basic training) I was taught that my hair was part of my spirit. One of the atrocities that were committed on indigenous people was to take children cut their hair and send them to white run schools brainwashing them. I have my hair back now and unless I am presenting female my hair is in a braid
Once I saw an indigenous person say "Dont let your oppressors define your identity" even though I'm not indigenous, I'm a POC and it stuck with me. I realized I didn't need to look andro to be enby and valid. That the body and the mind are 2 different things and one doesn't define the other.
See, for what it’s worth, yes, our is important to us. However, I believe the great spirits would/will understand and rather you feel happy and comfortable with yourself! 💕 much love
What nation are you from? Because while many nations, especially in the plains and woodland regions wore their hair in long braids, many nations had different cultures when it came to how they wore their hair. Also, you don't need to feel bad about doing something that makes you comfortable.
I really like seeing different people's cultures, in a respectful way of course. I think difference is what makes us human Happy Indigenous People's Day!
I’m not black. I’m not indigenous. I was born in America and I look as white as a ghost. But I am lgbt and Wiccan. I know what it’s like to be a minority. Once I’m old enough and have enough money I’m going to travel America and give money to my fellow human siblings and friends. Stay strong fellow humans 👊🏿👊🏾👊🏽👊🏼👊🏻 And may the earth bring you good luck and safety❤️ -Michael(they/them)
@@aden7245 Wicca is also know as Pagan Witchcraft, the rules and practices vary depending on the person but items that stay consistent while preforming witchcraft or spells are herbs, plants, water, crystals, and candles. I’m still kind of new it so I would advise to do your own research and look up some Wicca videos online!
most often nothing ever comes of it unfortunately, searches are mostly called off after like a month if even, this is something so known about that me and my cousins had a plan that if someone tried to grab us who would do what when we were 6-8 because even then we knew the danger and that if someone were to take us we most likely wouldn't be found. and since they usually never even come close to finding the perpetrators, they're never charged.
@Cass M I concur. My college had a sex trafficking awareness week and some of the most surprising ones were indigenous women, foreign tourists, and international students.
Its not one person doing it. Its numerous things and even just freak accidents. Biggest reason is broken homes and no one to teach young girls to not be out with strangers and hardly Native families being strong together (I know because my family is a broken one and I see it on my reservation) there are cases of actual kidnappings and murdered (my mom's childhood friend was recently kidnapped and murdered by a guy who saw her going to her car after she got off of work. She was missing for a week and found in the woods) some of its native on native violence (a 7 year old navajo girl was taken, beaten and raped by a group of other navajo guys who saw her walking home from school) cases of underground human trafficking, cases where it was completely accidental (like there was a girl who went missing on my reservation and they found her after three days. She froze from the winter cold from trying to walk home. Although it was ruled 100% accidental with no evidence of foul play, she was added to MMIW)
I learned recently that Native American cultures were one of the ones that historically had more than two accepted genders--the concept of "two-spirit" was a big thing back then :)
I don't see how people can be so awful to these people. They are so beautiful, they have more style than most of them ever will, they have such beautiful music, beautiful dancing, and such amazing culture. To any indigenous people out there, I love you I'm white but I respect you and on behalf of all of white people I apologise and I know that doesn't fix anything we did to you but I want you to know you are so so SO beautiful. 😘
I live in Aotearoa - New Zealand and the indigenous Maori people suffer from the same social issues that the indigenous Native Americans do. It seams to be a recurring theme among indigenous people.
I'm kinda crying over all the lost culture and indigenous people who lost their lives. It hurts to think about it. Their culture and people are so amazing.. and the fact these people don't have their stolen land back makes me so angry and sad. the way countries treat indigenous people is absolutely disgusting.
Wait. . ."Sitting idian style"!? That is so wrong! When I was little we were just told to "Sit in a circle, and to sit criss cross apple sauce." Glad to know that the people I know have respect for other people's culturs.
Dude. Not native by any stretch of the imagination but when they won that Oklahoma land case...I ugly-cried too all the way home from work. For once, the American government upheld their agreements with native peoples! I'm so happy for you guys!
Oh fun fact the song "I am my mother's savage daughter" is actually a Witch song. I did not get to grow up learning the songs and ways of my native American ancestors but when I found Witchcraft it was like coming home. For those who don't know Witchcraft /paganism is people of mostly European decent rediscovering the ancient way of our people. There are many parallels between pagan and native beliefs. If you feel the call of your ancestors to honor the earth and connect with ancient beliefs look into paganism. It might help you.
Ehh make sure you respect the separation of Native beliefs and paganism tho. Lots of Paganism is very Euro-centric, what with the Greek and Norse gods, etc. Also the woman who made that song originally Native I think. Soooooo, idk how iffy it is to go "oh that's a witch song!!!"
@@maxskellington910 yeah, I do practice Wiccan beliefs but being mainly irish and european I always research everything I work with to make sure it's not culturally offensive.
@@maxskellington910 Ah, the original is by Wyndreth Berginsdottir, who does norse-style music. She's wonderful! But you are very right about making sure modern paganism needing to be very respectful of Native beliefs. Some Wiccans and other modern paganists practice and modify Indigenous American traditions without knowing or understanding where they are originally from, which is very sad, and just another form of appropriation.
its funny my grandpa was actually born ON the reservation, he was literally the most awesome person ever, his whole family was born on the reservation, my grandma however was white as a sheet. and so my mom got a lot of native american traits, dark black hair, her skin has this like hazel glow thats really pretty. BUT, my dad is the white as a sheet scotsman, so between my granmother on my moms side, and my dads entire family, i too am technically really pale even though i technically have native blood like, everywhere. BUT, thats oki for me :D i know where i came from and what i feel even if someone didnt agree or told me i couldnt be native because of my complection. i still live out in the woods :D i have rabbits, i try to stay up with my roots. and my mom teaches me old things that grandpa taught her, mostly medicinal plants, plantaine. soap root :) how to catch fish with soap root, really awesome stuff. and im glad i can know that my ancestors were awesome, even if someone doesnt belive me
I never knew dream catchers were so important. I'm so sorry. I never had one but I never knew. Sorry for thinking its a trend, sorry for not knowing. I understand that and I will respect that
I didn’t think dream catchers were a big deal either, but America doesn’t care about other cultures unless they can bleach it down to be profitable. It is horrible that we have to figure it out too late and on our own. Why isn’t this taught in school when we are young to respect culture! -a person from a very white school
5:52 OH NO MY PARENTS BUY THAT BUTTER NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and my mom be like “i bought some flour from a native owned brand because it’s indigenous peoples day😇” ill stop ranting
It’s so sad what happened to the First Nations people it make me mad that horrible thing are still happening the the Canadian and US government needs to fix what has happened in the past and what is still happening now. I wish we got a class on the fist nations culture and history besides what the settlers view point .
