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This singer, dancer, and artist uses TikTok to share different aspects of her Indigenous culture.
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[@chochonero341]

Love that Blue Eye/Brown Eye poem.

[@twoplustwo07]

Exactly like the Blue eye brown eye experiment that Jane Elliot did after MLK was assassinated. Both are very powerful ways to express and teach the differences between us and the way we see and treat each other.

[@dez-m]

@@twoplustwo07 YES!!!! I REMEMBER THAT VIDEO!!!

[@fueledbypaintwater]

Ironically I am native american but I have blue and green eyes

[@skyhope5105]

I like black eyes. But after this poem my grey eyes feel like trash D: I was roasted to the bottom of the ocean

[@mintheleaf9130]

@@skyhope5105 c'mon now, don't lower yourself like that. Grey eyes are also beautiful. It's reminds me of the silver lining on a fluffy cloud or the beautiful and mysterious morning mist. Or even the rain clouds that pour over the land, nourishing the ground below and allowing for nature to grow. Don't feel sad about your eyes, I'm sure plentiful people find it beautiful as well

[@leorasky773]

When she said "her eyes represent the soil or earth" as an African I loved that

[@Serenity113]

I really like that poem. I’m Mexican American and have brown eyes. Growing up I always wanted blue or green eyes cuz I thought brown was so boring and dull but having heard that poem I realized how ridiculous I was about my brown eyes.

[@jazazzz]

Same, as someone who’s Arab with darker features. Makes me happy to see others feeling it too 🤎✨

[@dwhite8997]

@@Serenity113 your eyes are brown because of the melanin in your body. The melanin allows you to see a broader spectrum of the rainbow 🌈 (shades that they will never see). This is why they're eyesight doesn't function well in the sunlight (i.e. the invention of sunglasses 😎). Your eyes are amazing the deeper the brown... the better! Have a grateful day!

[@da1stamericus]

@@Serenity113 I always wanted full brown eyes. My eyes had a light blue ring around them until my mid teenage years. This ring would make people constantly ask people if my dark skinned family, was really my family. I look like my mom and dad, just with multicolored eyes. I am thankful, my eyes have gotten mostly one colored. I am proud of my heritage.

[@nobetawedielikemysanity]

@@da1stamericus hold up you had brown eyes with a blue ring around it......THAT'S AMAZING

[@omegasage777]

Really cool to learn about different cultures! I wish that Native cultures were talked about more in school

[@sallysmith7664]

In Canada every history class spends a couple weeks talking about native culture and history. We also learned native art in art classes. I guess the US has a lot more history to cover and the indigenous history was cut or shortened.

[@lmarsh5407]

@@sallysmith7664 And now they've changed grade 11 english to be about native literature. At least in ontario

[@gregorykafanelis5093]

@@sallysmith7664 US is barely a 300 old nation. They have no excuse for not covering in length Native History. Especially as to how stigmatized it is. If you have time to teach 44 presidents, you have time to teach about the people that were brought to extinction so that USA can exist today

[@omegasage777]

@@gregorykafanelis5093 I agree completely

[@gregorykafanelis5093]

@@omegasage777 Thats nice to hear

[@thetowerstillstands]

Never lower your voice. To be quiet is your doom.

[@leahraenavasie2460]

THANK YOU!! PEEPS SOMETIMES THINK I'M TAKING TOO LOUD. "NO!! I'M JUST TALKING!!"

[@mbreeze2203]

When you speak softly everyone shut up to listen though. A voice can hurt people so having a normal tone is okay, being loud isn't because it hurts peoples ears or annoys others.

[@Daisy-zr3qm]

Too loud and it’s ghetto and not appreciated lol there’s a difference

[@autumnstory7856]

@@Daisy-zr3qm what are you talking about?

[@wetsocks8378]

also her singing is SO BEAUTIFUL LIKE WOWOWOW

[@BloodRose123100]

Love that she doesn't put the blue eyed girl down in bringing up the brown eyed one. Instead we appreciate our differences and unique contributions

[@softsix]

She does though xD

[@Jac-jy2ru]

@@softsix how?

