Being Native American: the struggles and the benefits
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ธ.ค. 2012
- Filmed at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado (in a school which used to be a boarding school for Native children and was then turned into a college) I looked at the struggles that Natives experience in our modern day world. Our individualistic society has now forced the Native American community to make the shift from a collectivist culture to individualistic one, and it has created a stir within the native community. This video was made for a multi cultural psychology course with all the best intentions.
Im glad to be Native :)
You should be native Americans are one of the most BEAUTIFUL angels that walk the earth
What same
Your people and culture are beautiful❤️
❤🤣❤
My respects for Native Americans .
I'm full blood PIMA from AZ. Been thru the discrimination growing up, But I am proud of who I am and all NATIVE TRIBES.
native culture is beautiful and amazing
Bruce Lee reminded us of a statement by Confucius - "Under the sky, under the heavens, there is but one family."
Proud to be pure Lakota.
Proud to be full blooded half lol! Woot!!!
***** You should be, you are the most American in this country, I'm not Amercan, I'm European American.
I’m working with the Lakota temporarily now very beautiful and strong people ❤️
Standing ovation to the Native people going off to college. People calling them an "apple" are the ones that are jealous of the fact that they have the drive and mostly bravery to step outside of the negative thinking to go toward their goals to better their situation. I have seen this same behavior minus the race issue in my hometown area. People in my hometown area are not happy that you are advancing or even trying, they want you to "fail" or not try and be on their level. They become jealous and resentful of your accomplishments or the fact that you have enough self esteem to try. To me this is called collective empathy.
''Apple" is an amazing word to discribe people who "Act white" lol. Theres one for every race I guess. Coconuts for blacks and Bananas for Asians etc lol. I jst see them as funny...
I know this is an old comment but I had to say. An "Apple" is a full blooded Native who has no knowledge of their own Culture let alone speak their Language. red on the outside but white on the inside..
Nah Apple is a Racist slur against natives
I love native americans. I wish I could meet one, I have only seen one in my life time. You native americans rock!!
same here I would like to meet the indigenous person of America but they don't seem to be any online
Awww thanks
@Lee Francis yes they are there the founders of America
Adina Rosales not they lived in America
Lee Francis Yes, Natives live in reservations in America
2019 has been the year I've seen my people more active then ever
2020 is gonna be one hell of a ride
I think Native American women are so beautiful, in fact the most beautiful women in the world in my eyes.
Cheyennes were called the "beautiful people" Lewis and Clark first seen the Tribe. "Men were all over 6 foot tall and very handsome, the women who were also mostly 6 foot tall and are amazing." (at that time you needed to be at least 5'4" to join the military, so they were all looking up at the tribal members) Lewis and Clark said to have a "sense of standing in front of superior beings." This is a quote from one of the daily logs from the expedition, can't remember what day it was from. But that always stuck in my mind from when I first read it.
Are you Beautiful though Cheyenne Hooee?
EdstaProductions show some respect !
just asking
My grandparents? I'm from Ireland you idiot.
Great job Noelle, You are the bee's knees. Amazing message and beautifully edited vid.
Beautiful documentary. Still so relevant three years later! Kudos to the students with unfailing courage to speak their truth and continue in joy. It takes great strength to pursue health and happiness when one's people have suffered so, and are still living the effects of oppression and abuse. Prayers always...
+Elizabeth Johnson (Liz Rukeyser) Thank you, I really appreciate that!
Wonderful piece!
Well done on capturing some great points.
The struggle is within their focus.
I disagree with naysayers who suggest you are a sell-out or an "apple". By gaining an education and understanding more about the world, you are actually in a better position to help your individual tribes / nations(!). Life is hard enough without adding in drug / alcohol addictions. Kudos for taking the high road toward education. BTW, I'm a white guy. (;
Zippy DoDah You're not White, You're European American
I feel it's just more of a way to colonize natives....we as natives would not be aloud to fluently speak our languages in these institutions because it would make non natives once again uncomfortable!
Zippy DoDah it depends. If they get an education then completely leave their culture behind, they're a sellout. If they do what your saying and help out their people then I agree, that's not a sellout
The culture will survive as long as we bestow the knowledge to the young ones. I'm from the Lakota tribe and our culture is still strong. Because the knowledge is passed down.
Thanks für this very direct insight! As an European who wants to know a little about the native American people from today, you probably can't get much closer!
Marc Modrow I'm European American living in California and i feel for the struggles of Americans (The people on reservations) and that's why i want to go into Native American studies in college.
ThNk you for sharing. This stuff is important.
