Acosia Red Elk, powwow yoga and Indigenous healing | Oregon Field Guide

Umatilla tribal member Acosia Red Elk spent years on the powwow circuit as a world champion jingle dancer. Now, she's combined its steps with yoga to create powwow yoga, and promote contemporary Indigenous healing through movement and dance.
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[@heatherkaye8653]

Oh the little ones learning got me! Super sweet story! Acosia, you are making your ancestors so proud! 💚🧡💛❤

[@BayoHunter]

Beautiful story and prayerful dance! Seriously, my old eyes are watering with tears. Thank you for sharing, as this is from Didus Richard and his Evie 🐕 Dog from Canada 🇨🇦.

[@1-Man]

I got to talk to you along the powwow trail once upon a time. I was so infatuated by your grace and beauty. Admired you and your husband both for your talent and contributions to the powwow world. I was just starting out....didn't have much and you both showed me kindness at a time I was struggling to "fit in my ownself". I admire you for your honesty and transparency when you still speak of your husband the way you do...did...and continue to. I see alot of men helping women along the way and often forgotten and discredited for their own walks and shortcomings. You still apparently to this day continue to carry your beauty, grace and I admire you from afar. Thank you for your kindness long ago.

[@Storm111_]

Hey Acosia, I first saw you in supamans music video. I’ve been a fan ever since. You are my favorite jungle dancer!

[@pamg6583]

I enjoyed watching this video. First time I saw this. Learning the meaning to the dance was interesting. Beautiful. Very powerful.. thank you

[@wesleybennett6186]

I loved this video. It is amazing and inspiring! Thank you so much for putting it up. I hope that her dance group and or Supaman will come to Portland and perform at the Schnitzer or on the waterfront it would be great for the city, a healing for all. A Portland powwow!

[@adamcfmacdonald]

Wonderful. Thank you.

[@orangescout1967]

This woman is such an amazing dancer. Love her smile and energy.

[@jeripulido2958]

What a wonderful video, brings joy and pride for all you’ve been doing. I feel the connection to the earth , the past generations and feeling great hope for future generations!

[@duanegregg6222]

You’re such a blessing ! I saw for the first time Supaman and you doing the song why. It is so cool, and thought wow, who is that beautiful woman? Keep it up y’all 😁👍🏼.

[@buradley1733]

Jingle dress has always been my favorite. God Bless you & your dreams. (Luwana Littlewing)

[@deitrestolbert4951]

Dance with such elegant 👍💚

[@eric11qaz]

Beautiful dancing

[@constantinamacheras7990]

You are beautiful in all ways. Thank you for blessing us with your story! Aho

[@sessary]

So many words are jostling around, trying to get out of my mouth.. First of all, beautiful regalia and incredible story that goes with it all ...winning 42 powwows in ONE year? Legendary super powwow powers! And you even won at the GON? Wow. Btw, thank you for the jingle dress origin story...had no idea. I'm moving to Long Beach Peninsula in SW Washington so am trying to learn about a land I'm not used to. The Southern Sierras, where I'm at now, are so different . I'm sure the People that've carried this land inside them for so long will have different traditions than the Yokuts & Chumash, too. I think it's the land itself that teaches People living close to the earth. And since the land, flora, and fauna of every area has its own "feel", its own medicine, the traditions the People learn in every area are going to vary a little, sometimes a lot. 7Gen is such a needed business -- and what a great concept! Keep spreading the word, cousin!

[@kris-tkris-t3271]

So proud of u girl! Beautiful dancing and regalia. Keep on winning!

[@tweedymarquez2581]

I respect you in the most honorable way possible I'm finding my way to the Pow Wow circle

[@user-to9sb3hw4y]

Nice presentation.

[@hypefine]

I saw a clip of her dancing on IG and I came to learn more about what I saw there. This is powerful stuff.

[@buradley1733]

You are a great STRONG dancer, the way your feet touch the ground. Yet so feminine at the same time. I grew up also as a "halfbreed", but after my first powwow in CA I fell in love with my culture, the human beings. ❤

[@kalimariemaat808]

Thank You for your story because I am soooooo drawn to the Native American culture being it’s a more oral tradition and it’s sooooo much miseducated spiritually it’s a feeling I get to pick me up before I hit deep very deep depression or what they call manic I was born in New Orleans soooo the New Orleans Black Indians have a space in my heart also my indigenous ancestors so I too meditate and pray knot to fall for any traps that my ancestors have love you my native sistar 😘

[@brittneynicoledustin8268]

My favorite dancer

[@RandiMitchell03]

❤❤❤

[@SicanguLakota4rmSouthDakota]

THANKS FOR INSPIRING ME TO KEEP PURSUING MY DREAM TO ONE DAY DANCE TO.

[@kolaiktomi]

Just found this video today and browsing comments. I'm from Oglala Lakota Oyata and hope you are still dancing. Tohki wanaphika ni, kola.

[@SicanguLakota4rmSouthDakota]

@@kolaiktomi not dancing yet o hope one day i am

[@kolaiktomi]

@@SicanguLakota4rmSouthDakota I hope you follow your dreams. You don't need full regalia, that's expensive. Intuition and innovation is what took us from shells to Mila Hanske metals for jingle dancing. You can use whatever you want or what is available for sound makers. That's not important - the steps and dances are. It should be fun, not stressful. Just dive in, cousin.

[@SicanguLakota4rmSouthDakota]

@@kolaiktomi wopila

[@dumoulin11]

I would really love to go to a powwow.

[@patriciabourne4434]

Hello Acosia , i thank you so much for your story it help me always wanted to dance ! I never had a chance i am mix cree and blackfoot and Jamaican ? I know about being mix ? So love to you and peace and blessings. Thank you for the love !

[@zlaynie]

Need more of this

[@That-Wanderer]

I can relate to her when she talks about not knowing where you belong because you're mixed. I am Cherokee, Apache, and French, sometimes I get put down because I'm mixed... But, I feel a strong connection to my Native American culture. I hardly feel anything for my French side of the genes.

[@kolaiktomi]

We're all relatives. Respect your blood no matter where they came from. Embrace all ancestors known or unknown and just be happy being you and that you can be you because of them.

[@sessary]

"...show up in our indigenousness.* Lol. Love it.

[@megggsd5696]

Awwww I love this ❤🙌🏽🌱

[@poofygoof]

Incredible footwork and sound of the regalia. I feel this in house music too, but I'm just a colonizer descendant, and may be reading too much into it.

[@Stormbrise]

Will you come to Siletz Acosia Red Elk?

[@Viaches.My3Dvideossometimeswit]

Your videos are very good. Anyone can see the Indigenous people in progress. I lived in an area where the Indigenous people like your tribe: Koriak, Aleut, and Itelmen tribes. The tribes have dancing and music similar to your tribe. But the big problem in these tribes: is alcoholism, no working places. It is time to survive. Good to see, you in development. Best wishes

[@deniseduren9957]

Soooo beautiful

[@scumbag5214]

✊✌️

[@lourdejimenes4805]

Olaa,podrías poner su títulos en español🙏

[@RSVD84]

Make some KZbin yoga.