[@unhappyoption5910]

@Jac 098123 She says that blue eyes hold storms and rage, whilst brown eyes represent rich soil and nature. Not entirely crappy, but the whole „earthquake“ thing is also portrayed rather positivly. So yeah, blue eyes get taken down a bit.

[@Alison0305]

@@unhappyoption5910 I took this (rage) to mean the strength of a woman’s emotions, not necessarily a bad thing. Like the term “a storm is raging” to refer to a strong rain storm pelting down

[@softsix]

Also in the end, claiming one is superior is just... not very 2020. Kinda lame. It is possible to be proud of your heritage without putting others down who aren't like you. "Her eyes are blue, but YOUR eyes reign, queen." We are all queens ♡ its simple.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Never hurts becoming more knowledgeable. & Whatever tools makes that easy all the better.

[@jakspica]

I disagree. Sometimes knowledge is painful, usually when it goes against your long held and deep rooted beliefs. sometimes it has to be painful to wake people up or help them realize the pain that others had to go through. Personally I would venture to say that if knowledge isn't painful then it isn't doing enough work. EDIT: I do agree that people working to make knowledge more accessible are doing good work though, and I certainly appreciate the presentation of previously restricted information.

[@randaya5854]

My eyes are now widen by this new culture.

[@sheenarayson2179]

@@jakspica I dont understand your disagreement. Knowledge can yes sometimes be painful, but even in the pain knowledge is still powerful. I dont understand what you mean.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

@@jakspica Deep Rooted Beliefs. Sounds like a lot of your reasoning is rooted in Religion.

[@danimorgan5378]

As a Navajo a few of these are different in our culture but this is kind of accurate

[@noooname]

As an indigenous Māori woman of Aotearoa (New Zealand). This makes me so joyful and hopeful for the resurgence of Native cultures throughout the world! I ashamedly don’t know much at all about Native American culture or my own for a fact but I’m eager and willing to learn. Arohanui (much love) my indigenous brothers and sisters xx

[@iiamm_jae]

I’m mixed with Puerto Rican and I don’t know anything about my culture either but I’m excited to learn more about myself and about you guys culture. Your traditions, food, music, the clothes it seems really interesting and indigenous culture is something I have yet to learn about💕👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿

[@aneshiadixon8762]

Wiliyan cousin❤❤❤

[@noahfranks2892]

Kia ora pehea to ra

[@yvonne2965]

Beautiful people..💗💞💖Much Love to our Native American brothers & sisters🌞🌎🌼🌳🌿

[@tamivujovic6227]

YESSSS!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@autobotdiva9268]

Yes the choctaw black indians shud do a tic toc

[@TheeQueenVee22]

& much love to our AA brothers & sisters ❤

[@bridgetnash2886]

The last residential school shut down in the 90s?? I am literally appalled....wow the more you know 😒 should have been way way sooner than that. I'm horrified they existed at all

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

In the US, a Native was prosecuted for practicing his religion in 1993. It didn't hold up, but I don't think that was of much comfort.

[@lillith979]

Ik... less than 25 years ago and also after that they still took children out to be adopted and indigenous women are still being killed or going missing to this day

[@tiffanyhaberacker]

Once again, another despicable truth that, as a child, I was led to believe happened such a long time ago that it was "No longer of consequence". We were raised to be ignorant under our rocks of privileged security, while those who knew the truth continued to suffer. 😔

[@ZombiBunni_]

Honestly... in a better world it never should happened, but that’s just idealism to think too hard about. It disturbs me deeply that something so abhorrent lasted so long

[@rubytuesday7653]

USA Riverside Indian School in Oklahoma

[@louaguilar9000]

Well, I wasn't expecting to be smile crying before work to "Savage Daughter", but here we are. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ea7109]

Same💛

[@cosmicstardust8419]

Saaame! ❤️

[@MSMETALBABY]

Right! SO beautiful.

[@reggaespiritdance]

Me too

[@nicholasjones7312]

A beautiful girl with a beautiful heritage. Sending love from Celtic Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@giselle_kvm]

@Ethelred Christensen By the definition, then the Americas are all caucasian and christianized but that's far from the truth. Also, "white" people all have different cultures and customs, so please stop with the ignorance

[@cheesegirl8624]

@Ethelred Christensen the worst damage to wales was done by the english.

