bravo we need more movie made by the people that we dont forget and its time to returned to the roots of mother eart she is the heart of us all thanks for your beautiful people ✌❤
I'm Brandon. Thank you everyone for watching the documentary and for your kind words. It means a lot. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Edit: If you have any questions, feel free to post them on this thread.
Brandon the musical piece to go with this was on point. Thankyou for making this educational film about the Nimiipuu their story of the past and the present and the hope for a better future.
Hello, I was born on the Yakima valley reservation, I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and I am non-tribal. Both of my parents have Mexican blood but I have always felt a strong connection with the land and nature. This video is well done and I'd like to learn more?
This is so wonderful.I am from this area and there is very little information about the true history.I am an artist and basket maker,so this was very inspiring 💛☀️💛
Well made film. Imagine if we all wanted to go back to our roots and tap in to where we came from in different parts of the world the Bible says sufficient today are the cares there of we don’t have time to go live in the past we gotta live in the present life is but short, the flower blooms for the day, and then fades away the grass grows, and then Fades away, so do our lives. Forget the past let’s live for the present, and for the future.
Beautiful and inspiring film. McHone captures the true spirit of the Nimiipuu Nation. This thoughtful documentary film authentically explores Nez Perce art, culture and storytelling.
This is so inspiring! Love that documentary so much! I'm a filmmaker myself, just started out and I am very interested in native cultures and their traditions. It's my goal to make a documentary like this one myself one day. Thank you for this one!
Hi Brandon, thank you for the documentary. It was very informative. I watch everything I can about the different tribes. I heard how Chief Joseph and his people had their horses stolen and killed. This made me cry because i would have never wanted anyone to take my horses from me. I have seen one of my horses being held by 2 of my ancestors. Only have some Native American Indian through a great great grandmother from Canada and New york area. They NAI'S had a feather in their black long hair and were holding and brushing my horse. They had on buckskin. One of my kittys was on a rock watching. I was told, in the dream, that my horses,cats and dogs were being cared for. Every animal that I keep or is taken from me will be mine forever. If I give or sell an animal it will be no longer mine. The Creator of the Universe made us all, and we are to take care of the animals and all of the earth and all of the creations. We are humans and animals loved and are kin. The most precious times of my life were with my horse while walking through the woods and running him across the fields and above all, talking to my horse. I thank you for all the pictures and all the beadwork. The pieces are made with love and skill. I was thinking if I could buy bead work, and the lady came on saying she has sold some of her work. I am so happy that their are many Appaloosa horses being raised. They could tell us many stories about their ancestors just as we do. I have watched this video 2 times and will find it again. Hope you continue with your gift of telling and showing your beautiful people. I am very proud of you.
Brandon, this video is so well thought out and it demonstrates pride in your work with this presentation of the Nez Perce history and on to the present day. I love history and although I am from New England I have a special curiosity for all Native Americans across the country particularly the Nez Perce. I have raised Appaloosa horses most of my life and find it admirable the pride they took in their horses and even practiced selective breeding through gelding inferior stallions and spaying mares as well, which I find quite a feat due to the fact spaying is an invasive surgery. I absolute love the format, no narrator just people telling their stories in their colorful attire Be proud of your work Brandon, I will be looking forward to more!
Very nice.They told there stories so well. I especially loved the bead work of the lady at the end and how she likes to incorporate her own twist to more traditional patterns. I love that. 😊❤
Hi Brandon! I did enjoy your film Thanks for sharing! That’s a beautiful place & those horses are lovely creatures!! Growin up I hung out with my cousins too & we loved to be outside every day riding bikes swimming in the creek & “creating” stuff. Best of luck to you with your films! I think you’ll do well! ✌️
Beautiful documentary. This really helps me as I didn't grow up on the reservation or have anyone to guide me. Wasn't until I was 27 that my bio-father belongs to Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian. Wasn't until now that I'm 36 learning my roots I didn't know were there. Things like this really help! Love that I'm learning some of the Anishinaabe language. Now to watch more of your content!
