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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What kind of hide are you using thanks for the video

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

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

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

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

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

nice to see you using the pinch grip which was almost universal in my deep dive research (exceptions are the Athabaskans in the north and their migrated descendants in the south, the Apache.....most all the other 500 tribes were apparently pinch grip (PS also Rocky Mtns the Modoc, Yurok and Ishi had another peculiar release grip.)

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Interesting how "race" has nothing to do with citizenship for the most part, apparently. Yet, if an authentic Indigenous American was not listed on a "base roll," then their descendants would be/are disenfranchised....their own heirs.

damn 100yrds in flight im impressed

Am always looking and listening to the flutes. What you are playing here is just right. I want to find more like this one. The way it sounds is perfect to me. Wado 😊`👂🪈`🎵`🎧`💚`

45 pounds is not bad at all it’s plenty of weight to take just about anything in the area

Really nice video. Thanks

❤lovely video😊

In the past few years bamboo or bambpoly as I now see, are "materials" becoming known in the USA. As a expat-engineer decades ago I witnessed many bamboo industrial uses in tropical countries. Now I see it coming to use here as our climate warms. The thousands-of-types of bamboos have a need to be further researched here in the US. Of real interest is that bamboo sequesters CO2 much better than say trees. It also sequesters heavy metals and provides soil erosion mitigation. Native-US Arundinarieae (temperate woody bamboos) grow well in the mid zones here. There's an out of print book that is helpful on this: Hardy Bamboos by Whittaker. Our best to ll as bamboos look to be helpful grasses. Gotta chuckle that is such a great grass.

Iam native American. But iam not signed up with a tribe. And so many other natives think iam only interested for a check. And I can care less about the check I just want to learn about my native American heritage and be apart of my native American brother and sisters . Iam passionate about being and showing who iam . It's important to me

Talon, do you have any bows like this for sale?

Wonderful demonstration! Enjoyed this very much! Ben

I KNOW YOU ARE NOT A REAL INDIAN! INDIANS DID NOT LOOK LIKE YOU! AND YOU DONT HAVE ANY HISTORY