[@TheDemsk]

@@giselle_kvm So true. The true racists are those who see all light-skinned people the same. Disgusting. All they have to do is look at photographs from the legal immigration process on Ellis Island long ago. Every person with light skin is dressed in very unique attire--cultural and even sacred/ritual costumes from their home countries. They had completely different looks to their faces, different styles, etc. America is not a horrible racist place. It is a place where people from all over the world came together and mixed and mingled their cultures. To refer to them as "white people" is appalling. They have rich and deeply rooted cultures and traditions, as well.

[@roses2122]

Same from England

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

@@giselle_kvm Caucasians come from the Caucasus Mountains region.

[@14dhat16]

Girrrrrrl. Omg. I'm speechless. When you spoke about the sacredness of your hair I really connected to that. As a Sikh, our hair means everything to us too. We don't let just anyone touch our hair too. Our hair connects us with the Creator/Universe and our ancestors. Respect to you 🙌🙌❤❤♥️♥️❤❤.

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

*I LOVE IT WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE SPEAK THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES* It makes me so happy to hear beautiful languages spoken. Remember, America doesnt have a National Language, English is not Americas language. We dont have one because every language was meant to be spoken here!

[@kay.9819]

💕 i love this comment thanks........

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

@@kay.9819 my pleasure! 🙂 we should always embrace every culture and their languages. Never let anyone make you feel shamed of it. You are perfect as you are!

[@bridgetnash2886]

👏👏Say it louder for people in the back!!

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

@@bridgetnash2886 I know right. I don't understand why some people hate when they hear others speak in their native languages. Its insane. They want everyone to be the same. No diversity.

[@sunnyside_up_up619]

That's one thing I love America! I love our melting pot of languages and culture. Something about hearing different languages and seeing different cultures is so beautiful.

[@emeraldspark101]

That poem at the start was beautiful. You've inspired me.

[@Native-Kitty]

When she talked about her hair, my mother and sisters taught me some of the same lessons and we’re not even Indigenous. It just goes to show that we are more similar than different.

[@andohlea]

What is there to "thumbs down" in this video? Raw truth, history and beauty...I don't get what power people gain from a flimsy thumbs down...it's laughable.

[@crazypug2151]

Ikr

[@raerae886]

Bet u half be accidental and half hateful i have accidental dislike a few videos n always like it when i notice i did lol never have disliked a video just to b hateful i dont even like vidoes unles i mistakely disliked it

[@crazypug2151]

@@raerae886 True, but I'm talking about the people who disliked it because they're just rude

[@mokkacappuccino2338]

I disliked not becouse of anything she said But becouse she was using that music on tiktok Here is my reason

[@autumnstory7856]

@@mokkacappuccino2338 when you dislike a video you are disliking the content of the video. Her videos are meant to teach about Native American culture. Therefore it can be see that you do not like her.

[@MSMETALBABY]

WOW. The "I am my mothers savage daughter" song stunned me. It is so beautiful and so is her voice. 💖

[@noir2226]

Just to be clear. It's not her song, it's actually by another singer who does pagan music. I about died when I saw her do this though, it touched me.

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

I am my mother's barbarian daughter.

[@samkemakhoba7981]

we also cut our hair when a loved one passes. Im Zulu. (South African)

[@amstevens23]

If you look back in historical photos you will see a lot of people with short hair because they were in mourning. Geronimo for example his wife and child were savagely murdered, he remarried and his new wife had died in the same manner, his sister and best friend/ brother in law also died. He had a heavy heart. 💔

[@leorasky773]

A south African

[@awareyah6146]

Read GENESIS 49:19 and listen to this verse I dropped called EARS TO HEAR and look for this comment by ONEKBABY

[@ladygreytea2462]

Manchurian practice the same ritual when a family member passes away.

[@pnithyashree5263]

The sons of the family clean shave their head when the lose their parents.After their mother's funeral , oldest son gets their hair shaved and after father's funeral the youngest son gets their head shaved.We also shave hairs of baby's when they turn one or get their ears pierced. This is a practice that has been followed by tamil people for centuries.

