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Ambient Relaxation Lmao who knew the solution to the phenomenon of jet lag was to be found in the discipline of metaphysics. Applied Metaphysics here we gooooooo!!!!
Me too. I fly a lot and I always say its like my body arrives and my mind takes a couple of days to catch up, for body and, yes, soul to synch. First time I've heard anyone else say this. Those who never fly, just laugh, but its true.
Indian American like all natives have wisdom informations inplied in their belief system like most ancient civilations.If our body is the vessel and our soul makes it more than just a body like Aristotle said than i personally find their belief system very advanced.
"But for us in the rainforest, being rich is something else. We are rich in biodiversity, in culture, and in spirituality." You can take him out of the rainforest, but you can't take the rainforest out of him. And I love his fashion, their designs are so cool
@@lamowkachow4597 thats not actually what happened... let me explain. How can biodiversity benefit someone ? how can culture benefit someone? exactly, it doesn't... However, spirituality does benefit someone. Spirituality gives someone the will to live, happiness, and peace. You can't say that biodiversity makes someone better then another one. Neither does culture. every culture is good on its own way. Perhaps what he said was translated wrong... but I do respect your opinion (and his) and I won't try to change how you think.
@Dr Katz 🤦🏿♀️ Is that ALL you know about Native American cultures? A lot of people tend to have racist, superior attitudes when it comes to indigenous people and their cultures. It comes accross as very ignorant.
@@thebigenchilada678 The people that are indigenous to these lands are still here in both North and South America. Their lands were colonized and their people driven to damn near genocide. Every group has made some contribution to humanity whether it be through language, science, cultures, etc. Some people are just trying to keep their traditions alive and continue living their way of life.
They translated it poorly. He said “É como o obama da minha terra” Which means “it’s like the obama from our territory/land”. Basically saying his father is like a president in that area
@Austin Garner It's called a joke, you moron. Why the fuck did you call him a simp? Do you even know a simp is, or are you using the word, because your edgy 12 year old brain thinks it's cool and hip and you like to use words without knowing the meaning of them? Fuck off, pleb.
@Republic of the Sud’r They don't load themselves up with toxins from industrial food or prescription/nonprescription drugs like many of us do in more developed countries, especially USA. They don't have the same bad habits.
hans those may increase the chance of cancer, but cancer is the negative cell mutation of certain cells that turn them against the body. Those cells then pretend to be normal, siphoning nutrients from the body, while it grows larger. So, cancer has existed for as long as cells have existed. Check out the video from Kurzgesagt
His Portuguese is actually quite coloquial, which is how most people speak out of academic/work spaces. For example, he says "tô", which is short for "estou"(I am), commonly used informally, he also doesn't use some plurals, but so do we. If you'd not see him, you could not tell he wasn't a native Portuguese speaker, he sounds like any other Brazilian does when speaking informally.
When he said, "We are rich in biodiversity, in culture and in spirituality." That hits me real hard. We, as a part of urbanization, completely forget about the value of community and culture.
It's weirdly satisfying seeing him apply the face paint. There's a lot of precision you wouldn't expect. Also people should probably support his campaign. Those trees have some really good medical properties and people are over logging them. Would be good to have people study them instead of just chopping them down.
Cpt Dinosaur people like you are the real reason this world is at the brimm of collapsing. And the change will come in 50 years max, so you will probably be affected as well. Wait till water becomes 50$, I wonder will you be able to maintain your world view after that.
This is honestly amazing. For a tribe to want to learn english and show others their culture! I'd support them in a minute. This man is wise beyond his years.
If anyone ever needed to address the U.N. General Assembly on the state of indigenous people. It is this guy... He's a leader amongst his people with unique insight into both his native culture and the wider world.
@@criticalhard You can't obtain wisdom without first obtaining knowledge. Philosophy comes from science, and I'm sure this dude know a hell of a lot about the rainforest.
@@lamowkachow4597 - The Philosophy of tearing and draining every last $ out of the natural World, until you can FINALLY pay for the "Ticket off this planet". Or, in a word, Capitalism!! Hooray for Elon Musk!!
@Chris Jones it's only exclusionary to those who reject first world standards of living which have proven themselves to be the most safe and humane of all societies
@Chris Jones exclusionary how? Systemic racism or some other made up nonsense that has not a shred of proof to support it? It's inclusive of all who take personal responsibility, no one gets to just show up here and have prosperity handed to them
So cool to see how he is so calm and collected. Just observing everything without worry. To us it almost became an instinct be a certain way in public. You can tell he is fully himself
I am a maori from new Zealand i tell you now sir we support your cause. We pray for your people and for your home keep looking after your people keep protecting your home from outsiders
conscarcdr yes I agree.. I'm one of the more open minded conservatives I know.. it's almost sad how selfish, fat, and spoiled we have become. I mean in most first world countries or western countries.
Another way to say that is, he hasn't experienced cultural diveesity yet, , , and, he'll learn soon enough. Prejudices are built over time from experiences not fantasies. There is truth in prejudices.
Hisbeautiful Truth . . . No, for the most part peope judge you for who you are and how you carry yourself. Image is one thing, character is another. ... For the most part prejudices are true
Hello there! I'm from the brazilian north region too, I was born in a state called Roraima. I think this guy is from Acre. Indegenous people here got serious problems with miners and farmers, who are occupying their areas, polluting rivers and disseminating illnesses to them. Prostitution and narcotraffic are serious issues at locals surround the tribes too. These people suffer everytime and aint got no support by the government. There is an institute called FUNASA that supposedly should take care about these issues but it doesnt have the same influence and power that used to have in the past. Even after all that long time of injustice that indegenous people has struggled in all american continent, currently it all remains the same, just in a different context. I hope the world dont close their eyes for these people.