What a wonderful video. It was always a dream to visit the US and especially meet with the native american people. I am very fortunate to ride with my own horse in a nature reserve, I then feel spiritually so connected. Greetings from South Africa👋
Parabéns Brandon!!! Gostei muito do vídeo e espero ansiosamente que nos apresente outro trabalho seu sobre os fascinantes Nimiipuu, só que dessa vez, de uma forma mais abrangente e com um conteúdo cultural e filosófico representativo maior. 👏👏💚🙏
Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘🙏 Grace and peace be unto you and to this place. Thank you. God bless you. Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your LORD and personal saviour??? I do. 😊
Brandon. You’re extremely talented. Shows how compassionate you are with your choices. You’re going to be asked to make a documentary of some sort. Good luck.
Thank you Jennifer! We hope you will also enjoy "Camas: Sacred Food of the Nez Perce" available on this channel on January 15th. It features Nez Perce tribal members Josiah Pinkham, Lee Bourgeau, Vivian Henry, Tiyana Casey, and Roger and Preston Amerman.
Bozhoo, Sabé Indigenekaz, Migizi Dodem, Boise Idaho, Indingeba. Hello, I'm Sabé (They, the Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Oma, represent Honesty in the 7 Sacred Teachings). My Dodem or Clan is the Eagle 🦅, and I live in Boise Idaho. I'm John Stephen Melland, my legal name, I'm from Williston North Dakota, and I'm Annishinaběk aka (Ojibway, Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa), and Cree Indian and French, from my mother's side. Norwegian from my dad's side. His family came from Melland Farm, Norway. My great grandparents immigrated to the United States in the 1800s. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Abe Interesting link. The spelling is different but there's no written language. Everything was passed down by Home Schooling and the sharing and retelling of important knowledge, information, wisdom, and the stories of many different things, passed down from generation to generation, until the flood of immigrants and Americans, diseases from all sorts of places and foreign people. Genocide and the inhuman treatment of the natives continues in some places to this very day. I have homeschooled my teenagers on the road when their mom was doing travel nursing. It's Fantastic and I Highly commend you for taking on the task and in my humble opinion, will have your kids smarter than learning what's in school. Especially in today's environmental conditions and political climate. With this internet, you can learn trillions and trillions of things, free of charge, and no dang application to a college to suck your bank account dry. Lol. Thank you for reading and sharing your journey. I'm out in East Boise, Blue Valley Trailer Hood. Lol. Have a fantastic day.
I had a blue roan Appy for 33 years. When he crossed he took part of my soul with him to Heaven. No human words to express my grief for my baby. After 20 years I cry just thinking about him or seeing an Appy. 😭😭💔💔💔😭
I heard that the French missionaries who first worked with Nez Pierce said Nez Pierce language was more expressive than French ... and those were French people saying that! What is the most creative use of language? I think narration, storytelling. Through the long winter nights the Nez Pierce told their beautiful stories. Now you are growing the tradition by melding language with the modern encompassing power of video. Well played.
Boozhoo, Sabé 👣 Indigenekaz, Migizi 🦅Dodem, Boise Indingeba. Chi Miigwich Nenepoo, Merci Beaucoup, Thank you, Muchos Graçias, Ah Ho, Dunka, Spaceba, Arigato, Comsomniida, Salam 💐🌹🏵💮🌸If there's a gorgeous place in the states, it has to be Northwest Montana and Northern Idaho. 💐👍😍👍👣🦅🐢💐
5:18 The gentleman Nakia Williamson to the far right in the group photo looks very much like Chief Joseph or Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt. . . . .and 7:44.
The road cuts show that there was considerable volcanic activity in the area. It looks like layers of hardened black lava as well as layers of ash. That makes for rich soil!
@@lolopassvisitorcenter Love to learn more about the Osage Indian tribe and other people, Osage Indian is part of me from my second great grandparents grandmother's side late 1800 early later parts for the 1960s
I've been aware of my Nez Perce/Nimiipuu heritage for a long time, and I really want to learn more about it but I'm worried I'm too pale, or not native enough. I don't want to disrespect anyone's culture, or invite myself into a space that's not for me, but at the same time I want to know more about that part of my family/heritage. I don't know anyone from that part of my family which sucks, I don't know if my grandfather had other children, or siblings, for all I know I could have family on the res and not know it, all i know for sure is that my grandmother is buried there. My father and I where never close and the few chances ive had to ask him things, he never had an answer unfortunately. But back to my point, would it be disrespectful for me to try and learn more, or to reach out in some way?