[@CANADA585]

i've been following her for a while. she's pretty cool.

[@thejolee1]

What is her name? I did not notice them reference her

[@CANADA585]

@@thejolee1 Tia Wood. she also has a sister named Fawn Wood, who's music you can find here on youtube.

[@SabzeeS]

I’m crying and yet so happy to know this girl and her world exist ❤️

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

*THIS VIDEO MAKES ME PROUD TO BE MEXICAN* You are beautiful, your language makes you unique, your cultural traditions and food were made to be shared with the world. Never let anyone feel ashamed for speaking your language or being proud of your culture. Their judgement says more about them than you!

[@432hzcentral9]

I'm proud to be Nigerian, Salvadorian, and Ghanian 😃

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

@@432hzcentral9 thats is amazing! More to love! Never hide who you are and share that with the world. It makes you unique. We weren't put on this earth to all be the same. We were put here to be different and unique. Its why we all have different languages to communicate with our people and use another language with others

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

@@om3564 that's awesome! You got the of all! I love that! I'm sadly not mix but you have more cultures to love and defend. More power to you

[@kintama3885]

How are you not mixed ?? Most Mexicans are mixed with indigenous and white unless... you’re either just white or pure indigenous

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

@@kintama3885 well both my grandparents are from Mexico and are 100% Mexican.

[@SweetTsMusic]

As an Afro-Latina/Black-American woman, I was raised with the same approach to hair. Our hair has spiritual connections, and to not let just anyone touch or style our hair, FOR THE VERY SAME REASONS!!! So cool to learn our cultures have that commonality!!

[@sydneymoreno784]

I’m also Afro Latina and I was thinking the same things. Our roots and connections are strong

[@karleek1202]

thats so cool , as a white person i was never taught anything special about my hair. kind of a shame :/ i never thought my hair was anything special

[@sofitocyn100]

So why do so many of you wear wigs or chemically straighten your hair?

[@SweetTsMusic]

@@sofitocyn100 The wigs and straightening hair have everything to do with colonization. White beauty standards are the default, and assimilation was not a choice, and was done for survival. Please read up on Black history and cultural history. The information is out there.

[@wet_jojo1015]

@@SweetTsMusic thank you for educating that ignorant soul

[@commonsens3]

The poem is so powerful

[@7lowufoz]

as an indigenous person myself, this makes me happy to see someone preserving and showing our culture to the world

[@msjesslynn]

Good job lady! We should use social media to educate others and ourself. Thank you for sharing.

[@tiagoguerreiro9567]

You are the true Americans!!! Thank God you are making your culture alive. Bless you🙏

[@sweetboo1022]

Your comment is a slap in her face. Why do you think your god or religious beliefs have anything to do with her? Your ancestors and their religious beliefs are why she has so few left. So sick of xtians praising their skydaddy for other people's achievements.

[@louaguilar9000]

@@sweetboo1022 you don't know their faith practice; they could be Muslim, Hindu, Santerian, etc. All of which are faiths practiced by Americans that were attempted to be stomped out by invading foreign powers in their countries of origin. So, stop your wokescolding. No one cares about your failed attempt at trying to seem triggered for upvotes. 🙄😬🤣👎

[@bayleaf7588]

@@louaguilar9000 😂👌🏼

[@ART-gr9zn]

I am a Muslim girl, and as I say a Muslim, this expresses my love and respect for you, and I do not hate any religion, and I do not carry in my heart a hatred for anyone because we are. In the end, we are human beings, we are equal, and no person is better than a human being. We are all equal, so I hope that every human being will bear love before hate, and it is more beautiful that we respect, love and respect difference. There is nothing more beautiful than love and respect for others, even though they are different from you as a human being. I just say positive words. Very simple person and I am an Arab. I wish all Arab and Western countries peace, love and respect for the other. Note that my words have nothing to do with the video❤️🙏🕊☪️✝️✡️🌸🌸

[@soniiabaybee]

I think we should be hating zionists and satanists/illuminati worshippers.

[@rubytuesday7653]

Sweet Women

[@pattygould8240]

@@soniiabaybee hating anyone only harms yourself.