Are the Brazilians living in cities and towns aware of the situation in the Amazon? What do they think? Could mass protest from non indigenous people help the cause?
@indiaflor If you're suggesting that "money and greed" created a horrible world; Your perception of the world would be misguided, and your opinion of it has been provided to you... I've lived in this world for 60 years now. Is it perfect? LOL...Not even close; but it's a HELL of a lot better than it EVER was. In the history of the world. If you lived in the early part of the 20th century, circa pre 1955 you would think you are living in a utopia now. Don't you know your history? Most of you people under 40 are spoiled. You haven't a clue what the world is.
@@elliotbroadhurst7142 Wrong on every account; The worlds populations are shrinking NOT INCREASING. Look at the birth rates in every class 1 country You need to learn the ACTUAL numbers on resources...Did you know more trees are planted than harvested? Look it up Those people you mentioned are monsters, charlatans and proxy fronts for the organizations you believe are Conservationist...You have a lot to learn, friend. Everything is the opposite that you believe.
Chill Hills what’s wrong with him celebrating his culture. Us westerners have have hoodies, no one complains about that. But when some one where’s a headdress it’s weird?
@@brianisme6498 Who said I was saying anything negative. And I'm sure a lot of people would go "Oh I'm going to new york? Let me wear my good clothes."
I don't understand Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese is very difficult for me to even tell the words. But he speaks so calmly and he's very articulate, i can easily hear the words he's saying. I would never guess that the clearest Portuguese i've heard came from a native who lives in the rainforest, and not some modern fancy person in a suit.
That makes sense as Portuguese is probably not his native language either so he speaks with simpler words. Same thing with my friend who learned Russian and traveled all over Russia, he said that the easiest place to speak was in Dagestan because Russian is not their first language either so they're on the same level.
I'm Brazilian and thats not really true.. On 1:16 he says "as pessoa" instead of "as pessoas" he is saying a word to describe many people but without the letter s in the end to make it plural. But yes he does speak very calmly and I a fluid way
Where is the follow up on this? It doesn't mention his name, but I'd be incredibly interested to find out what happened with this guy/what he's doing now.
So funny that the one thing he stressed, said twice in a row, and used hand gestures was how cold it was there. That's what he will always remember about NYC. He might be an Amazon Native but he is quite educated, knows at least 2 languages and is looking to learn his 3rd (English). It's really nice how much he cares about his people and the forest.
The way he kept referring to doing things for "his people" brought a tear to my eye. It's something I think most of us westerners have lost. We don't really have "people" who we care about in the way he's describing: the subreddits we frequent don't count. There is so much meaning to be found in feeling like you're living life for someone more than just yourself or even your immediate family, and that is something I think a lot of us are disconnected from.
@crowthrone Yikes, indoctrination of that American spirit really got to you, huh? I don't have time to argue right now but I'll respond to your comment later so put a pin in it
@crowthrone I never argued against the progression of technology as a bad thing, as I am.a person who aspires to some of those beliefs as well. Your making some very weird bad faith arguments and hiding them as "individualism". What I'm saying is both are good. You wanna be an individual so bad, go live in the forest and start a new civilization, and let others use your heavy biases for your ideology keep them from helping you. Like I said, I'm tired atm and not gonna give you a full on constructive argument rn.
This guy is talking in brazilian portuguese, and the native town he lives had proably centuries long of contact with modern society, maybe they live from the tourism. So this native is propably more or less a modern person who works with a.health and care program in brazil or tourism
Paul Hauron I decided to research your comments to see what was true. This guy's village is 5 days from the nearesr town & they live primarily off fish & swidden. Only 5% speak another language. A far cry from what you were suggesting but yeah tourism might be the only option soon.
@@tenletters5889 for pride to not be verboten. It seems as if it’s perfectly fine and indeed praise for everyone to be proud. Everyone that is but Caucasians.
His voice is so important. Thank you for sharing. I hope he is able to continue to share their culture and get help for the people and the rainforest. Our home’s lungs. We need them so much more than they need us. We need to realize it sooner than later.
stngys kkkk of course not! He is my friend and is in good shape taking place on political and culture developement of his tribe, hunikuin that live on Acre,amazon rain forest
I can't even imagine how heart-crushing it must be for this intrepid brilliant leader to have got his amazing story to TH-cam... Only for the point to be completely missed.
I am not American, i live relatively closer to amazonas, also i don't want to critic the intelligence or to be mean with the lots of good people living in the US, i just hope people with that spirit against vaccines or 5G technologies is just a minority, people in our poor countries and places like amazonas dream about being able to save beloved ones with just a tiny liquid, or to learn about the world and science as fast as new technologies allow, o don't want to believe that so much people as "an average" have minds like that or remotely similar ☹️
This video is fake, man. He isn't a native guy by the way he speaks and seems. So there isn't the name because it wouldn't be true. You can lie without severouw consequences if you hide the evidences of your lie
I love when he compares his World as a rich world, He seems very intelligent brother, Wish you all the luck coming back to teach your people new things.God bless.
@@phuklyyve8941 he left on a ship in 1947, he was a stowaway. life there was hard and he was banished from his family as he was born out of wedlock, so sought out a better life
@Shaise Kindering Well, yes, there are some that are drunks, winos, druggies but there are some who are not (like the rest of us). Actually, there are a lot of American Indians who don't live on reservations anymore. My paternal great-grandpa left his rez in the 1930s and he never looked back.
Being rich is something we often crave, but even though we gain monetary richness we often lack community and spiritual richness, thank you for sharing
Nothing saying you can't be both. Monetary richness is nice though because it enables you to not have to worry about many things you otherwise would have to worry about.