A way to answer your questions would be to contact the cultural resource council at the Nimiipuu tribe. Call the tribes direct number at 208-843-2253 and ask for cultural resources .
Same here. My family descendants of Chief Joseph. Sensitive about intrusiveness being half Irish and Niimiipuu. But Iam willing to listen. Willing to embrace my other tribal family. Next spring is a journey.
Yes, it is about sharing something that makes a culture. An art. A production, a team, tribe, or nation whatever thé word. And, if there, were only one culture, one nation... It would be less intéresting, less subjective. I liké subjectivité, also. I use m'y objectivité to create subjective products, that suit me or thé customers I wish I would find
There's no mention of Chief Joseph their war time chief. And the Nez Perce were responsible for the Appaloosa breed. It was bred for its speed and stamina.
I wish the eradication efforts never happened. What a loss. What a loss. Imagine, if all the tribes were left as they were and proper peace treaties were made .
Tribal peoples were eradicating each other for hundreds of years before the colonists showed up. European / Christian culture is actually responsible for preserving many native American tribes who would have been completely destroyed by more powerful tribes had the colonists not been here to help defend them.
bravo we need more movie made by the people that we dont forget and its time to returned to the roots of mother eart she is the heart of us all thanks for your beautiful people ✌❤
Great people with love to all ❤
Hope you can submit this film to film festivals
The great Chief Horse love it.❤
Congregation Brandon very good presentation.People must know more this amazing nation.You must be very proud to be one of this tribe.
I'm Brandon. Thank you everyone for watching the documentary and for your kind words. It means a lot. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Edit: If you have any questions, feel free to post them on this thread.
Brandon the musical piece to go with this was on point. Thankyou for making this educational film about the Nimiipuu their story of the past and the present and the hope for a better future.
Hello, I was born on the Yakima valley reservation, I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and I am non-tribal. Both of my parents have Mexican blood but I have always felt a strong connection with the land and nature. This video is well done and I'd like to learn more?
#KiowaProud film maker here! A-ho!
Beautiful!
This is so wonderful.I am from this area and there is very little information about the true history.I am an artist and basket maker,so this was very inspiring 💛☀️💛
Lovely, keep up this work. We all need to see and hear.
Great job Brandon!
Brandon Continue your work in documenting OUR history told by OUR people! I loved your video💯💜🥲
✊🏽 🪶
Wonderful video! Thank you!
Well made film. Imagine if we all wanted to go back to our roots and tap in to where we came from in different parts of the world the Bible says sufficient today are the cares there of we don’t have time to go live in the past we gotta live in the present life is but short, the flower blooms for the day, and then fades away the grass grows, and then Fades away, so do our lives. Forget the past let’s live for the present, and for the future.
0:11 gorgeous horse❤️🇬🇧💯 0:21
Congratulations to Brandon on a outstanding video!
Thank you Luke!
I grew up by the Nez perce rez in the 1970’s. This is wonderful
Thank you!
This was wonderful. Could watch this for hours and not get bored. Fascinated by Earth people (Nez Perce) and their lives.
Thank you!
Brandon the world needs a young man like you now more than ever. There's an epic story of your people waiting and crying to be told. An Epic Brandon!
Thanks for creating this beautiful documentary!!
Very nicely done video.
I got emotional listening to Stacia. Excellent work. This is beautifully made.
Thank you Sarah!
This is beautifully told. Thank you for sharing. ❤
I love this! Thank you for making and sharing! Love to you!
Beautiful and inspiring film. McHone captures the true spirit of the Nimiipuu Nation. This thoughtful documentary film authentically explores Nez Perce art, culture and storytelling.
This is so inspiring! Love that documentary so much! I'm a filmmaker myself, just started out and I am very interested in native cultures and their traditions. It's my goal to make a documentary like this one myself one day. Thank you for this one!