The culture is so connected to the elders it's just amazing....I can't imagine what it must be like to be 80 and all the young people respect and look up to you.
It's never too late to learn your language and your culture. I learned a lot by helping with traditional ceremonies, interpretations for our elderlies at stores and businesses.
I try to do what I can to make all my previous Ancestors proud of me :) They surround me with their energy and encourage and are counting on me to do my best, in my generation because at a point my assignment will be complete and I will join them to encourage the next generation :)
I'm a small part cherokee but since Elementary school in New England I've been fascinated with Native American Tribes. There way's of life, values, lore, religion, even clothing have always captured my attention. All Tribes deserve more recognition and care than they get right now. I've seen the Reservations in Arizona; they're barren and sparse. Natives don't deserve that kind of land. Kids going into School in the future need to learn way more about the native tribes that were in their States before them. If you agree with what I have to say, feel free to copy this or even just reference it. If you don't agree with what I have to say than save your energy and just ignore it.
I suppose your great great Grandmother was an indian princess.
stargate4698 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No. Well I don't know for sure. Maybe. It's possible.
Beautiful women and handsome men.. Beautiful people!
I LOVE my Indian people stay strong
Always proud to be navajo.
thanks for making this vid, interesting to know how actual modern native americans feel about integrating their culture with the dominant one
Not dominant -- invasive
I pray blessing over and what ever i can do to help
Be generous to everyone who needs compassion and help. It doesn’t have to be with money. Volunteer where needed in your community. Minister to others. Stop bullying, STOP bullying people. The way you treat others while you are alive is the way you will be treated when you die. No joke. Peace love and harmony.
Bless all native americans!!
Interesting, I enjoyed that and I think such nice young people
Great video, sometimes i feel bad for my Native people with all the stereotypes we have. But all that aside, we are beautiful, strong and very smart! I just visited the Paiute reservation in Northern Nevada and talked to some elders, i love my Native culture. Stay strong. By the way.. baby girl @5:17 is beautifuuul!
Thanks for video, like our ancestors. We ''men and women'' are the warriors and protectors of our culture, of our people today and so on. T'ol Teho't I'tol.
I am really fascinated with Native Americans (American Indians/Alaska Natives) especially the full-blood ones. I really find them attractive and good looking - the long black hair, the high cheekbones, the tawny complexion, the almond eyes.
Education is key. Keep up the learning. This world is changing and soon it won't matter who you are, the weakest will be casted aside.
Cast not "casted"..
We are rich in culture 🇲🇽
We must help these great people survive.
Beautiful People
Awesome!😀😀😀😀😀🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 I am half-filipino and my personality is reserved and silly and shy and I love art and filipino culture and my family and friends.
Dagotee and Yateh’
Just walk the Yellow Corn Pollen path.
My 120 yr old Grandfather said, “You know who you are. You don’t need a government or person to tell you. Knowing who and what you are allows no one to tell you who and what you are. You are a grinding stone. You make good things from the earth. Stones are different shapes different colors different places. What is common about all stones even though they are different? The Creator God made them. And he made everyone of them perfect how they were made. “
Our problem is we “The People” need to forgive, be good to each other. No amount of hate will bring the past back, only Love. Love the Creator who loves his children whether Dine’, Inde’ Cahuillia, Hamakahava, Vaneyume or the hundreds of people on Turtle Island. But we also need to realize the Creator made everybody and everything respecting Mother Earth begins with respect for your fellow man. So love your enemy and make him your friend. Bless the one who curses you that he will change. This is the Way and the Beauty Path. Hate ,has never done good for Indigenous people it just gets more of us killed. So Love each other, appreciate one another and their culture even the Walakahanna. This is the path.
I hope this is a good thing I give to all of you. This was started by the Paiute Wavoka. But his words both white and red were taken out of context and used to deceive us by the Coyote for us to kill one another. Learn from the past and find peace and balance Hozho. Hold your culture dear and teach others those things even people not from you clan or tribe. And no matter how thin your bloodline gets. You will live forever.
Many people of European ancestry feel similar. Those of Europe (except some Saami) don't even realize they had a culture before Roman Christianization ethnically cleansed them... It is the rich and powerful that herd everyone and they don't care what race, culture, or place you're from.
well I think that you should be proud from how you guys are my respects
Yes.. northern AZ
Well thanks
Good video!!!
Amen 🙏
They look like Altaic nations ....Their ancestors came to USA from that place....They look like me...I,m from Altai...And culture is very simillar...I love this culture...Respecting nature & Ancestors spirits...it's great...