ElectroSalvo tha dude is so insecure he has to have a picture of a black man with a hebrew symbol on his head just to showoff to ppl tht he thinks hes a hebrew lol. like if he actually believed he was a hebrew he wouldnt go around showing it off like tht .tht is how damn insecure they are and they suffer from an inferiority complex as well as a lack of cultural/historical lack of accomplishment. They all get these afro fantasy tattos of egyptian talismans and pyramids as well as native american tribal tats and samurai tats i see a million of them all tatted up while im at work and they literally want to show ppl they belong to this specific ancient group to show they belong but again if they truly felt that way they wouldnt have to show it off. And deep down they know they are living a lie tht is why they are trting to convinve u otherwise they know its all bs and they know their history is what lies below the subsaharan line and nothing north of tht.They know this deep down the difference is is tht they choose to beleive it as a theraputic desperate need to fullfill their emptiness for lack of racial accomplishment
Tsavo Li ancient egypt, ancient rome,ancient greece, ancient sumerians, ancient phoenicians, ancient minoans, celts,vikings,gauls,franks,normans,anglo saxons,moors,berbers,arabic,germanics,ancient egyptians (caucasoids history)>>>>greater than>>>> subsaharan african history like .........come to think of it i cant think of any ...maybe other than nubians,timbuktu,idk..........lmao
I love how he explains things. I love it. I visited the Amazon last year, and it was very nice to walk through and learn about the people who live there.
Mr. Caponee I mean, he does look native. Not all natives look quite the same. He might be mixed, he's a little on the light end. I feel like one of three things is going on; 1) Somehow the people filming managed to never get his name/proper introduction into the final cut. And completely forgot about who he is, simply saying he is "from a native American tribe" 2) He is a native, but is pretending to be a prince, and fooled the film crew. 3) The story is completely fabricated. I think the first two are most likely.
He speaks Portuguese, so he's not isolated. Most indigenous communities in Brazil aren't actually isolated from mainstream Brazilian society. Only a tiny portion are.
2:07 "he said they are having a problem with illegal logging by peruvian loggers "pelos madereiro peruano" its not that important to me its just weird that they left this part out, looks almost like intentional... i mean it cant not be
dataValis OFFICIAL it would be something they can't prove. I could speak Peruvian language but not actually be Peruvian. the larger issue here is that this direct translation is just overlooked. a lot of weird unethical editorial decisions in this piece
Brother Tuwe, from Huni Kuin tribe 💜💙💚 I was honored to sit with him for 6 Ayahuasca ceremonies, he also healed my body with Kambo medicine. I was banker for 11 years in London, was very unwell, quit my job and was ready to die. Tuwe was magic pathway to connect dark and light without judgement, clean my soul and put it back together. Haux 🌸
Che Ribeiro de Souza yeah go live in a non western society and then tell me how "sick" you think western society really is...you'll change your mind real quick
Not fond of the ignorant comments on here. He's speaking Portuguese, not Spanish. Incredibly different. Portuguese is not "the same as Spanish". It's got its own history, phonology and variations.
This was amazing. I wish everyone could experience a culture different from their own, and gain appreciation for humankind. I hope he accomplished what he wanted to 🙂
Probably the most accurate description of jet lag I've heard.
Ambient Relaxation
Lmao who knew the solution to the phenomenon of jet lag was to be found in the discipline of metaphysics.
Applied Metaphysics here we gooooooo!!!!
Ambient Relaxation Wait for few hours, I will be soulless for a while.
Me too. I fly a lot and I always say its like my body arrives and my mind takes a couple of days to catch up, for body and, yes, soul to synch. First time I've heard anyone else say this. Those who never fly, just laugh, but its true.
Crack me up. So true. Your soul arrives late 🤣
Indian American like all natives have wisdom informations inplied in their belief system like most ancient civilations.If our body is the vessel and our soul makes it more than just a body like Aristotle said than i personally find their belief system very advanced.
I love how he described his jet lag in the beginning, It was almost poetic.
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LagiNaLangAko23 😂
LagiNaLangAko23 hahah
the thing though is that there isn't that much jet lag tho
Kaptain Kush That's not what he meant..
"But for us in the rainforest, being rich is something else. We are rich in biodiversity, in culture, and in spirituality."
You can take him out of the rainforest, but you can't take the rainforest out of him. And I love his fashion, their designs are so cool
tbh the only part of what he said that made sense was the spirituality one
@@tigerishtie883 everything he said made sense :/
@@creeperproductionsbr573 your opinion
@@tigerishtie883 lol what how is it someone's opinion that they understood what you couldn't?
@@lamowkachow4597 thats not actually what happened... let me explain. How can biodiversity benefit someone ? how can culture benefit someone? exactly, it doesn't... However, spirituality does benefit someone. Spirituality gives someone the will to live, happiness, and peace. You can't say that biodiversity makes someone better then another one. Neither does culture. every culture is good on its own way. Perhaps what he said was translated wrong... but I do respect your opinion (and his) and I won't try to change how you think.
It's a shame the indigenous populations have been stripped of their language, culture and identity.
Dr Katz Not all indigenous people do that. There are many diverse tribes(at least there were in the U.S.)
HelloHamburger a lot did, there’s a reason that these indigenous people stayed in the stone age.
@Dr Katz 🤦🏿♀️ Is that ALL you know about Native American cultures? A lot of people tend to have racist, superior attitudes when it comes to indigenous people and their cultures. It comes accross as very ignorant.
@@thebigenchilada678 The people that are indigenous to these lands are still here in both North and South America. Their lands were colonized and their people driven to damn near genocide. Every group has made some contribution to humanity whether it be through language, science, cultures, etc. Some people are just trying to keep their traditions alive and continue living their way of life.