Hi Brandon, thank you for the documentary. It was very informative. I watch everything I can about the different tribes. I heard how Chief Joseph and his people had their horses stolen and killed. This made me cry because i would have never wanted anyone to take my horses from me. I have seen one of my horses being held by 2 of my ancestors. Only have some Native American Indian through a great great grandmother from Canada and New york area. They NAI'S had a feather in their black long hair and were holding and brushing my horse. They had on buckskin. One of my kittys was on a rock watching. I was told, in the dream, that my horses,cats and dogs were being cared for. Every animal that I keep or is taken from me will be mine forever. If I give or sell an animal it will be no longer mine. The Creator of the Universe made us all, and we are to take care of the animals and all of the earth and all of the creations. We are humans and animals loved and are kin. The most precious times of my life were with my horse while walking through the woods and running him across the fields and above all, talking to my horse. I thank you for all the pictures and all the beadwork. The pieces are made with love and skill. I was thinking if I could buy bead work, and the lady came on saying she has sold some of her work. I am so happy that their are many Appaloosa horses being raised. They could tell us many stories about their ancestors just as we do. I have watched this video 2 times and will find it again. Hope you continue with your gift of telling and showing your beautiful people. I am very proud of you.
Thank you for your comments!
I love your video. Thank you and all those that share from your beautiful culture. Well done Storyteller 👏.
Thank you!
Very well done. The Nez Perce are awesome people with so much history and heritage. Their story needs to be told.
Tansi Brandon . Love this video. From a Cree.
Brandon, this video is so well thought out and it demonstrates
pride in your work with this presentation of the Nez Perce history and on to the present day.
I love history and although I am from New England I have a special curiosity for all Native Americans across the country particularly the Nez Perce. I have raised Appaloosa horses most of my life and find it admirable the pride they took in their horses and even practiced selective breeding through gelding inferior stallions and spaying mares as well, which I find quite a feat due to the fact spaying is an invasive surgery.
I absolute love the format, no narrator just people telling their stories in their colorful attire
Be proud of your work Brandon, I will be looking forward to more!
What an excellent and informative documentary. Thank you for all of your efforts toward this project. Great job Brandon.
Very nice.They told there stories so well. I especially loved the bead work of the lady at the end and how she likes to incorporate her own twist to more traditional patterns. I love that. 😊❤
Amazing Indeed 🌈
Thank you Alissa!
A beautiful and amazing documentary 🥰
Great documentary....just the beginning....continue your creativity & passion to share with the world. Excellent❤
Thank you!
Thank you for this really amazing Film.
Thank you!
Thank you brothers and sisters to all the elders thank you
Thank you, Brandon, for the film. Imagine I learn your Niimiipuu language from home in Russia and the material like this is quite inspiring )
Thank you for your reply!
Outstanding, Brandon. Thank you for sharing a bit of your family heritage, cultural and history...so. very special.
I'm so glad you made this and shared it and it found it's way to me too. Thank you for sharing these stories with us.
Hi Brandon! I did enjoy your film Thanks for sharing! That’s a beautiful place & those horses are lovely creatures!! Growin up I hung out with my cousins too & we loved to be outside every day riding bikes swimming in the creek & “creating” stuff. Best of luck to you with your films! I think you’ll do well! ✌️
10:20 but my saxon/celt loves❤️🇬🇧💯 10:44
Everything presented lifted my spirit greatly. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Thank you Joshua!
6:15 my spirits finally gave me a slap❤️🇬🇧💯 7:01
Beautiful documentary. This really helps me as I didn't grow up on the reservation or have anyone to guide me. Wasn't until I was 27 that my bio-father belongs to Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian. Wasn't until now that I'm 36 learning my roots I didn't know were there. Things like this really help! Love that I'm learning some of the Anishinaabe language.
Now to watch more of your content!
Beautiful people, beautiful culture, beautiful place. Just beautiful really. Thank you for that
Thank you Martin for your kind comments
What a wonderful video. It was always a dream to visit the US and especially meet with the native american people. I am very fortunate to ride with my own horse in a nature reserve, I then feel spiritually so connected. Greetings from South Africa👋
Parabéns Brandon!!! Gostei muito do vídeo e espero ansiosamente que nos apresente outro trabalho seu sobre os fascinantes Nimiipuu, só que dessa vez, de uma forma mais abrangente e com um conteúdo cultural e filosófico representativo maior. 👏👏💚🙏
Beautiful documentary. Enjoyed watching, I have always been fascinated with the passion of the Nez Perce since learning about them when I was young.