My ancestry is African+Cherokee+Blackfoot+Mexican+French. This gave me all the feels! It reminds of the time I was in Oklahoma, visiting my husband’s uncle it was winter but felt like I had to walk out into the fields near the barn. I was pulled in a direction towards the woods. When I got to the edge of the farm and I couldn’t go any further I began to cry like sobs and wails but I was biting my glove so no one else could hear me, it was like my heart had exploded. I had no idea why. I don’t have experiences like that. When I got back to the house and everyone asked me why I was so quiet they could tell I had been crying. Then my husband’s uncle said: “you felt them too, our people, the trail of tears went right through this farm, pass the barn and through the woods.” I didn’t even know I was near the Trail of Tears, but my blood knew. I had no idea half Oklahoma has been declared a reservation I was crying too!
4:14 I actually own a dream catcher my friend got me for my 18th, and he got it from a local market stall run by an Elderly Sioux lady and her grandson (I had asked _very_ politely one Christmas which tribe they came from, as my mother very clearly told me "You don't ask them 'What are you?' because that makes them seem alien and inhuman and we've treated them (We being white people in general) like that long enough"). They moved to our city from the US back in '95 because the lady's son had been offered a job there and wanted to keep his mother close. So she ended up opening a small stall that sells hand crafted jewellery and dream catchers. I also have an amethyst pendant from her stall. He got me it because I have PTSD and suffer from nightmares a lot. He knew a dream catcher is supposed to protect you from bad dreams and so he got me it.
Ok sooo it ALWAYS bugged me how dream catchers were everywhere and used as an aesthetic, even though I don't know the meaning behind it, I know it has one and this is why I'm not gonna buy a cheap Walmart dream catcher just for the AeStHeTiC. A bunch of my friends and family were like "that's so dumb, it's just a dream catcher" um no, it's more than that, it's part of a culture we're not from and we don't yet understand. It's like when people use cheap plastic Buddha statues as home decorations. No, stop.
Thank you for not buying mass production! You said you don’t know the meaning behind dream catchers so as a first line descend (*cough* though I personally hate the blood quantums concept *cough*), I figured I might as well tell you what I know (witch isn’t much really) Essentially, dream catchers are to be hung above the bed to catch nightmares and/or negative spirts. Periodically, one is meant to hang it out in the sun to “let out” whatever negativity it caught. By do so, it’s supposed to work better. If this doesn’t make sense and/or you would like me to expand or elaborate, please let me know! (I’ll be more than willing to ask around for you!) 💕 much love!
@@RedactedForest oh yeah, i remember my parents bought a small dream catcher for me and my brother from a native american seller, and the seller told me thats what dream catchers were for, I’m glad they didnt buy a cheap knockoff one 😁
@Melynda Suarez I’d recommend having in outside in some sunlight for abit since the thing about dreamcatcher is the web part catchers everying, holds the negative stuff and drips down to you via the beads or tassel that hang down. Hope this helps! 💜
Thank you for making this!! I recently found out that I'm part indigenous, but I really know nothing about the culture(s) of indigenous people because my dad's family (the side of the family where my indigenous ancestry is from) has been so whitewashed. I'm still mostly white, but I really want to learn more about my indigenous heritage and so i thank you for helping me
There are so many amazing handmade dream catchers online from real native artists, I can’t wait to have one of my own to hang above my bed 🖤 I am guilty of getting commercial dreamcatcher products in the past before I learned about the history and that it was possible to give back to actual native artists instead. And I’m excited that I know better now, I hope others spread the word as well!
Although I love and appreciate all cultures. I don't think I ever loved cultures more than Indigenous ones. The morales, the communities, the arts and the way of life was absolutely beautiful. I'm glad you finally feel like you can be proud of where you came from guys because there is so much to be proud of.
My dad in his teenage years (I hope I’m remembering everything correctly) would go to an indigenous community in North Carolina and he learned how to make dream catches and the secrets to them. And hates the fake dream catchers around the area in superstores.
We did pocahontas as a show in my dance class. and I was so worried but... WE HAD A NATIVE AMERICAN PERSON IN MY CLASS EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN THE UK AND THEY PLAYED POCAHONTAS OMG I WAS SO HAPPY We did the Disney version which if course is very romanticised but I was just scared they were going to make a white woman play an Indigenous woman.
I’m indigenous and transgender. I cut my hair recently because my brother had passed away last year. As indigenous people, we don’t take our cousins as our cousins, we take them as brothers and sisters because we were all raised around each other. I cut my hair and got it recently styled like this. I’m planning on growing it through the whole summer and keeping it long until another one of us pass. My little brother has a shaggy hair do and my Kohkom (grandma) is planning on cutting it but he tells me that he wants to grow it out so he can have braids.
The US didn’t have a national indigenous peoples day until recently when they straight up stole and renamed Columbus Day 😂 which is just too perfect. In Canada we’ve had national indigenous peoples day (formerly known as national aboriginal day) ever since I can remember and it takes place June 21st every year. I loved it when I was a kid because us native kids skipped school to go to ceremonies and the powwow. At the end of the day my tummy was usually filled with fry bread and my calves on fire from all the dancing.
Thank you so much for this video. I am mixed with several 'races' of Men. Several of it is European and the rest is Indigenous. I am often sad at seeing what people do to others because of their differences and I have been trying to honor my ancestors, not really knowing how. Thank you so much for showing this. I don't like Tik Tok but I am so going to follow these beautiful beings. I love you all and Namaste. P.S. I do have statues of Natives and I do have a dream catcher. For me though, I'm honoring a culture I don't get to see much in my family these days. They forgot where they came from. I hope never to.
Fun fact I have a dream catcher from an indigenous person. I bought it from them in New Mexico and that's all I remember. I've also bought earrings from some of them to support their small businesses.
I smile in pride now. I grew up all my life being told that I was Egyptian but I just found out recently I am actually Ojibwe and very little Egyptian!It was shocking and hard to except it first but after I met my Ojibwe grandfather it made me proud to be who I am.
I live on Turtle Island, descended from settlers, and I wish every day that the land was back in your nations' hands, that we had respected the treaties, and not abused your generous and good faith. I fight with you my friends, to make this a reality one day. For now, I send love and solidarity.