Adaptation or death. That's how the world is. It's sad but true.
For those wondering, his name is Nilson Tuwe Huni Kui. wasn't mentioned in the video
And "Nilson" is a Portuguese name, while the rest of the name is probably on his native language. Two languages there.
hi lunaei
0:54 well it does show, just not at the beginning.
@@vangraff3478 it's very brief and really small. Most people wouldn't even notice
HELLO THIS IS MCDONALDS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY OUR COSMOPOLITAN CHEESCAKE?
“My father is the equivalent of Obama” I’ll add that one to the list
Im something of an Obama myself
Well, he probably didnt know anything in our culture that fits more in that role.
They translated it poorly. He said “É como o obama da minha terra” Which means “it’s like the obama from our territory/land”. Basically saying his father is like a president in that area
😆 it would be an offense for him to say his father is like trump 😆 his father wouldnt have like that.
Armagedon026 this was six years ago doubt he’d know who trump was at that point
He's stoic and noble, there's something about him that commands respect
Nah
His father is the equivalent of Obama, what did you expect?
@Nytrekkor
he was joking
@Austin Garner It's called a joke, you moron. Why the fuck did you call him a simp? Do you even know a simp is, or are you using the word, because your edgy 12 year old brain thinks it's cool and hip and you like to use words without knowing the meaning of them? Fuck off, pleb.
@@ReptilianTeaDrinker self-righteous indignation in TH-cam comments always amuses me
This dude probably knows how to cure cancer with a leaf
They probably don't have cancer to begin with.
@Republic of the Sud’r They don't load themselves up with toxins from industrial food or prescription/nonprescription drugs like many of us do in more developed countries, especially USA. They don't have the same bad habits.
hans those may increase the chance of cancer, but cancer is the negative cell mutation of certain cells that turn them against the body. Those cells then pretend to be normal, siphoning nutrients from the body, while it grows larger. So, cancer has existed for as long as cells have existed. Check out the video from Kurzgesagt
hans shut up, they can still get cancer dumby
Mr Jitul cancer isnt a disease, its a natural ailment, u could be by ur self for all ur life and get cancer
His father must be a great leader. His son is very wise for as young as he is.
Justin Abramson I know right! He is very wise beyond his years.
I mean his dad is Obama so
@@grantpearson9195 His dad is equal to Obama. Silly billy.
That's what happens when you're not brought up in a public school system.
should expect a comment like this from a guy whose username is Knee Grow
"The soul takes longer to arrive"
Perfectly describes Jetlag
Perfectly describes the comment at the top of the feed written two years before you
Yeah... can you read the top comment below your comment box beforehand
Jeez calm down you two the TH-cam comment copy police. I didn't see the other one either.
@Joseph no license just a permit unless he wanna get shtabbed
@Joseph schtewpid innit
His father: *You know, I'm something of an Obama myself*
Kim jong One
When I was little, I was convinced Kim Jung Un was pronounced as 'Kim June Moon'. I believed that for years, my life was a lie...
I think this is The only one leader in the world that has a youtube channel that really comments about other channels
@Kim Jong-un: get off youtube and feed your people lol.
I don't speak Portuguese but he speaks so clearly it's easy to understand what he is saying with my Spanish and latin skills lol
Yea, i am brazilian and hes speaking very cleary, no slangs, speaking slowy and all
I was going to say....I understand him somehow hahaha
I speak and study Latin and I understood him. I didn’t realise how until I read this.
He speaks an "ok" portuguese, with a little misspelling but we can fully understand him. Portuguese is not his first language btw, so its fine.
His Portuguese is actually quite coloquial, which is how most people speak out of academic/work spaces. For example, he says "tô", which is short for "estou"(I am), commonly used informally, he also doesn't use some plurals, but so do we. If you'd not see him, you could not tell he wasn't a native Portuguese speaker, he sounds like any other Brazilian does when speaking informally.
“The soul arrives later” we know the feeling. He said it so succinctly.
But the thing is when you arrive home the soul reaches quickly, sometimes as if it had never even left ...
@@ashsqx3246 true. It's like FFS I'm back already
My soul still hasn’t arrived
@@liltone9614 ur dad too
I've never heard jet lag being described so accurately.
He has the character and heart of a leader and I know he will do his people proud
Phoebe Purtill agreed,, that’s a smart man with a good heart
Phoebe Purtill agreed :’)
Us Brazilians love America too and support it. Thanks
@Toori Baba Morons? Lol you expect us all to do extensive research of this? You haven't even gave a source.
@Toori Baba Where's your source? I did some research but literally nothing came up.
When he said, "We are rich in biodiversity, in culture and in spirituality." That hits me real hard. We, as a part of urbanization, completely forget about the value of community and culture.
Same here. I live in the us and here they only see race as a division and not the person underneath the skin. Pardon my English
That sounds like the bullshit my English teacher makes us write about.
in reality he's jealous
@@PoombaiNews Jealous of what, of the modern world being deluded while having no culture in the west?
No we didn't lol
It's weirdly satisfying seeing him apply the face paint. There's a lot of precision you wouldn't expect. Also people should probably support his campaign. Those trees have some really good medical properties and people are over logging them. Would be good to have people study them instead of just chopping them down.
@Cpt Dinosaur yeah key word is medicine. But hey you do you.
It reminded me of people who do makeup well--Like someone putting on eyeliner with accuracy.
Cpt Dinosaur I believe in reincarnation so I always get a chuckle when people speak like this.
Doesn't it take more precision when girls do their make up?
Cpt Dinosaur people like you are the real reason this world is at the brimm of collapsing. And the change will come in 50 years max, so you will probably be affected as well. Wait till water becomes 50$, I wonder will you be able to maintain your world view after that.
