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What's the drawlength of your personal bows?

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What did the Cherokee sleep in while on the move in the Winter are Summer?

Awesome video, man! I can’t wait to try this in the field!!

The term "Five Civilized Tribes" refers to a group of Native American tribes - the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole - who were labeled as such by white settlers due to their adoption of aspects of European culture like Christianity and private property ownership, essentially meaning the U.S. gov and white settlers are considered responsible for creating this designation by observing and classifying these tribes in this way; however, the tribes themselves were not unified under this label and some consider it a form of colonization. With all that in mind is it fair to say that the aforementioned 'tribal' names represent the original people of Turtle Island? Or are they a product of the American westernized social construct? Considering that many tribal members are of mixed blood in the same manner their indigenous latino counter parts are.

Will black locust make 100lb flatbow that will last? No belly cracks.

You didn't show us how to make the ends. Very important!

Hello, may I cite this work in a book im writing about the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' close involvement in convincing the Dawes Commission to implement blood Quantum via protests at including Freedmen as citizens in the censuses and for Federal benefits?

It's Native American not Indian. Indians are from India. Native Americans are Native American

Good stuff Brother thanks 😎👍🔥💯🏹

Good stuff Brother thanks for the information bud 😎👍🔥💯🏹

No I have 2 European parents. Swiss and German. But I did start building bows which was a wonder instilled into me by a Native American Cherokee man I personally knew. I saw him Flint knapping and making arrows and bows. I was fascinated by it and he was a very welcoming teacher very happy to share what he knew with me. Years later down the road the man who instilled that wonder in me I have taken much further. I have now been taught by Lakotas, Apaches, Algonquins. And I'm settling into plains style gullwing bows being my medium. That's my preference at the moment. I'm no native in any way but I have much respect for my teachers. And they all had a condition that I have to teach others. Which I do whenever someone has interest in it and I do it freely just as they did for me. It's my most passionate hobby now.

How did Indian shave their heads like that?

I can't even get 40 lb out of black locust every one crystals and cracks on the belly

American Indian ancestry is one thing that cannot be stollen from American Indians ("real" or not).* Whether one likes it or not, blood quantum rule is a long con that eventually allows for more land grabbing via "paper genocide" (or, in some cases it can lead to dangerous inbreeding).** * = Opinions vary among American Indians as to who is American Indian. There are private opinions, spiritual opinions, political opinions, & now even legal opinions. ** = Never trust a worldly government.

I call us who are native Americans but who aren't for whatever reason aren't part of the tribes The Lost Ones. Trail of Tears survivors left for dead or victims of those "schools" unfortunately being the more common examples.

I consider my bows functional art work as well as strings arrows ect! Thanks for sharing

Just wondering, but do you get goosebumps when you listen to powwow music? I also get a reaction with bagpipes, just wondering if that’s a reaction from the blood listening to the music

Hi thanks for sharing this subject matter and i like that you speading culture and history of indigenous people i am doing the same thing on TH-cam bot so must hisory but us has people thanks again and good luck with everything

Hello Talon, what is the name of your haircut? Is this a traditional First Nations haircut? what peoples used it? and how is it done?

I am part Seneca indian. I'm not sure what perecentage? I have type-O negative blood....does that mean anything?

I see this is an older video. But, I just found your channel. Really nice pattern video. Thanks.

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I don’t understand the part where you say you zig zag and feather it in…

You see I am from a state where the obsidian is abundant and really nothing else. I like using flint much more than obsidian. I wish I could trade lots of it.

I am a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and live in Oklahoma. The one major irritation I have with people making videos on various tribes never get it right. They show pictures or photographs of different tribes while talking about a certain tribe. Recently, I watched a TH-cam video on the Cherokee people and they were showing teepees as the housing of the Cherokees. People need to do their research before posting their videos. We are all different! Wado!

Southern Native here (Mexico), and I would like to add to the last point you made. I respect that political and racial classification are the isn't or is when it comes to self-identification. The qualifiers (let alone stereotypes) of what is or isn't an "indian/native" will apply to different parts in the U.S. and other countries. If I come to the U.S., and because of the political association tribes/nations/citizens have with the U.S. is what makes one an Indian/Native. However, I would fall in the isn't because not only do I lack these things (lineages/connections with tribes in the U.S. and all), but I would still consider myself a self-identifying native/indigenous on the basis of Racial Classification: The reason why some people would consider me "native" and others "non-native" and define me by something else "mixed/hispanic/latino" which are insulting terms of categorical thinking/stereotypes is because they will say I have "an Spanish Ancestor" (Spain/Iberia) while I do not actively participate and have nothing to do with the Spanish Crown (other than understanding the language). Unfortunately, these are the identity struggles that many southern natives like myself go through each day: The ability to self-identify and embrace the one side that I grew up in (native/indigenous). To make a point straight, I embrace my culture/heritage through racial classification (not political association). However, I would gladly put my northern family ahead of myself to not only support their causes, but help improve their communities.

You know what sucks is while trying to register with your tribe B.I.A which is not made from Native Americans it is made from the government which still requires blood quantum and lineage and documentation which I have all of that and still have a hard time registering on top of what the tribe request for enrollment as well.