I feel like I missed out on a piece of heritage. My great grandmother was full on Chickasaw, but left all of her culture behind. Most of the native has been “bred out” but it’s still so recent that you can see the stages of dilution in the three living generations. Here’s to all the minorities, living and passed, visual and hidden.
My great Aunt's husband is Native American; he died after being sentenced to prison involving drug based blackmail, he had an unknown medical condition that they wouldn't treat him for. I was really young when he died, but I remember some of the things he taught me about indigenous people and I remember that he used to wear two brads behind his shoulders. I keep a picture of him holding me when I was three on my desk.
When I'm grown and raising my own family, I plan on not celebrating 4th of July but instead lighting fireworks just for the sake of doing something fun with my family. Until then, how I can respect Indigenous people when I have no control over my current situation, and can't convince my family not to celebrate the 4th of July?
I’d personally say it never hurts to educate yourself more! There is SO much history that has be fail to be taught! -btw if ya happen to want some topics/bullet points to get ya started, I could help ya out 💕 much love !
@@RedactedForest thank you! i really appreciate that! i would love those topics to help get me started, and do you know of any ways i can help stop racism? i live in a small town, so I can't go to any protests, nor would my parents let me if there were protests in my area, and if I can only donate to charities supporting BLM by sharing contact information such as email, phone number, name etc. my parents would never allow it. however, i desperately want to help
@@dannydevito2.066 I’m not sure what all you know already but I think it would be good to group topics into two, more peaceful and general culture ig and then not so kind history. More peaceful things include: powwows, regalias (what is worn at powpows, some of the rules for the different dances and the meaning behind them, smudge and sage, medicine wheel, different roles between men and women. And maybe throw two-spirit in there! That all will take while and is a lot but there is A LOT of stuff not taught and a lot of it isn’t peaceful. For more raw topics try seeing where different tribes originated compared to where they are now from being forced out. (Stockbridge-munsee moved 7 times), learn about the “schools” where there is so much hurt, blood, and loss of so many things. This should last you awhile. Let me know when/if you want more or want some help with anything!
@Falcon Fern Thank you so much, this is EXACTLY what I needed. I'm not sure I hear many racists talking in my town, although that's must be because the only people I talk to now are during online school, or people online, heh. Thank you very much for this, I was starting to get anxiety worrying if I was just a bystander. I am butting in to any political or racist conversation I happen to overhear. (1 in person and several online) and I've no social media, but I'll do my best, thank you ^^
boys with braids dude's hair is glorious I wish my hair was like that also, I didn't know about the whole hair thing and I've always taken pride in my hair and how healthy it is and how I feel like my hair connects me to myself
I may not be native American but I respect them and am ALWAYS willing to learn about them. I am friends with a few Native American's and have brought them to some to do some reanactments with me and my family.
This maybe late but happy Indigenous people’s day. I just got this video recommended to an hour ago...I’m glad I got to see it because I want to learn more about the culture and different tribes stories. :3 I may have been born British and this might not mean anything but, I feel sickened to my core by all the transgressions that happened to natives Americans such as the Ojibwe tribe and many others are unforgivable. Someday I hope we can live peacefully with no more quarrels against each other. Thank you and sorry if this comment sucks I’m not fairly good at getting the right words out so hopefully it’s taken as good.
I love this!!! I managed to inherit a few features from my grandparents, but I wish I had more :/ At this point people don't believe me when I tell them I'm a quarter native. It's really sad how people get treated nowadays. I can't say much because I don't get treated the was other indigenous people are, but I really hope it gets better for them ://
I feel so bad about my dream catcher 😅 I’ve slept with one since before I can remember and idk I guess I was always convinced that it would keep me safe from evil spirits. I never thought about it this way
I wish I met my great grandma. She was a full blooded Cherokee with blue eyes. Left the reservation at 14. Married a white man and her 4 daughters looked like her but brown eyes, her son, my granddad, came out platinum blonde with blue eyes but tanned super dark. Sadly her daughter's cut her hair that would drag the floor. I'm almost half since my mom is half and my dad is nearly half. I wish I got his black hair lol. I'm offended shamed for learning my ancestors ways. I just look white with no culture. My family doesn't practice any of it or have any motivation to. I'm the only one. Being alone I follow the great spirit, found my spirit guides, protect my room with a dream catcher (I had really bad sleep paralysis), and also found witchcraft. My ancestors ways, and my new ways I found, make me feel so safe. Where I live I may not be able to show my ancestors way, but I love being a part of it with all my heart. My other ancestors had a rough start too. Anyone who read all of that, here's a rose 🌹and Blessed Be 💙
i love that social media allows us to know a little bit more about other cultures. i'm mexican, and on my mom's side i have zapotecan (indigenous people native to what we now know as veracruz) roots, but my great-grandmother an her siblings were the last to learn the language because she didn't want her sons to be discriminated against when they grew up. i wish it hadn't been like that, so i would know more about were i come from. this kind of compilations make me want to know more so i can pay the due respect to other people's customs. thanks a lot to all the creators!
There are soooooo many and theyre so diverse in sound too so I don’t really know what genre you’re looking for. Check out bear head sisters and fawn wood
My family is Native Aztec and people like to tell my family that we can’t partake in our culture because we’re mixed. It’s total bullshit but it’s still annoying, I love to see these powerful people getting recognized for their amazing efforts in educating those around them.
the one at 3:38 is what I wanted to hear, directly from these people. Going to a particular store when I was young (not owned by Indigenous people) that had dream catchers displayed like toys and decor items, I was always weird out by them. Somehow that sparked my curiosity to know more about what a dream catcher really was and how it's important to support Indigenous artists when it comes to buying those things (but most importantly educating yourself first). I love asking questions, and hearing answers of what I shouldn't be doing and what I can do. I greatly thank those who educated my clueless self and have learned to appreciate and show support to Indigenous people.
This occasionally reminds me I need to visit the lands of my Ancestors ...I already checked out Pennsylvania after going back east from Oregon. You know where the boat landed in the 1600s. Now just waiting for borders to open and a US Passport to finalize so I can visit England & Norway (which is the bulk of my European dna.) It might feel weird going back legally and on a plane. But I can't claim heritage till I visit and learn from people there in person. I also got languages to learn, and I have to learn to drive. Wish me luck guys, cause it's take an Ocean.