For a fire couple seconds I was like "wow, authentic Amazon rainforest language, so fascinating" and then I was like "nope, it's just Portuguese".
lol. I was thinking that too. but I was surprise to see that he speaks the same language that I speak
it sounds damn near the same to spanish
iRuiz FiftyFive literally they have like same words and same grammar as spanish just like, different pronunciation lol
Chingiz Zhylkybayev im sure he can also speak his native language
iRuiz FiftyFive Portuguese was born pretty much out of Spanish so ye
People probably think he’s a just another Williamsburg Hipster with a DSLR but he’s not.
Yes he is.
Yellow Jackboots I think he was being sarcastic
That's New York for ya, can pick up some eskimo or rainforest dude & none would look another time. Try that in my little town lol.
Coming here to steal our jobs LOL
He looks nothing like a hipster
This is honestly amazing. For a tribe to want to learn english and show others their culture! I'd support them in a minute. This man is wise beyond his years.
If anyone ever needed to address the U.N. General Assembly on the state of indigenous people. It is this guy...
He's a leader amongst his people with unique insight into both his native culture and the wider world.
He’s got the mind of a philosopher. Go him!
Thanl heaven at some point smart people changed philosophy bullshit for science and here we are almost taking people ro mars.
@@criticalhard You can't obtain wisdom without first obtaining knowledge. Philosophy comes from science, and I'm sure this dude know a hell of a lot about the rainforest.
@@domib.3924 No, science comes from philosophy, philosophy is literally thinking, to make a hypothesis you need to phylosophate, sorry for my english
@@criticalhard what philosophy do you know of that has anything to do with bringing people to mars? Do you even know what philosophy is?
@@lamowkachow4597 - The Philosophy of tearing and draining every last $ out
of the natural World, until you can FINALLY pay for the "Ticket off this planet".
Or, in a word, Capitalism!!
Hooray for Elon Musk!!
“We are rich in biodiversity, in culture and in spirituality”🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 YES!! That touched my soul.
We are rich by the resources around us. The treasure known as Earth. Full of life, greenery, clear blue sky, blue sea, etc.
Gucci Gang....
@Chris Jones it's only exclusionary to those who reject first world standards of living which have proven themselves to be the most safe and humane of all societies
@Chris Jones exclusionary how? Systemic racism or some other made up nonsense that has not a shred of proof to support it? It's inclusive of all who take personal responsibility, no one gets to just show up here and have prosperity handed to them
Would you feel the same if Brits, Poles, Ukrainians or Germans said the same? Or would it be "hurr durr fascism bad nationalism bad" from you then?
So cool to see how he is so calm and collected. Just observing everything without worry. To us it almost became an instinct be a certain way in public. You can tell he is fully himself
I know right! If I were him I’d have major anxiety close to freaking out. It’d all be too overwhelming sadly 😣
I am a maori from new Zealand i tell you now sir we support your cause. We pray for your people and for your home keep looking after your people keep protecting your home from outsiders
He has the attitude of a great leader.I wish him the best!
He's a poet and philosopher. He sees our society with such clarity only minds unburdened by our prejudices are capable of.
conscarcdr yes I agree.. I'm one of the more open minded conservatives I know.. it's almost sad how selfish, fat, and spoiled we have become. I mean in most first world countries or western countries.
Another way to say that is, he hasn't experienced cultural diveesity yet, , , and, he'll learn soon enough. Prejudices are built over time from experiences not fantasies. There is truth in prejudices.
Kkkkkkkkkkkk é tão fofo americanos vendo outras culturas pela primeira vez, não se tem isso em Manaus
Queef Micester -- "There's truth in prejudices "....until They're directed at you.
Hisbeautiful Truth . . . No, for the most part peope judge you for who you are and how you carry yourself. Image is one thing, character is another. ... For the most part prejudices are true
Never have I fallen in love so quickly. What a beautiful person he seems.
How beautiful is he, his features, beliefs and humble ways.
Hello there! I'm from the brazilian north region too, I was born in a state called Roraima. I think this guy is from Acre. Indegenous people here got serious problems with miners and farmers, who are occupying their areas, polluting rivers and disseminating illnesses to them. Prostitution and narcotraffic are serious issues at locals surround the tribes too. These people suffer everytime and aint got no support by the government. There is an institute called FUNASA that supposedly should take care about these issues but it doesnt have the same influence and power that used to have in the past. Even after all that long time of injustice that indegenous people has struggled in all american continent, currently it all remains the same, just in a different context. I hope the world dont close their eyes for these people.
Kkkkk mano oquê é acre?
Are the Brazilians living in cities and towns aware of the situation in the Amazon? What do they think? Could mass protest from non indigenous people help the cause?
Catch up with the world or the world will catch up with you...Sabe?
@indiaflor If you're suggesting that "money and greed" created a horrible world; Your perception of the world would be misguided, and your opinion of it has been provided to you...
I've lived in this world for 60 years now. Is it perfect? LOL...Not even close; but it's a HELL of a lot better than it EVER was. In the history of the world.
If you lived in the early part of the 20th century, circa pre 1955 you would think you are living in a utopia now. Don't you know your history?
Most of you people under 40 are spoiled. You haven't a clue what the world is.
@@elliotbroadhurst7142 Wrong on every account; The worlds populations are shrinking NOT INCREASING. Look at the birth rates in every class 1 country
You need to learn the ACTUAL numbers on resources...Did you know more trees are planted than harvested? Look it up
Those people you mentioned are monsters, charlatans and proxy fronts for the organizations you believe are Conservationist...You have a lot to learn, friend. Everything is the opposite that you believe.
He was like "Oh I'm going to New York? Let me get the good headdress."