Thank you so much for your comments!
Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘🙏 Grace and peace be unto you and to this place. Thank you. God bless you. Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your LORD and personal saviour??? I do. 😊
Great videos
Love the leopard Appaloosas
Native American men are so handsome
What a beautiful dapple grey!
The Nez Perce are a great people. We as non Nez Perce people can learn a great deal from them to heal our spirit.
Yes! Thank you for your comment!
Maybe
My grandmother said I had an ancestor who was Nez Perce, so it's fun to learn about my people :)
Much respect for your people. Great film.
Thank you for this precious documentary!
Beautifully done, great job
Thank you very much!
Brandon. You’re extremely talented. Shows how compassionate you are with your choices. You’re going to be asked to make a documentary of some sort. Good luck.
We will pass your comment on to Brandon.
Love your film, so beautiful and personal, really great to see and learn and appreciate your history and present, thank you for sharing and creating
Thank you
Beautiful documentary on the Nez Perce people and their beliefs
Thank you Jill.
Thank you so much for doing this! 💗 I live in Boise and I homeschool our 2 youngest kids: This is very special to share with them.
Thank you Jennifer! We hope you will also enjoy "Camas: Sacred Food of the Nez Perce" available on this channel on January 15th. It features Nez Perce tribal members Josiah Pinkham, Lee Bourgeau, Vivian Henry, Tiyana Casey, and Roger and Preston Amerman.
Bozhoo, Sabé Indigenekaz, Migizi Dodem, Boise Idaho, Indingeba. Hello, I'm Sabé (They, the Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Oma, represent Honesty in the 7 Sacred Teachings). My Dodem or Clan is the Eagle 🦅, and I live in Boise Idaho.
I'm John Stephen Melland, my legal name, I'm from Williston North Dakota, and I'm Annishinaběk aka (Ojibway, Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa), and Cree Indian and French, from my mother's side. Norwegian from my dad's side. His family came from Melland Farm, Norway. My great grandparents immigrated to the United States in the 1800s.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Abe
Interesting link. The spelling is different but there's no written language. Everything was passed down by Home Schooling and the sharing and retelling of important knowledge, information, wisdom, and the stories of many different things, passed down from generation to generation, until the flood of immigrants and Americans, diseases from all sorts of places and foreign people. Genocide and the inhuman treatment of the natives continues in some places to this very day. I have homeschooled my teenagers on the road when their mom was doing travel nursing. It's Fantastic and I Highly commend you for taking on the task and in my humble opinion, will have your kids smarter than learning what's in school. Especially in today's environmental conditions and political climate. With this internet, you can learn trillions and trillions of things, free of charge, and no dang application to a college to suck your bank account dry. Lol. Thank you for reading and sharing your journey. I'm out in East Boise, Blue Valley Trailer Hood. Lol. Have a fantastic day.
Beautiful. I live in Pacific NW, and felt emotional seeing the places. Appaloosa, bead work, beautiful people.
How wonderful keep up the excellent work
I had a blue roan Appy for 33 years. When he crossed he took part of my soul with him to Heaven. No human words to express my grief for my baby. After 20 years I cry just thinking about him or seeing an Appy. 😭😭💔💔💔😭
Love this!!!!! Loved the music at the end too. Wow. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you Mekia!
Good film, well done. Thank you!
That little girl squatting in the grass is so cute😄
Inspiring .
I heard that the French missionaries who first worked with Nez Pierce said Nez Pierce language was more expressive than French ... and those were French people saying that! What is the most creative use of language? I think narration, storytelling. Through the long winter nights the Nez Pierce told their beautiful stories. Now you are growing the tradition by melding language with the modern encompassing power of video. Well played.
Wonderful!