Imagine if integration had happened the other way around?? The earth would certainly be happier. There's something special about people who live in harmony with nature. 💖💖💖
I'm as white as they come and recently my school started offering Cree as a language class and so far I love it! It's easy to pick up since I already knew a second language and our teacher is the one I had in my old school for years. I recommend that everyone pick up these languages because we're losing them at an alarming rate. It's worth it I promise. Love y'all and stay safe.
One of my professors and I were talking today bc we didn't have any work to do and the topic of colonizing other planets came up. I brought up how colonizing was an age old idea and it had ruined my people's lives for literal centuries and she literally said 'if the natives didn't want us to colonize them then they should've stopped fighting each other and fought us instead.' and literally used 'you people' when she was talking to me? (I'm a card-carrying Tulalip native and very proud of it and she knows that)
I'm white and was born in America and am not black or indigenous, but I know what it feels like to be a minority. I'm Aromantic Asexual, and AFAB non-binary. Please don't give up, and please fight for what's right. No-one should have to feel lesser than someone all because of their heritage, It truly bothers me when conservative white people tell people that weren't born in America, or aren't even the same skin color as them, to "go back to where you came from", when it's stolen land in the first place.
I might be whitewashed by my white parents but I still pay respect to my Native American ancestors and relatives Edit: Im Native American, im just adopted 🤪
I know I said I wouldn't post today but I wanted to celebrate my Great Grandfather's people.
My great grandfather is indigenous too
I could be indigenous/ Native American, but we ( me and my parents) aren’t sure.
I don't know anyone in family who are indigenous but I do know that I have a bit of indigenous genetics from my dad
@@Lulu_the_Enigma same, i never met my great grandpa, but I have his blood
Edit: metaphorically, it would be strange if I had his actual blood
@@harperb6006 yesh
Merry indigenous people day! I may not be indigenous, but I sure as hell respect em.
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Same!
Same here. They will live forever!!!
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I love learning about different cultures and tribes in the US. Indigenous people deserve more respect than they get. What happened in the past was wrong and shouldn't have ever happened. Their culture is beautiful and should be celebrated.
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i agree! they deserve so much more than the hate they've received which truly shows how blind people can be and even decide to be. have a beautiful indigenous peoples day, good sir/ma'am/them. stay safe ❤️
Agreed!
Yes.
Every day should be Happy Indigenous People's day.
Because they deserve so much more
yes they do.
A lot and more
Yes we do
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i am not very indigenous. i look pretty white, my family considers themselves white, im basically white. but my granny and her ancestors are indigenous Americans. i'm very close to my granny so i have learn a bit of the culture. some of my fondest memories are her telling me teachings and stories, as well as going to a powwow with her. she inspired me to start doing dancing and when i couldn't do dancing anymore i started doing drums. it's been a very big part of my upbringing and i hope for it to be a big part for the rest of my life. i thank all indigenous people for being so open and welcoming and for keeping their cultures rich and beautiful. i will never stop educating myself and others about the history and culture. i highly respect you and i'd love to learn more about a wider range of cultures
that's amazing! good for you! my mother's grandmother was a full 100% Native American, so i have experienced some of the culture but not a lot of it. i do respect the many diverse and lovely cultures though. they are such rich and full of love and life and that makes me happy they are still celebrating their culture (indigenous peoples). stay safe, and i hope your granny and her ancestors are safe and doing well, as well! ❤️
I can relate, my great grandma was 100% Native American on my mom’s side my mom always acknowledge me about that I look more black than indigenous I do have a good bit of indigenous features and African features I would love to know more about my indigenous heritage though
Same here I'm native Canadian but look like a ghost I'm pale to the point nobody believes me I love you who ever made this video sorry I'm late but have a good indigenous day!
I'm 29% native american and I look white as snow but I have some native features my family tells me (I'm part Purepecha btw on my father's side)
..the girl who sings the "but make it indigenous" videos literally blows me away. i _love_ it.
Sense schools teach us about ' the English finding American' they should should also teach us about what the English did to the natives and still do to them. The natives were killed stolen and driven out of their home. They took care of this land, respected it and natured it. Now what they get in return is disrespect and hate. They have to live in poor conditions because we are so heartless and selfish. Now we have to find a way to save the earth from our disrespect and neglect. What I guess I'm trying to say is we should really be taught both sides of the story not just one.
Sorry if I offended anyone.
I'm a freshman in college, I study the history of english speaking countries (among other things) and we have a whole course about American civilization and let me tell you, it's horrible, the "American history" basically starts with Columbus and the only times indigenous people are mentionned, they are painted like the bad guys, they "killed the colonizers" they say. They don't even acknowledge how the colonizers tortured and enslaved indigenous people. I- I can't with that course anymore.
TLDR: college teaches their student that the history of America started with the colonization and everything that happened before is irrelevant. They don't even acknowledge the indigenous massacre.
@@Hi-vf9wx thats really sad
I mean my school teaches us about that so i guess its only in certain places
@@LandoBando-pj5ox yeah probably
I am indigenous. There is so much of my history that I do not know but I do know a lot of it isn’t sunshine and rainbows. My tribe, Stockbridge, has moved 7 times. We are originally from New York but are now in Wisconsin. Our language was COMPLETELY lost from the “schools” where we got beaten and killed for speaking our language, doing any indigenous crafts, men couldn’t have their hair long, ect. I am a first line dependent due to blood quantum’s which are/were an European concept to eventually rid of my people. One we still are following. It used to be someone with no native blood could marry in and they would be part of the tribe. Another thing is with the schools, people would alot of the time lie and say they weren’t indigenous, throwing off quantums anyways.
There is a quote (I don’t recall who from) that’s along the lines of “Until lions have historians, humans will always be the heroes”.
This is long, I know. If anyone would like me to restate anything, expand/elaborate, or try to share more, PLEASE let me know! 💕
I’m indigenous, and I’m Genderfluid and they often call people like that “two-spirited”. I cut my hair because it made me feel disphoric and now I feel really bad because I didn’t know that our hair was very important. I also feel bad because I don’t know the language or dances or any of that type of stuff.
I am an enby and had to cut my hair to join the army because I couldn't prove my native ancestry. My mother cried the day I cut it. (I cut it myself before basic training) I was taught that my hair was part of my spirit. One of the atrocities that were committed on indigenous people was to take children cut their hair and send them to white run schools brainwashing them. I have my hair back now and unless I am presenting female my hair is in a braid
Once I saw an indigenous person say "Dont let your oppressors define your identity" even though I'm not indigenous, I'm a POC and it stuck with me. I realized I didn't need to look andro to be enby and valid. That the body and the mind are 2 different things and one doesn't define the other.