Chill Hills well yeah, that’s his culture...
Chill Hills what’s wrong with him celebrating his culture. Us westerners have have hoodies, no one complains about that. But when some one where’s a headdress it’s weird?
@@brianisme6498 Who said I was saying anything negative. And I'm sure a lot of people would go "Oh I'm going to new york? Let me wear my good clothes."
@@nicksalvatore5717 I know that. I'm just saying that he knows that going to New York is a big deal and he wanted to dress nice.
Chill Hills oh sorry. I misinterpreted you’re comment. My apologies
"First You arrive Physically and You arrive very Tired. But only a while after, Your Soul gets here too."
I don't understand Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese is very difficult for me to even tell the words. But he speaks so calmly and he's very articulate, i can easily hear the words he's saying. I would never guess that the clearest Portuguese i've heard came from a native who lives in the rainforest, and not some modern fancy person in a suit.
True! I understand him so well
A Brazilian, I agree with you.
I'm also a Brazilian and I totally agree with you.
That makes sense as Portuguese is probably not his native language either so he speaks with simpler words. Same thing with my friend who learned Russian and traveled all over Russia, he said that the easiest place to speak was in Dagestan because Russian is not their first language either so they're on the same level.
I'm Brazilian and thats not really true.. On 1:16 he says "as pessoa" instead of "as pessoas" he is saying a word to describe many people but without the letter s in the end to make it plural. But yes he does speak very calmly and I a fluid way
my father is equal to obama what a legend wow love it
Ishaq Niz
it's true, the leader of a tribe
The translator didn’t translate the whole thing, he said “My father would be the equivalent of Obama where I live”
Obama ain't got nothing on his father.
You're reading it wrong. He only said he would be the equivalent.
lol
Where is the follow up on this? It doesn't mention his name, but I'd be incredibly interested to find out what happened with this guy/what he's doing now.
I'm not sure, but apparently the movie is finished: letterboxd.com/film/us-and-them/
Ahmed Alshammeri Just like your Prince
From his movie's website, his name seems to be Nilson Tuwe Huni Kui.
He's a stock broker for a firm
Esdras Manrique 😂
So funny that the one thing he stressed, said twice in a row, and used hand gestures was how cold it was there. That's what he will always remember about NYC. He might be an Amazon Native but he is quite educated, knows at least 2 languages and is looking to learn his 3rd (English). It's really nice how much he cares about his people and the forest.
The way he kept referring to doing things for "his people" brought a tear to my eye. It's something I think most of us westerners have lost. We don't really have "people" who we care about in the way he's describing: the subreddits we frequent don't count. There is so much meaning to be found in feeling like you're living life for someone more than just yourself or even your immediate family, and that is something I think a lot of us are disconnected from.
You and I are from the same heart. I could not have said it better.
@crowthrone You need both individuality AND community. Humanity thrives on both, not just "MUrciA inDivIduAL fREEDom'
@crowthrone Yikes, indoctrination of that American spirit really got to you, huh? I don't have time to argue right now but I'll respond to your comment later so put a pin in it
@crowthrone Not a liberal, but try again
@crowthrone I never argued against the progression of technology as a bad thing, as I am.a person who aspires to some of those beliefs as well. Your making some very weird bad faith arguments and hiding them as "individualism". What I'm saying is both are good. You wanna be an individual so bad, go live in the forest and start a new civilization, and let others use your heavy biases for your ideology keep them from helping you. Like I said, I'm tired atm and not gonna give you a full on constructive argument rn.
Years have now passed i wonder if he is ok or since going back he wanted to be back in the city whats the update if any?
It seems he’s finished his documentary and his studies at NYU! I found some news here: kartemquin.com/news/a-visitor-from-brazil
This guy is talking in brazilian portuguese, and the native town he lives had proably centuries long of contact with modern society, maybe they live from the tourism. So this native is propably more or less a modern person who works with a.health and care program in brazil or tourism
Paul Hauron I decided to research your comments to see what was true. This guy's village is 5 days from the nearesr town & they live primarily off fish & swidden. Only 5% speak another language. A far cry from what you were suggesting but yeah tourism might be the only option soon.
I wanted to reply and I accidentally 👎 for a min! Apologies!!
@@MegaHotdiggity - I just 👎 your comment as well. But then I changed it back to 👍. All good 👍?
If you're wondering what's his name: it's Nilson Tuwe Huni Kui. Weirdly they only credited him at 0:54 for the recordingd but not at the start.
Shut the fukk up, thats the 10th Time ive seen that comment, and his name is meaningless
@@GoogleGoogle-fd6do Pathetic.
Google Google
Having anger issues? Relax man. It is normal to state the name of the person who is interviewed.
Google Google Actual dickhead
@@GoogleGoogle-fd6do then so is yours
I love it when somebody is proud to be where he is from and is celebrated by the media for being so noble. It makes me nostalgic
@James F I bet you can't name the capital of Ireland without Google, mate.
Nostalgic for what?
@@Luca-nu2zg Far from collapse. US just has a lot of idiots.
@@tenletters5889 for pride to not be verboten. It seems as if it’s perfectly fine and indeed praise for everyone to be proud. Everyone that is but Caucasians.
@@markhenryramsey9132 yeah, I don't think nostalgia wasn't the right word to use there
His voice is so important. Thank you for sharing. I hope he is able to continue to share their culture and get help for the people and the rainforest. Our home’s lungs. We need them so much more than they need us. We need to realize it sooner than later.
Getting this in my recommended in 2020, anyone else?
PocketStation Man yes. ☺️
Same
Yep.
But why
And I already watched it years ago... so idk why lol
"My dream is learn English and teach about my people and learn about other people."