As long as we do not think of ourselves as their numbers. As long as we do not resign ourselves to be completely as they would have us be. As long as we do not desire to possess all of what they have.
I'm a Spiritual Neh-eh-yoh from Saskatchewan Waiting 4 Spiritual Warfare, Watching evil spirits & Ready I Am 2 stand and fight for the people
The Great Spirit has prepared me 4 this Day.
I wish I could've been interviewed ;;D lol I'm full ute from utah ♥
I love native americans
This is cool seeing native students prospering in their academics. I wish them the best of luck on their endeavors. I hope these native students do not be part of the everyday problems I deal with on a daily basis. I arrest and book in drunk natives - it's a daily occurance. However, it's part of the job - and it's job security - lol. it's nice to see natives who are not drunk all the time.
I prefer indigenous but I love my folks
We can sustain the culture. :-}
It's been attacked for decades, but as long as
we resist the ways of the system. All are
labeled by numbers in today's society, social
security, birth certificate, link, welfare, etc. This is being sustained, primarily by submission. However, this submission is being caused by a promotion of power. That is what i have come to see in my studies, it is a psychological-ideology, yet, it works perfectly on we, the people. It is "Conditioning." ={
I think its sad & disgusting that someone is being made to feel like an outsider, just because they want to better themselves, regardless of race...education means, understanding, freedom, & power...& along with that, the knowledge/power to educate others! As the teacher said, respect is a two way street, there is much that both sides can learn from each other, & more so on a world scale, there is still much that we as people can learn from native peoples. Great video, asks some questions that really hit home, just a shame that these students were getting treated with contempt from their own people...btw, the girl at 3:15 is very cute, cheers.
You're welcome my friend :-) :-)
Lakota Sioux. We kicked the federal government's Ass. Basically the food is the best part. Then family and culture are the favorite parts of being Native.
Aside from everything else, a language is of the soul of a people. One can't go on and on about, say, the lessons one learned from one's grandparents, and then refuse to learn or speak the language of one's people.
It's almost like when Native women die their hair blond or lighten it--if you've got beautiful hair already (as Native women have), why imitate the appearance of another people (and it's tempting to say why imitate the looks of the oppressors of one's people.)
The dynamics between the European oppressors and their European victims are different than those between European-Americans and Native people, but this matter of Native Americans not knowing and or not speaking their people's language reminds me of the Irish: most Irish in Ireland speak English as their mother tongue, even though English was the language of their Anglo-Saxon oppressors.
To the guy who said f**k native know your history before u talk.
Original. Human. Being. Free
Northern Ute/ Uintah and Ouray.
i think young native american need to stand up by learning or find modeling creativity idea and using the network not just for personal use but for explore their rich culture around the world . if i did not came to Canada i would still have the Hollywood image in my mind ( which is wrong )
Everyone talks about "immersive education" , where the First Nation People are re-taught how to converse in their indigenous language and relate more to their ancestral culture, as proposed by the Lakota, Russel Means. Foe example, how does one behave in Indigenous culture? How are the genders respected? How can one relate to the Great Myster? This movement can unite all indigenous cultures.
Who are organizing them?🔥🙄
I want me some Native girls they are so pretty , Im mexican btw
Do i look like a native american girl?
Didn't the Apache Tribe live
in New Mexico in the past? lol.....i might be off on
that one, because i don't study as much, but I'd heard that
they used to occupy there, and other places as well.
My Grandmother left N Az. Moved to NM. To avoid the murders and War. And Texas/ Mexico Lipan
Do you have facebook? I would like to talk to you.
I have no knowledge of any bloodline family history at all nor will I ever have that. People that know there history are luck. I feel like I never fit in anywhere. I wish I knew what it feels like to belong in a family and community like the one girl was talking about in here.
Ah shoot! Do I spy Chief Joseph in a pair of earrings?
poud to be yaqui pima mayan mexica:)
Not many pure Natives anymore lots are mixed with European, African, Asian, Polynesian, Middle Eastern etc
It's hard though, because they make me feel
like a number. They make other people believe they
are numbers and feel like numbers as well. ={
How can we stop the destruction of culture and freedom? We willingly surrender our traditional to evil, and we put on the suit, etc. I don't know if i believe in freedom anymore, because
there's too many laws and restrictions. I just find it hard
to actually believe that God created me to be happy. I begin
to feel like a number created to feel sad. ;-{
Mother Earth is ALWAYS the real teacher and nurturer. As long as you KNOW that and FEEL that conscientiously you will humbly and gratefully learn great and wonderful things for yourself and all others.
They are just jealous of her..