Honestly if you like short hair you shouldn’t be pressured, but I definitely understand the conflict between ancestral pride and dysphoria
See, for what it’s worth, yes, our is important to us. However, I believe the great spirits would/will understand and rather you feel happy and comfortable with yourself! 💕 much love
What nation are you from? Because while many nations, especially in the plains and woodland regions wore their hair in long braids, many nations had different cultures when it came to how they wore their hair. Also, you don't need to feel bad about doing something that makes you comfortable.
I really like seeing different people's cultures, in a respectful way of course. I think difference is what makes us human
Happy Indigenous People's Day!
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@@Hi-vf9wx why hello!
I’m not black.
I’m not indigenous.
I was born in America and I look as white as a ghost.
But I am lgbt and Wiccan. I know what it’s like to be a minority. Once I’m old enough and have enough money I’m going to travel America and give money to my fellow human siblings and friends. Stay strong fellow humans 👊🏿👊🏾👊🏽👊🏼👊🏻 And may the earth bring you good luck and safety❤️
-Michael(they/them)
forgive me please but what is Wiccan? i'm so sorry for my ignorance 😔 stay safe Michael!!
❤️🏳️🌈
@@aden7245 Wicca is also know as Pagan Witchcraft, the rules and practices vary depending on the person but items that stay consistent while preforming witchcraft or spells are herbs, plants, water, crystals, and candles. I’m still kind of new it so I would advise to do your own research and look up some Wicca videos online!
@@BeelzeBubblesTheBee wow! that sounds very interesting. i wish you the best of luck on your Wiccan journey!! 🥰
@@BeelzeBubblesTheBee I thought Wicca and Paganism were different religions?
@@eleanor8196 Yes, but wicca came from peganism
I had no idea so many women come up MISSING??!! Has it ever been determined who's behind that happening? Do the perpetrators ever get charged?
most often nothing ever comes of it unfortunately, searches are mostly called off after like a month if even, this is something so known about that me and my cousins had a plan that if someone tried to grab us who would do what when we were 6-8 because even then we knew the danger and that if someone were to take us we most likely wouldn't be found. and since they usually never even come close to finding the perpetrators, they're never charged.
@Cass M I concur. My college had a sex trafficking awareness week and some of the most surprising ones were indigenous women, foreign tourists, and international students.
@Cass M concur means to agree
Its not one person doing it. Its numerous things and even just freak accidents. Biggest reason is broken homes and no one to teach young girls to not be out with strangers and hardly Native families being strong together (I know because my family is a broken one and I see it on my reservation) there are cases of actual kidnappings and murdered (my mom's childhood friend was recently kidnapped and murdered by a guy who saw her going to her car after she got off of work. She was missing for a week and found in the woods) some of its native on native violence (a 7 year old navajo girl was taken, beaten and raped by a group of other navajo guys who saw her walking home from school) cases of underground human trafficking, cases where it was completely accidental (like there was a girl who went missing on my reservation and they found her after three days. She froze from the winter cold from trying to walk home. Although it was ruled 100% accidental with no evidence of foul play, she was added to MMIW)
@@loretta2539 That's awful and sounds so scary
When I came across trangender and non-binary representation in Native American cultures, I almost cried. I felt like Im not broken or weird anymore.
Same I don’t feel weird about being non-binary anymore
I learned recently that Native American cultures were one of the ones that historically had more than two accepted genders--the concept of "two-spirit" was a big thing back then :)
Good for you!
Heyy, aren’t you from Slovakia?
@@tomato_6681 Yeah! Im from southwest! Where are you from?
I don't see how people can be so awful to these people. They are so beautiful, they have more style than most of them ever will, they have such beautiful music, beautiful dancing, and such amazing culture. To any indigenous people out there, I love you I'm white but I respect you and on behalf of all of white people I apologise and I know that doesn't fix anything we did to you but I want you to know you are so so SO beautiful. 😘
Why is all of this culture so beautiful?? I have so much respect for these people.
Dont make this one day. It should be everyday. Along with honoring and respecting all peoples no matter the context. Love all around you.
^^^
I live in Aotearoa - New Zealand and the indigenous Maori people suffer from the same social issues that the indigenous Native Americans do. It seams to be a recurring theme among indigenous people.
Exactly... I'm from Brazil, and I see that the same problems that the indigenous here happen to people from other countries. These are global problems
I'm kinda crying over all the lost culture and indigenous people who lost their lives. It hurts to think about it. Their culture and people are so amazing.. and the fact these people don't have their stolen land back makes me so angry and sad. the way countries treat indigenous people is absolutely disgusting.
Wait. . ."Sitting idian style"!? That is so wrong! When I was little we were just told to "Sit in a circle, and to sit criss cross apple sauce."
Glad to know that the people I know have respect for other people's culturs.
Dude. Not native by any stretch of the imagination but when they won that Oklahoma land case...I ugly-cried too all the way home from work. For once, the American government upheld their agreements with native peoples! I'm so happy for you guys!
Happy Indigenous People’s Day :D
can i please be your dad, mini crewmate, Floofyquake????? im lime but i hope that's ok 👉👈
Oh fun fact the song "I am my mother's savage daughter" is actually a Witch song. I did not get to grow up learning the songs and ways of my native American ancestors but when I found Witchcraft it was like coming home. For those who don't know Witchcraft /paganism is people of mostly European decent rediscovering the ancient way of our people. There are many parallels between pagan and native beliefs. If you feel the call of your ancestors to honor the earth and connect with ancient beliefs look into paganism. It might help you.
Yeah I noticed this also! I'm a witch and my great grandpa/grandma were also native american, and there are a lot of parallels in their spiritually
Ehh make sure you respect the separation of Native beliefs and paganism tho. Lots of Paganism is very Euro-centric, what with the Greek and Norse gods, etc. Also the woman who made that song originally Native I think. Soooooo, idk how iffy it is to go "oh that's a witch song!!!"
@@maxskellington910 yeah, I do practice Wiccan beliefs but being mainly irish and european I always research everything I work with to make sure it's not culturally offensive.
@@maxskellington910 Ah, the original is by Wyndreth Berginsdottir, who does norse-style music. She's wonderful! But you are very right about making sure modern paganism needing to be very respectful of Native beliefs. Some Wiccans and other modern paganists practice and modify Indigenous American traditions without knowing or understanding where they are originally from, which is very sad, and just another form of appropriation.