I know my ancestors come from accomack va and we're said to be American Indian. I think nanticoke or tribes from the Chesapeake and state of Delaware also. My ancestors go back to early 1600s. On the moody miles the northams and Scott names go back 1600s. Also we're American Indians from Virginia mostly o blood type? Hi from tx

Hickory is a great wood IF you fire harden it. Then it becomes a first class wood. Some have said it equals or surpasses osage after that. Just mentioning.

Try fire hardening some bows. I have fire hardened some hickory and elm bows. They take almost no set and are strong. Cook them the belly sides full length over a long set of coals for an hour or so or more. so. Darkened or cooked half way through seems ideal. Completely changes the bow into a next level.

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Can you show us how you spun the River cane in your hand?

Could you tell me what is the spacing between the holes that your sewing thru. It looks like it 3/8" - 1/2".

I am an American. If anything, i just describe my as a Mexican American as culturally i feel more in common with folks like me, the children of Mexican immigrants that came up in the 80s and 90s. Racially, Im very indigenous. 87% according to those commercial dna tests. Which makes sense cos my folks are from a small community in rural Puebla, a Mexican state known for its large indigenous population. However, culturally and socially, these natives have immersed themselves into Mexican mainstream society. Rural Puebla is now vastly Spanish speaking. Good luck finding someone with any knowledge to Nahuatl. The people are descended from those same ancestors with very little admixture, yet society has changed. El calzón indio(their native dress), Nahuatl language are all but gone. Even folks see themselves as Mexican and not indigenous because they lack the language and see their community as no different than folks in large towns like Puebla City and Mexico City. The country as a whole celebrates the misceganation of the people, and "indian" still holds negative connotations down south.

Thank you for this. Would you consider making a video on how you aim the bow? Are you looking down the arrow to aim or going more by feel?

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Great job. I’m 71 years old and 25 years ago I really got into making authentic Indian arrows and bows and took a few deer with them. I am still shooting bows and making arrows. Loving it. Great video. Try tightbond 3 glue with the sinew. It’s waterproof

Way too much talkn,,,,,just boring wen narrator's talk too much

Do you use the heart wood only with the black locust?

So what’s up with the tiny one? I have found a few of them on my family’s ranch along with full sized arrowheads. Why are they so small?

Nice bow and arrows!❤ i have make a 61 inches 60lbs! Elm wood woodland eastern bow💪💪🤝🤝😃😃👍

I've felt confused about my identity my whole life. My brother and dad are reddish skinned with black hair but me and my mom are fair. I can't trace my ancestry on my dad's side because they were in hiding. We went to a museum downtown where they put up the first Native American exhibit ever. Long time coming. I finally saw my nose (which I thought was deformed or broken) and my mouth on almost all the people in those pictures. A lot of them fled on foot to Florida and are now called Seminoles. I'm not sure how to trace my relation to people who don't want to be identified. I'm libertarian and very strongly against unjust advantages and handouts. However, as I get older, I'm more open-minded to the idea of qualifying for exclusive high-paying government jobs based on ethnicity and affirmative action. I will still feel like a sell out, but basically everyone is a sell-out in some way. Since I'm not able to trace my ancestry through family knowledge I'll have to get a blood test. I guess my main question for this channel would be whether I can use a blood quantum test to qualify for government jobs that favor minorities (which is basically all government jobs). I noticed that government contracts are mostly awarded to African Americans and I have a Hispanic family member who won lots of contracts as a minority-owned business. On the surface it may sound like I am merely using my ethnicity as a means to an ends, but it's not as simple as that. I don't think I'll ever join a tribe, but I'd like to go to Florida at some point to visit the Seminoles who used to live in Wetumpka, AL and who I'm probably related to.

Curious how some native tribes consider femenine to cover the thighs. So we, pants user, are femenine to them. But for us, they look femenine with that dress like tunic and those leggins.

What kind of hide are you using thanks for the video

What kind of hide are you using thanks you for the video

Man i live i swamp river cane country - hyde co n.c😅

Just subbed 👍 + set 🔔 Please continue to share history of the American Indian Tribes.🏹🪘 Can you tell us what Indian Tribe you are related to? Thank you 😊

Hi Talon, I'm currently researching Native American gorgets for a video I plan to make. I noticed that you have worn some in previous videos and I was wondering if I could reach out and get to know more about what you know about them. I am not native as far as I'm aware, so I wanted some input from a couple of Native Americans for my research. I couldn't find your email anywhere online so this was the best way I could reach out. Thanks!!

Hehe! I love it! I have made thistle darts for years, true to the tiny drop of Cherokee blood that flows in my veins, and the truth is the grandkids are hard on them. They go in the creek, in the tall grass, down over the bank, and get run over in the driveway. That is a lot of thistle, and they don't sell it on Amazon. I don't think I would fire size them though. Granddaughter will finally get pink ones. I don't know why I never considered it. I also turn trolls on the lathe, and I have tons of this stuff around to make beards for them! Thank you!