*Everyone liked that
YESSS, OBEY THE EMPIRE... FAPFAPFAP....
Us Brazilians do pretty well in America since we integrate pretty easily. Others... Not so much lol...
[Strong disliked that]
@@SpiritShinobi just say it's Argentines 😩🤣
@@itisusername That's*
dudes like a hero honestly. i hope he succeeds in all he strives for.
I hope his people are safe and have grown in number.
New Yorkers are like, is it fashion week?
Did buy and sell on those phones??
I doubt many of them Even noticed him. He’s very normal by NY standards
Ain’t nobody lookin twice
thediamondshard no he isnt
I would love to meet him God Bless his journey
regina fenner probs dead by now
stngys kkkk of course not! He is my friend and is in good shape taking place on political and culture developement of his tribe, hunikuin that live on Acre,amazon rain forest
Danielle Oliveira that's cool man
regina fenner there's no god! Also whos god will bless his journey, yours or his? Because these gods may not even acknowledge each other.
I hope you realize how insufferable you sound.
He's brilliant. We need him and his thinking here for sure. 💜
I can't even imagine how heart-crushing it must be for this intrepid brilliant leader to have got his amazing story to TH-cam... Only for the point to be completely missed.
He seems more Intelligent than an average American. Also whatever he said is absolutely true, richness is not money...
True! all Americans want to do nowadays is protest and leave their houses in the middle of quarantine.
@@cantthinkofaname3993 it's sadd.
It's not difficult to be more intelligent then the average american, that being said he is very intelligent and educated
@@cantthinkofaname3993 I'm pretty sure that if it was upto him, he amd his people would've successfully fought with the Pandamic
I am not American, i live relatively closer to amazonas, also i don't want to critic the intelligence or to be mean with the lots of good people living in the US, i just hope people with that spirit against vaccines or 5G technologies is just a minority, people in our poor countries and places like amazonas dream about being able to save beloved ones with just a tiny liquid, or to learn about the world and science as fast as new technologies allow, o don't want to believe that so much people as "an average" have minds like that or remotely similar ☹️
Also it's kind of annoying how y'all didn't include his name in the title or video
Does it matter? I don't think he has a facebook account
Vic Bello You're just flat out annoying.
Txai Tuwe
His name is Papa Capim.
This video is fake, man. He isn't a native guy by the way he speaks and seems. So there isn't the name because it wouldn't be true. You can lie without severouw consequences if you hide the evidences of your lie
Such a beautiful person, with a pure soul and mind
I need an update. What happened after? Was he able to make the movie to creat awareness? Did his tribe the help and protection they needed?
0:14 did the BBC just misspell the word "physically?"
Chlocean 😂 they are dump as hell
They're so sutpid
Talk about racism amirite
Ugh. That’s no annoying.
That's pretty embarrassing since they are a british broadcasting service
I love when he compares his World as a rich world, He seems very intelligent brother, Wish you all the luck coming back to teach your people new things.God bless.
My grandfather came from the Amazon Rainforest by Guyana. I can imagine this is how he felt when he arrived in England.
how and why did he leave the Amazon?
@@phuklyyve8941 he left on a ship in 1947, he was a stowaway. life there was hard and he was banished from his family as he was born out of wedlock, so sought out a better life
@@charlescantbreathe oh, im sure by having this harsh life he was a good man, love from Brasil Charlie S2
So are you of Indigenous Amazonian descent then.
how amazing and beautiful I hope he is well and learned what he needed to try to help his people.
I hope he gets to Interact with other indigenous tribes from US
actually they own casinos
Shaise Kindering look for the word ‘stereotype’ in the dictionary
Shaise Kindering stfu racist
@@sanjuanagasca7476 Some do and some don't.
@Shaise Kindering Well, yes, there are some that are drunks, winos, druggies but there are some who are not (like the rest of us). Actually, there are a lot of American Indians who don't live on reservations anymore. My paternal great-grandpa left his rez in the 1930s and he never looked back.
Being rich is something we often crave, but even though we gain monetary richness we often lack community and spiritual richness, thank you for sharing
Jacob Jenkins well stated!
Nothing saying you can't be both. Monetary richness is nice though because it enables you to not have to worry about many things you otherwise would have to worry about.
Of course it does, but some things cannot be achieved with money only.
Jacob Jenkins gain the world, lose your soul.
this is really wholesome
It must be amazing seeing our world through his eyes. What we take for granted must be the most surreal experience he could ever imagine.
The way he described about his Dad was amazing...
I doubt his father goes around drone striking hospitals lmao
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I am something of an Obama myself.
this guy dresses really stylish
Ultimates Milner yeah
Hope you never lose your culture or your beautiful rainforest.
Wonderful video! I hope this man and his people and his culture are thriving !
This dude is awesome!
We wuz kangz of Israel n shiet?
Tsavo Li We got da supereor melanen, dey jus infereor cave devels dat crave our preshus melanen
ElectroSalvo we wuz da planetz n starzes n moonz n shiet
ElectroSalvo tha dude is so insecure he has to have a picture of a black man with a hebrew symbol on his head just to showoff to ppl tht he thinks hes a hebrew lol. like if he actually believed he was a hebrew he wouldnt go around showing it off like tht .tht is how damn insecure they are and they suffer from an inferiority complex as well as a lack of cultural/historical lack of accomplishment. They all get these afro fantasy tattos of egyptian talismans and pyramids as well as native american tribal tats and samurai tats i see a million of them all tatted up while im at work and they literally want to show ppl they belong to this specific ancient group to show they belong but again if they truly felt that way they wouldnt have to show it off. And deep down they know they are living a lie tht is why they are trting to convinve u otherwise they know its all bs and they know their history is what lies below the subsaharan line and nothing north of tht.They know this deep down the difference is is tht they choose to beleive it as a theraputic desperate need to fullfill their emptiness for lack of racial accomplishment
Tsavo Li ancient egypt, ancient rome,ancient greece, ancient sumerians, ancient phoenicians, ancient minoans, celts,vikings,gauls,franks,normans,anglo saxons,moors,berbers,arabic,germanics,ancient egyptians (caucasoids history)>>>>greater than>>>> subsaharan african history like .........come to think of it i cant think of any ...maybe other than nubians,timbuktu,idk..........lmao
I love how he explains things. I love it.