The song was written based of Norse Viking songs and Celtic songs, these two cultures practiced witchcraft but it wasn’t written for witches
its funny my grandpa was actually born ON the reservation, he was literally the most awesome person ever, his whole family was born on the reservation, my grandma however was white as a sheet. and so my mom got a lot of native american traits, dark black hair, her skin has this like hazel glow thats really pretty. BUT, my dad is the white as a sheet scotsman, so between my granmother on my moms side, and my dads entire family, i too am technically really pale even though i technically have native blood like, everywhere. BUT, thats oki for me :D i know where i came from and what i feel even if someone didnt agree or told me i couldnt be native because of my complection.
i still live out in the woods :D i have rabbits, i try to stay up with my roots. and my mom teaches me old things that grandpa taught her, mostly medicinal plants, plantaine. soap root :) how to catch fish with soap root, really awesome stuff.
and im glad i can know that my ancestors were awesome, even if someone doesnt belive me
yay!!!!! happy indigenous peoples day everyone!!! 🥰❤️🌻
Thank you for making this!!!
I'm Indigenous and it made me so happy to watch this since we really don't get much representation!!
I never knew dream catchers were so important. I'm so sorry. I never had one but I never knew. Sorry for thinking its a trend, sorry for not knowing. I understand that and I will respect that
I have one hanging in my room and I just took it down. I am sorry to everyone for buying into that.
same. i just took mine down and i feel so guilty. i had no idea.
I didn’t think dream catchers were a big deal either, but America doesn’t care about other cultures unless they can bleach it down to be profitable. It is horrible that we have to figure it out too late and on our own. Why isn’t this taught in school when we are young to respect culture!
-a person from a very white school
you can always support indigenous business and buy real dream catchers made by natives themselves :^)
Its ok the thing is people should say it more u can buy one made by a native american
Happy Indigenous People's Day
Learning new things? *Y E S*
**sits down and prepares to do my own research later**
5:52
OH NO MY PARENTS BUY THAT BUTTER
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
and my mom be like “i bought some flour from a native owned brand because it’s indigenous peoples day😇”
ill stop ranting
It’s so sad what happened to the First Nations people it make me mad that horrible thing are still happening the the Canadian and US government needs to fix what has happened in the past and what is still happening now. I wish we got a class on the fist nations culture and history besides what the settlers view point .
My ancestry is African+Cherokee+Blackfoot+Mexican+French. This gave me all the feels! It reminds of the time I was in Oklahoma, visiting my husband’s uncle it was winter but felt like I had to walk out into the fields near the barn.
I was pulled in a direction towards the woods. When I got to the edge of the farm and I couldn’t go any further I began to cry like sobs and wails but I was biting my glove so no one else could hear me, it was like my heart had exploded. I had no idea why. I don’t have experiences like that.
When I got back to the house and everyone asked me why I was so quiet they could tell I had been crying. Then my husband’s uncle said: “you felt them too, our people, the trail of tears went right through this farm, pass the barn and through the woods.”
I didn’t even know I was near the Trail of Tears, but my blood knew. I had no idea half Oklahoma has been declared a reservation I was crying too!
*Happy Indigenous People's Day! 😸*
as an indigenous person, i am sad i didnt find this sooner, but glad i found it anyway, thank you so much
4:14 I actually own a dream catcher my friend got me for my 18th, and he got it from a local market stall run by an Elderly Sioux lady and her grandson (I had asked _very_ politely one Christmas which tribe they came from, as my mother very clearly told me "You don't ask them 'What are you?' because that makes them seem alien and inhuman and we've treated them (We being white people in general) like that long enough"). They moved to our city from the US back in '95 because the lady's son had been offered a job there and wanted to keep his mother close. So she ended up opening a small stall that sells hand crafted jewellery and dream catchers. I also have an amethyst pendant from her stall. He got me it because I have PTSD and suffer from nightmares a lot. He knew a dream catcher is supposed to protect you from bad dreams and so he got me it.
I respect these people and also wish I could braid like them bc they are really good at that and I suck at it.
Ok sooo it ALWAYS bugged me how dream catchers were everywhere and used as an aesthetic, even though I don't know the meaning behind it, I know it has one and this is why I'm not gonna buy a cheap Walmart dream catcher just for the AeStHeTiC. A bunch of my friends and family were like "that's so dumb, it's just a dream catcher" um no, it's more than that, it's part of a culture we're not from and we don't yet understand. It's like when people use cheap plastic Buddha statues as home decorations. No, stop.
Thank you for not buying mass production! You said you don’t know the meaning behind dream catchers so as a first line descend (*cough* though I personally hate the blood quantums concept *cough*), I figured I might as well tell you what I know (witch isn’t much really)
Essentially, dream catchers are to be hung above the bed to catch nightmares and/or negative spirts. Periodically, one is meant to hang it out in the sun to “let out” whatever negativity it caught. By do so, it’s supposed to work better.
If this doesn’t make sense and/or you would like me to expand or elaborate, please let me know! (I’ll be more than willing to ask around for you!) 💕 much love!
@@RedactedForest Wow no I'm fine thank you for explaining, I'm sorry I didn't saw your reply earlier youtube is really lame with notifications lol
@@RedactedForest oh yeah, i remember my parents bought a small dream catcher for me and my brother from a native american seller, and the seller told me thats what dream catchers were for, I’m glad they didnt buy a cheap knockoff one 😁
@Melynda Suarez I’d recommend having in outside in some sunlight for abit since the thing about dreamcatcher is the web part catchers everying, holds the negative stuff and drips down to you via the beads or tassel that hang down. Hope this helps! 💜
We love these beautiful women being so loud and proud their mics can barely pick it up. Idk why, it just gives me happy feels
5:44 "The lady on the butter." THAT LINE HAD ME SO WEAK!!! I'M CRYING LITERAL TEARS! 😂🤣😭☠
Happy indigenous peoples day :D
Ah yes getting bullied for long hair. What a "great" world we live in
Thank you for making this!! I recently found out that I'm part indigenous, but I really know nothing about the culture(s) of indigenous people because my dad's family (the side of the family where my indigenous ancestry is from) has been so whitewashed. I'm still mostly white, but I really want to learn more about my indigenous heritage and so i thank you for helping me
There are so many amazing handmade dream catchers online from real native artists, I can’t wait to have one of my own to hang above my bed 🖤 I am guilty of getting commercial dreamcatcher products in the past before I learned about the history and that it was possible to give back to actual native artists instead. And I’m excited that I know better now, I hope others spread the word as well!