Thank you
Thanks For Shareing Very Interested in Chef Joseph People 's I'm Creek and Mix But Inside We're Brother..Eagles 🦅 Alabama
Boozhoo, Sabé 👣 Indigenekaz, Migizi 🦅Dodem, Boise Indingeba. Chi Miigwich Nenepoo, Merci Beaucoup, Thank you, Muchos Graçias, Ah Ho, Dunka, Spaceba, Arigato, Comsomniida, Salam 💐🌹🏵💮🌸If there's a gorgeous place in the states, it has to be Northwest Montana and Northern Idaho. 💐👍😍👍👣🦅🐢💐
5:18 The gentleman Nakia Williamson to the far right in the group photo looks very much like Chief Joseph or Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt. . . . .and 7:44.
Well done. Thank you!
Thank you!
7:44 i claim my mother's Williams❤️🇬🇧💯 8:02
Thank God your still here I’m native and Irish people ask me what part Indian are you I say the best part Thankful
The road cuts show that there was considerable volcanic activity in the area. It looks like layers of hardened black lava as well as layers of ash. That makes for rich soil!
Most excellent.
Muy hermoso, muchas gracias! 💙✌🤗
Beautiful
Thank you!
thank you.
Great video . Would love to learn more
Contact Nakia Williams Cultural Resource Council at the Nez Perce Tribe to learn more!
@@lolopassvisitorcenter Love to learn more about the Osage Indian tribe and other people, Osage Indian is part of me from my second great grandparents grandmother's side late 1800 early later parts for the 1960s
This is amazing 🥰
Thank you!
J’ai moi même l’amour des chevaux appaloosa j’en ai deux
Respect à vous tous 🙏
We as Native and First Nations people need our lands back.
J’adore Ptg ❤️👍
I've been aware of my Nez Perce/Nimiipuu heritage for a long time, and I really want to learn more about it but I'm worried I'm too pale, or not native enough. I don't want to disrespect anyone's culture, or invite myself into a space that's not for me, but at the same time I want to know more about that part of my family/heritage. I don't know anyone from that part of my family which sucks, I don't know if my grandfather had other children, or siblings, for all I know I could have family on the res and not know it, all i know for sure is that my grandmother is buried there. My father and I where never close and the few chances ive had to ask him things, he never had an answer unfortunately. But back to my point, would it be disrespectful for me to try and learn more, or to reach out in some way?
A way to answer your questions would be to contact the cultural resource council at the Nimiipuu tribe. Call the tribes direct number at 208-843-2253 and ask for cultural resources .
Same here. My family descendants of Chief Joseph. Sensitive about intrusiveness being half Irish and Niimiipuu. But Iam willing to listen. Willing to embrace my other tribal family. Next spring is a journey.
HERMOSO DOCUMENTAL!!!
Yes, it is about sharing something that makes a culture. An art. A production, a team, tribe, or nation whatever thé word. And, if there, were only one culture, one nation... It would be less intéresting, less subjective. I liké subjectivité, also. I use m'y objectivité to create subjective products, that suit me or thé customers I wish I would find
Brandon did a wonderful job.
How do you buy this stuff?
Appleonasea!!!.
8:20 and i tell everybody im a storyteller wats happening❤️🇬🇧💯 9:02
There's no mention of Chief Joseph their war time chief. And the Nez Perce were responsible for the Appaloosa breed. It was bred for its speed and stamina.
where can I find the beadwork pieces? I love her work.
Motion
🎉🎉🎉
thats my grandfather richard halfmoon and nancy. i am nimipiu
We were honored to share your families collection of photos in the film.
9:40 i want 2 live with my crows❤️🇬🇧💯 10:07
I wish the eradication efforts never happened. What a loss. What a loss. Imagine, if all the tribes were left as they were and proper peace treaties were made .
Tribal peoples were eradicating each other for hundreds of years before the colonists showed up. European / Christian culture is actually responsible for preserving many native American tribes who would have been completely destroyed by more powerful tribes had the colonists not been here to help defend them.
The Appaloosa is known as a Leopard Appaloosa.
Glad you enjoyed the Appaloosa's!
Are you a descendant of the great Chief Joseph?
I sometimes wonder how things would have been if the Native tribes in Europe werent forced into Christianity.
John 3:16 Jesus Saves