When I was a girl I used to collect sweet grass in montana. Not only is it delicious to chew on but it is really sturdy and useful...
@native4063Ай бұрын
You were never taught properly you don't pull the root ,old women have long sharp thumb nails that are used to cut it at the ground level,all Indians know this,it wants to live and continue like you do
@damageincorporatedmetal43v73Ай бұрын
Why haven't I received my Canadian Papers & why is my brother of darker skin not recognized as a Micmac ???
@kavikv.d.hexenholtz34742 ай бұрын
Great video! Love how she mixes English in with the Micmac.
@joegrande48482 ай бұрын
The amazing elders should be the teachers of the kids the Mi'kmaq culture. This way, these kids learn correctly so these kids once theyre elders can pass this Mi'kmaq peoples culture onwards 😊❤
@joegrande48482 ай бұрын
I want to learn more about the Mi'kmaq people. I have Mi'kmaq lineage on my moms side.
@LEMR93 ай бұрын
Wonderful work! Welalin
@joegrande48484 ай бұрын
Whats this unique instrument used for 🤔 music im guessing
@beadingbusily6 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this.
@Eric-mz9en Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. Glad I stayed till the end.
@Eric-mz9en Жыл бұрын
Mother creators lungs.
@carlafrancis3185 Жыл бұрын
Love to hear the language spoken. The father of our kids Duma McDonald, his mum Rachel Dedham Sock of New Brunswick spoke fluent mikmak. He taught me a lot. Miss the language 🪶🦅🪶🐢✊🏽🤙🏽
@MsVictoria4ever Жыл бұрын
Ji'kmaqn is known as Jamaican who sailed there many moons ago and procreated with the Mi'kmaq. The black underground slaves from America were not the first to settle in Nova Scotia. My ex Mother inlaw is from Nova Scotia and she knows her history.
@damageincorporatedmetal43v73 Жыл бұрын
My Mom & Aunt Ruth are getting up there in age, I have to make sure the meat is tender enough for them to chew. No grizzle for them to choke on etc...🤔
@damageincorporatedmetal43v73 Жыл бұрын
I know how to cook certain thing's, @ 3 yrs Old My Grandmother would sit me on the kitchen Table...🤔
@damageincorporatedmetal43v73 Жыл бұрын
That's why I only know a few Native word's in the Micmac Dialect. 🤔
@joegrande48482 ай бұрын
See if your mom and aunt can help you learn the Mi'kmaq language, brother. 😊❤
@damageincorporatedmetal43v73 Жыл бұрын
My Grand Mother Irene was shamed from speaking her Native tongue...🤔
@damageincorporatedmetal43v73 Жыл бұрын
They say Micmac women when Dances her feet never leave the ground. That's not how my Aunt Marylyn dances she's an Army Girl !!! 🤨
@damageincorporatedmetal43v73 Жыл бұрын
This was not only a musical instrument, be warned it can be used in both ways. It can be used to Invite prey or to scare certain others away...
@dennisthurman2070 Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@erikthor07 Жыл бұрын
wela'lioq
@Sagatiaej2 жыл бұрын
It’s even acceptable for people to make or have their own versions of the kojuwa because long time ago families were doing the kojuwa in secret and privately because ceremonies were illegal. Because of this, families were coming up with their own versions of the songs and dance, but they are all very similar in a lot of ways. All kind of related to each other.
@privatename82282 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! A great teacher and storyteller. I wonder if these girls continued to dance. They did a great job. Thank you for translating this wonderful video!
@stewsock2 жыл бұрын
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@damageincorporatedmetal43v732 жыл бұрын
It was used way back in the day to keep Critters in check. It was a multi-purpose instrument...
@damageincorporatedmetal43v732 жыл бұрын
Mam, I'm trying to behave. I once again tried to make a Donation to Camp Sunshine. And once again they froze my card !!! Why is Camp Sunshine on a Black List ???
@deitrestolbert49512 жыл бұрын
Their dance is like a spiritual dance in church...😁
@kesslerwatson40852 жыл бұрын
Thank you. So educational. I will start growing real sweetgrass and spreading seeds all over my area of WNC and in Cherokee. Thank you both. God bless you abundantly.
@kymbriel3 жыл бұрын
I love listening to the sound of this beautiful language! It helps to hear it and be able to read subtitles. I hope many more fluent speakers will do this. I have one recording of an elder speaking fluently but I need help translating it.
@Saguanay3 жыл бұрын
Are there any drums left from the older times?
@catharmony22203 жыл бұрын
Positifs days
@brentferguson4423 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this fine video. A question has arisen about how to harvest. Some say the only way is to offer tobacco to the plant's spirit and cut it above the ground. Is there a reason to pull out the entire plant? Does the purple hue help identify it? Does pulling it help aerate the soil and promote further plant growth? Which plants do you harvest, the tallest? Do you pull one in 5 or seven to promote growth of those that remain? I really would appreciate your sharing that knowledge with me! I have asked my own elders how our people did this traditionally, but I am extremely curious how this compares and contrasts with the practices of the Mi'kmaq.