Although I love and appreciate all cultures. I don't think I ever loved cultures more than Indigenous ones. The morales, the communities, the arts and the way of life was absolutely beautiful. I'm glad you finally feel like you can be proud of where you came from guys because there is so much to be proud of.
My dad in his teenage years (I hope I’m remembering everything correctly) would go to an indigenous community in North Carolina and he learned how to make dream catches and the secrets to them. And hates the fake dream catchers around the area in superstores.
These people are so important! I hope the new generations are kinder, I have hope for us!
The girl who makes song Indigenous deserves a record deal
I never knew Redbone was a Native American group, great music.
A special shout-out to my native American brothers and sisters.
Don't ever stop showing the world that you are visible.
We did pocahontas as a show in my dance class. and I was so worried but... WE HAD A NATIVE AMERICAN PERSON IN MY CLASS EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN THE UK AND THEY PLAYED POCAHONTAS OMG I WAS SO HAPPY
We did the Disney version which if course is very romanticised but I was just scared they were going to make a white woman play an Indigenous woman.
I’m indigenous and transgender. I cut my hair recently because my brother had passed away last year. As indigenous people, we don’t take our cousins as our cousins, we take them as brothers and sisters because we were all raised around each other. I cut my hair and got it recently styled like this. I’m planning on growing it through the whole summer and keeping it long until another one of us pass. My little brother has a shaggy hair do and my Kohkom (grandma) is planning on cutting it but he tells me that he wants to grow it out so he can have braids.
Didnt know there was a day for people like that! Happy late Indigenous Peoples' Day everyone!!
The US didn’t have a national indigenous peoples day until recently when they straight up stole and renamed Columbus Day 😂 which is just too perfect.
In Canada we’ve had national indigenous peoples day (formerly known as national aboriginal day) ever since I can remember and it takes place June 21st every year. I loved it when I was a kid because us native kids skipped school to go to ceremonies and the powwow. At the end of the day my tummy was usually filled with fry bread and my calves on fire from all the dancing.
Thank you so much for this video. I am mixed with several 'races' of Men. Several of it is European and the rest is Indigenous. I am often sad at seeing what people do to others because of their differences and I have been trying to honor my ancestors, not really knowing how. Thank you so much for showing this. I don't like Tik Tok but I am so going to follow these beautiful beings. I love you all and Namaste. P.S. I do have statues of Natives and I do have a dream catcher. For me though, I'm honoring a culture I don't get to see much in my family these days. They forgot where they came from. I hope never to.
I'm not indigenous, but I support and respect you guys. Such beautiful humans and culture
Thanks for making this. It is sad that America still treats our indigenous people so poorly.
I just honestly wish full on equality and recognition for the native Americans ❤
Fun fact I have a dream catcher from an indigenous person. I bought it from them in New Mexico and that's all I remember. I've also bought earrings from some of them to support their small businesses.
I smile in pride now. I grew up all my life being told that I was Egyptian but I just found out recently I am actually Ojibwe and very little Egyptian!It was shocking and hard to except it first but after I met my Ojibwe grandfather it made me proud to be who I am.
!!! They are so beautiful and amazing!!!
Glad to see our peoples online and the new native culture is starting to shape.
I live on Turtle Island, descended from settlers, and I wish every day that the land was back in your nations' hands, that we had respected the treaties, and not abused your generous and good faith. I fight with you my friends, to make this a reality one day. For now, I send love and solidarity.
A few days ago I had a debate with a professor about saying idian instead on Native American or Indigenous. And she said she didn't care.
Man I love all my native brother and sister across the nation. Native strong
I feel like I missed out on a piece of heritage. My great grandmother was full on Chickasaw, but left all of her culture behind. Most of the native has been “bred out” but it’s still so recent that you can see the stages of dilution in the three living generations. Here’s to all the minorities, living and passed, visual and hidden.
My great Aunt's husband is Native American; he died after being sentenced to prison involving drug based blackmail, he had an unknown medical condition that they wouldn't treat him for. I was really young when he died, but I remember some of the things he taught me about indigenous people and I remember that he used to wear two brads behind his shoulders. I keep a picture of him holding me when I was three on my desk.
The amount of times I've seen a dream catcher in someone's bathroom or car window.....smh I can't even
When I'm grown and raising my own family, I plan on not celebrating 4th of July but instead lighting fireworks just for the sake of doing something fun with my family. Until then, how I can respect Indigenous people when I have no control over my current situation, and can't convince my family not to celebrate the 4th of July?
I’d personally say it never hurts to educate yourself more! There is SO much history that has be fail to be taught!
-btw if ya happen to want some topics/bullet points to get ya started, I could help ya out
💕 much love !
@@RedactedForest thank you! i really appreciate that! i would love those topics to help get me started, and do you know of any ways i can help stop racism? i live in a small town, so I can't go to any protests, nor would my parents let me if there were protests in my area, and if I can only donate to charities supporting BLM by sharing contact information such as email, phone number, name etc. my parents would never allow it. however, i desperately want to help
@@dannydevito2.066 I’m not sure what all you know already but I think it would be good to group topics into two, more peaceful and general culture ig and then not so kind history.
More peaceful things include: powwows, regalias (what is worn at powpows, some of the rules for the different dances and the meaning behind them, smudge and sage, medicine wheel, different roles between men and women. And maybe throw two-spirit in there!
That all will take while and is a lot but there is A LOT of stuff not taught and a lot of it isn’t peaceful.
For more raw topics try seeing where different tribes originated compared to where they are now from being forced out. (Stockbridge-munsee moved 7 times), learn about the “schools” where there is so much hurt, blood, and loss of so many things.
This should last you awhile. Let me know when/if you want more or want some help with anything!
@@RedactedForest thank you very much!! ^^
@Falcon Fern Thank you so much, this is EXACTLY what I needed. I'm not sure I hear many racists talking in my town, although that's must be because the only people I talk to now are during online school, or people online, heh. Thank you very much for this, I was starting to get anxiety worrying if I was just a bystander. I am butting in to any political or racist conversation I happen to overhear. (1 in person and several online) and I've no social media, but I'll do my best, thank you ^^
This is so beautiful seeing so many people embracing their culture
Hello there! Native here! I didn’t know and can’t believe that there’s Native Tiktoks!
boys with braids dude's hair is glorious I wish my hair was like that also, I didn't know about the whole hair thing and I've always taken pride in my hair and how healthy it is and how I feel like my hair connects me to myself
I just thought that was cool since I've never really fully known about my heritage
I may not be native American but I respect them and am ALWAYS willing to learn about them. I am friends with a few Native American's and have brought them to some to do some reanactments with me and my family.