I guess you could
say many cultures were destroyed, in
order for the dream of the transcontinental-rail road, as
well as a society based on a central bank and federal government
to take the helm.
It used to be culture, and freedom, which
roam the lands, now it is boundaries.
Many still try to sustain their old-ways though, it can
be hard doing this in today's society though.
"Iron Horse carry you west, this is where it lifts it tail."
Ancient American - Current America. :C
Interesting but as a human you should also leave the past behind and evolve into the future.
Imm native American
I am so proud to be native American.,an glad that this native woman, told these white people off ,an told them the true ..l am full blood.native. . I don't like the ones that say l am native. But .only half. An they say my grandmother was native.but they look totally different.
Ребята! Милые мои! Вы здесь?
здесь
gurl on 1;07and 2:08 iz juz beautiful...luv dem dimplez !! ;)
Natives should have there own Universities that directly educates them on how to recapture Spirituality Health Wealth and family.Sad it all was stolen by a common enemy amongst people of color period. that We must acknowledge we have here on the planet the white man.Natives are Beautiful.
They look a lot as Mexicans, Greets from Mexico City..
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Kickapoo blood
I am black/cherokee wado bearwolf
watching this just makes me more aware that we know nothing about the Native American...why don't we see more of them in our culture? The Black, Asian and Hispanic have stepped up here in America to be seen...where are the Native Americans? Do they wish to be part of the modern culture...I don't mean this negatively...just very curious because we don't have a modern updated version of the Indian that we can visually see and understand.
Dam that apache lady is fine!!
Ugh native girls😍👌🏾😩😩🔥
Lipan Apache, Mohawk, and Comanche Ancestry
Yea , I know Im Mexican
why do they always use that stereotypical crap of flute and cowbells??
cool
So sad that there isn't enough Native American culture left :(
Dont be so pessimistic u are your words
Ore culture if alive and living. You most like don't know you own culture.
the thing the white did to the native does not seem to leave a inprint on native female mind
I'm from Europe but I feel connected to NA people spiritually. I lost touch with my ancestors cause terror of Christianity. Tho some ancestral rituals were integrated into Christianity in my country, we know nothing about our ancestors. When Christianity came they literally erased our past, our ancestors. Even when you look in historical archives you can barely find anything about our ancestors or spiritual guides. With the coming of Christianity we distanced ourselves from nature and made ourselves believe that we are it's masters, which is wrong. We should live together with nature and not live of nature.
Disconnected with your ancestors? That's sad.
Imagine that you were born Native American and you know nothing about being one, nothing about your ancestors, nothing about your culture...
TheLocochico
thats not true, theirs plenty of information on our mythology and gods, the wheel of the year and what holidays were celebrated. open a book and read about your heritage then find communities in your area and learn how we celebrate our gods.
Lots of cultures are lots do to European Christian beliefs, it's kind of sad. 😔🌻
facts, learn them. Christianity isnt a European belief, just like every other ethnic group is was forced upon the white man.
They look much happier after they assimilate into the western culture(still pertaining to some of their traditional means).
half these people dont look more indian than "hispanics" Why is it that us mestizos or hispanics who look just as native american as these people cant call ourselves native? Our ancestors were native to the American continent.
I am Cherokee and proud stay strong my Indian people
Debra Linwood why are always people claiming to native always saying they are Cherokee?
Mexicans are half Indian.
Everybody knows that but, they are Mexicans that wasn't mix they are still mexians that are pure or in 90 percent to a 100 percentile native Aztecs or Inca or mayans only some are mix
you guys looks like south east Asians.. Cambodian and Thai the bigger eyes Asian.
Aren't native Americans Mexicans????
are u silly
lmao, stop basing your facts on lies and do some reading, it will help you a lot!
Yahweh God your actually the dumb fuck + Ignorant for making a stupid answer to his wrong question. He asked if Native Americans Mexicans. Assuming this is his correct question "Aren't Native Americans the people that look Mexican". The correct answer should be that Natives are the first and/or decedent of the first people in a specific land (country or region etc). Usually YES what we so call Mexican looking people are the original natives of America. Note: We should all be aware that Caucasian, Negro and Asian people are immigrants or immigrant descendant of America.
Dude i know that but you don't understand the statement i made. I said that the original natives of America look mexican.
I know what you are telling me. I know there are Mexicans that look different, but what the ordinary person usually think is that all if not all Mexican look like ORIGINAL natives (first) which originially look like what ignorants like that dude you wrongly responded to call "Mexican looking". An is not like that. Im aware there are mexicans of all real 3 races(black, white and asian) or a mix.
I want to date a native girl.
Smd cuz their a beautiful race.