@WatersDancing2 жыл бұрын
If pull out the ground you kill it. Cutting it means the plant will regrow back.
@lynetteruta48663 жыл бұрын
wow
@theatropawood3 жыл бұрын
Well it's no wonder the grass is "disappearing", those idiots are pulling it out by the freaking root! You're supposed to cut it above the root so it doesn't die, and leave some tobacco for Mother Earth and Creator before you leave 🤦🏽♀️ This is honestly real sketchy...like I get it if your particular tribe doesn't smudge with sweetgrass, but Mi'kmaq often live REAL CLOSE to us Ojibwe, and y'all have at least heard of our old traditions--😑🤨
@Kattatonik7_yt3 жыл бұрын
Troof
@brentferguson4423 жыл бұрын
As I age, I learn that sometimes what I thought was the right or only way to do things is not the only way. Thus, I choose to learn from elders and open my mind instead of arguing with them. When I think they are wrong is when I have closed my mind to their knowledge. Insulting someone says more about the person disparaging another rather than the object of their criticism.
@theatropawood3 жыл бұрын
@@brentferguson442 I don't know where you think you were going with that comment Brent, as if you know anything about where my knowledge on the subject comes from🤡. All of the teachings I have are from my elders, community, ancestors, and scientists. In the case of a sacred medicine that is rapidly becoming endangered due to lack of proper harvesting knowledge and non-Native commercialization, I will happily call out and insult people who are furthering said endangerment, not to mention possibly teaching others this harmful practice. There is only one proper way to harvest sweetgrass without killing it, and that is by trimming at the base and leaving the root to grow. This is relatively common knowledge for Anishinaabeg. In the case of someone pulling the grass in order to move the crop somewhere else, fine. But that is clearly not what these people were doing. I will absolutely close my mind to destructive environmental practices, just as any other self-respecting Native would. This isn't a subjective matter like how to make good frybread, or what jingle dress origin story is "correct". This is pure science, and broadcasting bad examples like this can teach others to harvest incorrectly, furthering the damage.
@theatropawood3 жыл бұрын
@@brentferguson442 Also, there are some elders who ARE wrong, and deserve to be disagreed with. My mind is not closed because I argue with an elder's destructive actions. Harmful/ignorant people exist in all age groups, and no elder has immediate entitlement to respect/wisdom just for being older. Elders have to earn respect, as we all do.
@brentferguson4423 жыл бұрын
@@theatropawood my reply comes from a deep understanding of the earth and her bounty. Since my attempt to civilly correct your apparent disdain of our communal elders practices is apparent, and your insults as well - I shall attempt to be blunt with you. WE ALL INSULT OTHERS OUT OF OUR OWN FOIBLES. If you cannot find a kind way to help them toward what you deem to be a better practice then it is you who are at fault. That you deem insulting others an acceptable practice does not engender a desire for further communication with you.
@seanwilliams21013 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍 very informative
@Kattatonik7_yt3 жыл бұрын
Man, when the floating arms and face were schooling me on the lack of abundance of a plant I myself collect... I was like 😐 But when they started talking for natives, I wondered abt that story. I am Choctaw.
@sdcanada20093 жыл бұрын
Morgan Toney's rendition of Ko'jua brought me to you. THank you for the story.
@sdcanada20093 жыл бұрын
Just heard Morgan Toney's rendition and it brought me to your explanation. Thank you for telling the story.
@doubleo00783 жыл бұрын
I too have trouble finding it. My nose says it is right in front of me the smell of it sooo remind me of grandma's home! Now I know it is the Shiniest of all grass should be easy to find. Thank you!
@24bidy4 жыл бұрын
vanilla grass or sweet grass is the same grass en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierochloe_odorata
@brentferguson4423 жыл бұрын
The wiki is incomplete. Vanilla grass is of European origin and differs from the strains available in the Americas and that of the Arctic Circle. My memory might be failing a bit - but I believe American version is diploid while the others are mono and triploid. They look similar, but the veins in the leaves as well as the hue of the root differ. I will try to find the old reference on taxonomy to substantiate this poor recollection if you so desire.
@24bidy3 жыл бұрын
@@brentferguson442 yes please it will be nice
@culi7068 Жыл бұрын
the common name "vanilla grass" is also sometimes applied to the native species. But throughout this video "sweetgrass" refers to the species you pasted above whereas "vanilla grass" refers to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthoxanthum_odoratum
@samanthaceci63154 жыл бұрын
Wela'liek Johnsonaq
@fizzmcdermott9024 жыл бұрын
Wela'lioq
@samyza20054 жыл бұрын
what kinda Indian is she ? I cree Indian
@nativestyle264 жыл бұрын
narcisse Cardinal Mi’kmaq
@lightupdarkness4 жыл бұрын
I thought sweet grass was the same as wild sage until now lol