This maybe late but happy Indigenous people’s day. I just got this video recommended to an hour ago...I’m glad I got to see it because I want to learn more about the culture and different tribes stories. :3
I may have been born British and this might not mean anything but, I feel sickened to my core by all the transgressions that happened to natives Americans such as the Ojibwe tribe and many others are unforgivable. Someday I hope we can live peacefully with no more quarrels against each other.
Thank you and sorry if this comment sucks I’m not fairly good at getting the right words out so hopefully it’s taken as good.
Just gonna enjoy these and keep an open heart to learning all the way to a future w a Native president!
I love this!!! I managed to inherit a few features from my grandparents, but I wish I had more :/ At this point people don't believe me when I tell them I'm a quarter native. It's really sad how people get treated nowadays. I can't say much because I don't get treated the was other indigenous people are, but I really hope it gets better for them ://
The make it ✨indigenous✨ girl is so good at singing I don’t even know how-
@Lucia and you don’t understand the concept of respect.
I feel so bad about my dream catcher 😅 I’ve slept with one since before I can remember and idk I guess I was always convinced that it would keep me safe from evil spirits. I never thought about it this way
I wish I met my great grandma. She was a full blooded Cherokee with blue eyes. Left the reservation at 14. Married a white man and her 4 daughters looked like her but brown eyes, her son, my granddad, came out platinum blonde with blue eyes but tanned super dark. Sadly her daughter's cut her hair that would drag the floor. I'm almost half since my mom is half and my dad is nearly half. I wish I got his black hair lol. I'm offended shamed for learning my ancestors ways. I just look white with no culture. My family doesn't practice any of it or have any motivation to. I'm the only one. Being alone I follow the great spirit, found my spirit guides, protect my room with a dream catcher (I had really bad sleep paralysis), and also found witchcraft. My ancestors ways, and my new ways I found, make me feel so safe. Where I live I may not be able to show my ancestors way, but I love being a part of it with all my heart. My other ancestors had a rough start too. Anyone who read all of that, here's a rose 🌹and Blessed Be 💙
i love that social media allows us to know a little bit more about other cultures. i'm mexican, and on my mom's side i have zapotecan (indigenous people native to what we now know as veracruz) roots, but my great-grandmother an her siblings were the last to learn the language because she didn't want her sons to be discriminated against when they grew up. i wish it hadn't been like that, so i would know more about were i come from. this kind of compilations make me want to know more so i can pay the due respect to other people's customs. thanks a lot to all the creators!
That one with the man sitting while being fan boyed. He was trying so hard not to laugh.😂
The 'I am my mother's savage daughter' tiktoks always make me cry
Thank you so much for doing this!
This music style is so cool!
Does anyone have any indigenous artist recs?
There are soooooo many and theyre so diverse in sound too so I don’t really know what genre you’re looking for.
Check out bear head sisters and fawn wood
My family is Native Aztec and people like to tell my family that we can’t partake in our culture because we’re mixed. It’s total bullshit but it’s still annoying, I love to see these powerful people getting recognized for their amazing efforts in educating those around them.
you should do more indigenous singing videos.
That singing is so beautiful!
the one at 3:38 is what I wanted to hear, directly from these people. Going to a particular store when I was young (not owned by Indigenous people) that had dream catchers displayed like toys and decor items, I was always weird out by them. Somehow that sparked my curiosity to know more about what a dream catcher really was and how it's important to support Indigenous artists when it comes to buying those things (but most importantly educating yourself first).
I love asking questions, and hearing answers of what I shouldn't be doing and what I can do. I greatly thank those who educated my clueless self and have learned to appreciate and show support to Indigenous people.
The culture that indigenous people have is so amazing I literally didnt know like any of this
Thats a good thumbnail because the australian indigenous flag is black on bottom red on top and a yellow circle is middle
Thank you so much for posting this. Peace and blessings.
Ilysm you are amazing!
How is tia wood not a big music producer yet?
Her voice is one of the best i have ever heard
This occasionally reminds me I need to visit the lands of my Ancestors ...I already checked out Pennsylvania after going back east from Oregon. You know where the boat landed in the 1600s. Now just waiting for borders to open and a US Passport to finalize so I can visit England & Norway (which is the bulk of my European dna.)
It might feel weird going back legally and on a plane. But I can't claim heritage till I visit and learn from people there in person. I also got languages to learn, and I have to learn to drive. Wish me luck guys, cause it's take an Ocean.
Im a Romanian girl but I adore Native Americans culture and respect them
hey guys remember when Denmark's colonization of Greenland caused almost an entire generation to commit suicide?
I do
excuse me
*WHAT??!?!?!*
Im from Denmark and I never knew that holy shit
@@BatlasBhispers I'm from America and I never heard of that
@@someone8240 I'm reading about it right now, and damn we did sum shit things to them:(
I wish while telling someone that what they are doing is cultural appropriation or that they are doing something wrong, most just dont listen.
"We won" 🥺🥺🥺🥺
I’m white as hell but I think indigenous culture is absolutely beautiful and love watching these
Imagine if integration had happened the other way around?? The earth would certainly be happier. There's something special about people who live in harmony with nature.
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I'm as white as they come and recently my school started offering Cree as a language class and so far I love it! It's easy to pick up since I already knew a second language and our teacher is the one I had in my old school for years. I recommend that everyone pick up these languages because we're losing them at an alarming rate. It's worth it I promise. Love y'all and stay safe.
One of my professors and I were talking today bc we didn't have any work to do and the topic of colonizing other planets came up. I brought up how colonizing was an age old idea and it had ruined my people's lives for literal centuries and she literally said 'if the natives didn't want us to colonize them then they should've stopped fighting each other and fought us instead.' and literally used 'you people' when she was talking to me?
(I'm a card-carrying Tulalip native and very proud of it and she knows that)
I'm white and was born in America and am not black or indigenous, but I know what it feels like to be a minority. I'm Aromantic Asexual, and AFAB non-binary. Please don't give up, and please fight for what's right. No-one should have to feel lesser than someone all because of their heritage, It truly bothers me when conservative white people tell people that weren't born in America, or aren't even the same skin color as them, to "go back to where you came from", when it's stolen land in the first place.
I might be whitewashed by my white parents but I still pay respect to my Native American ancestors and relatives
Edit: Im Native American, im just adopted 🤪