I visited the Amazon last year, and it was very nice to walk through and learn about the people who live there.
God bless this guy for going out in the world and seeing how things are. He seems like a pretty cool guy.
aw he’s so adorable i hope he’s still doin well
Does anybody else notice that neither his own name, or even the name of his nation, is ever mentioned?
Doesn't that sound like a problem?
Didnt you see him pointing where he lives in the map?
Yoshev Haaretz yeah he doesn't even look native
italo Yeah, somewhere in Brazil. But what's his nation? His tribe?
Mr. Caponee
I mean, he does look native. Not all natives look quite the same. He might be mixed, he's a little on the light end.
I feel like one of three things is going on;
1) Somehow the people filming managed to never get his name/proper introduction into the final cut. And completely forgot about who he is, simply saying he is "from a native American tribe"
2) He is a native, but is pretending to be a prince, and fooled the film crew.
3) The story is completely fabricated.
I think the first two are most likely.
Yoshev Haaretz yeah it struck me too
It's amazing how unisolated many of these groups are. They know about the outside world, they just remain separate
lilahdog 568 That's the smartest thing everyone should have done
lilahdog 568 but he speaks Portuguese
phuck y'all Well....i think he speak his own tribe language, portuguese is for the white, Black and moreno braSilians in most of the time
B G gurl...i am brasilian (from the state of Amazonas, like in the middle of the forest) i know my language, this is not a natural accent kkkkkkk...
He speaks Portuguese, so he's not isolated. Most indigenous communities in Brazil aren't actually isolated from mainstream Brazilian society. Only a tiny portion are.
Its amazing how concentrated focus and aware this people are,they will give you the best advice, their wise indeed.
He’s looks so cool. It’s epic! The colors, the layers, the paint, the patterns. Beautiful.
2:07 "he said they are having a problem with illegal logging by peruvian loggers "pelos madereiro peruano"
its not that important to me its just weird that they left this part out, looks almost like intentional... i mean it cant not be
Maybe, but whoever wrote the translation also misspelt the word "physically" at 0:14 so it could just be another mistake
dataValis OFFICIAL it would be something they can't prove. I could speak Peruvian language but not actually be Peruvian. the larger issue here is that this direct translation is just overlooked. a lot of weird unethical editorial decisions in this piece
Art Vein “peruvian language” is mainly spanish, and considering he’s from the brazilian state Acre, he’s probably right
@@MrArtVein The language spoken by the general population in Peru is Spanish lol...
He os basicly acusing another country of logging in brazil's amazonian forest, só maybe they thought it was better not to cause shit
I love people calling him a poet and a philosopher. In portuguese he Just sound as a chill dude.
Brother Tuwe, from Huni Kuin tribe 💜💙💚 I was honored to sit with him for 6 Ayahuasca ceremonies, he also healed my body with Kambo medicine. I was banker for 11 years in London, was very unwell, quit my job and was ready to die. Tuwe was magic pathway to connect dark and light without judgement, clean my soul and put it back together. Haux 🌸
I love watching stuff like this. Thanks to the uploader 😌
love this guy, although i think his better off, in the rain forest and doesn't get contaminated by our sick society, much love to the Amazon
chief
our sick society is contaminating his rain forrest
He's fine af
anything to protect his people
Che Ribeiro de Souza yeah go live in a non western society and then tell me how "sick" you think western society really is...you'll change your mind real quick
This, ladies and gentlemen is the top comment from someone on the Internet. Always these thoughtless statements with no substance.
Shut up you fool, those profligates should get civilized.
That had to be so intense and so cool
Wait I wouldve given to have heard his story and learned from him even if a little. Wow just amazing what courage and spirit!
Absolutely incredible.
Bless this man, I hope he and his people are thriving and he was able to fufill his dream without being colonized.
Amazing.
What a nice young man, l wish you all the best!
Thanks for posting
Do not let our world corrupt you and your people, brother. ✊🏾💛
Not fond of the ignorant comments on here. He's speaking Portuguese, not Spanish. Incredibly different. Portuguese is not "the same as Spanish". It's got its own history, phonology and variations.
both are colonizer's languages so who cares..
@@edwardsalce6198 We colonisers stopped wars and brought great things.
He’s so wise...and very handsome!
All the best to him & his people.
*he cute tho*
An Awkward Sweet Potato umm.... no
Sabby Kiwano yes he is foh
Sabby Kiwano you seem a little bit jealous lol.
An Awkward Sweet Potato hell Yea he is sexy
Well,that's your preference
Love how he describes richness in the rainforest as being rich in culture, biodiversity and spirituality.
I like it when he said 'my people'.. it sound so heavy.. full of responsibility..
He is so much more open minded than I expected, he is awesome!
I am a Apache and Yaqui Native American and he looks like one of us.
This man has this energy, he's just vibin in life.
... so beautiful, thanks for the upload! ...
This video is amazing
God bless this young man and all indigenous people who are threatened by the greed of modern man.
He has an incredibly calming presence somehow.
Beautiful People
This was amazing. I wish everyone could experience a culture different from their own, and gain appreciation for humankind. I hope he accomplished what he wanted to 🙂