[@snapmyneck8818]

This part of Tik ToK would be the only reason I ever join the app at all. Very educational!

[@NadinaStryhn]

This is so beautiful. Reminds me of my grandmother braiding my hair and tell me to never forget where I come from and remember the old norse gods. Or my grandfather following the line of my arch under my foot, telling me that I have the same feet my ancestor fought on a 1000 years ago. A lot of native American culture is similar to old norse culture, and I am just beginning to learn about your beautiful customs.

[@PinkPanthress]

Beautiful, strong, intelligent... and so much more!!

[@mahirop5743]

Okay but why does half her videos bring peace to me. I'm Muslim and from east Africa living in Washington and I just find this really beautiful 💚💙💜

[@mbreeze2203]

You probably miss us over here. We be waiting for you to come back but don't worry our traditions and culture is still held in high regards so sleep peacefully.

[@4everaJfreak]

I have hazel eyes and I always thought brown eyes are beautiful, but my friends don’t think it’s beautiful. Now I’m going to share this poem with them! I think it’s good to think of it simply like that. There is power and beauty in all eye colors!!!!

[@hugice5144]

I am an Island-Viking where my Ancestors met her Ancestors and They found Great Respect for one another, and their Special Beliefs & Ways.. I herald from the Only Viking Country where You Are Born as the Daughter/Son of Your Father or Mother but what I Absolutely Love seeing here is the Devotion to this Stunning Young Indian Woman and Preserving her Precious History, it’s Incredible to See Such Strength of Conviction in Someone so Young..!! A Treat to See, A Treasure to know- Thank you

[@crazypug2151]

So, your'e Icelandic

[@crazypug2151]

*you're

[@hugice5144]

@@crazypug2151 Yup - that’s right - I come from Smoking Harbour, the child of Doomsday - the Vikings had Great Respect for the Indians, their beliefs - both had Gods who were apart of the Earth & Sky - both had Rituals where understandings made clearer..!

[@crazypug2151]

@@hugice5144 Cool, I once met an Icelandic, he was my friend. He tried to teach me Icelandic words, but I sucked lol

[@JM-bv2mo]

Finally, social media used for something good and educational. Ty!

[@min_nad]

Since I was little I've wanted blue or green eyes. Even though I live in an Hispanic country and most of use are mixed, the standard of beautiful is being white, blonde, tall and with blue eyes so I always hated being small with dark eyes and hair. My mom started taking me in her trips all over my country and I saw people being high in the Andes in middle of the cold with brown eyes, tribes in the rainforest with brown eyes, and I realised that all the characteristics in my body are part of my culture and heritage. Eventually I came to love my brown eyes and almost black and long hair, and now I can say I'm proud of it :)

[@huskytail]

I can understand loving your hair and eyes. But what's to be proud of? It's something that you can't control. It's genetics. There's no place for hate or pride.

[@min_nad]

@@huskytail why shouldn't I be proud of my heritage?

[@min_nad]

@@huskytail why shouldn't I be proud of my heritage?

[@huskytail]

@@min_nad how is your eye color, something you can't control at all on top of that, your heritage you should be proud of? What is there to be proud of exactly? That you are born? Better be proud of something you achieve.

[@MermaidMoney]

I moved to Ecuador and I love living here in the Andes mountains and I feel more at home here than anywhere. I am a Cherokee Irish North American woman. I have red hair and I always wanted black hair LOL.. I have pale skin and I always wanted brown skin. We always want the thing we don't have, physically speaking. It's human nature to want what you don't have LOL. I'm glad you found a beauty in your people because I sure see it. I love myself and the way God made me.. but I am most proud of what I have been able to achieve with my mind and my heart and that I've been able to follow my soul journey and to become the Heyoka Lightning Shaman that I was always meant to be..

[@edisonpleasants7475]

Girl I love this, thank you for educating the world. It’s sad that we don’t know much about Native American culture.

[@legitttful]

Right im just learning my native American roots

[@da1stamericus]

The blue eyes part, remind me of what my husband told our daughter. How her eyes are more beautiful than his blue eyes, because they have soo much strength and passion, and show the strengtht of the earth. Seeing the hair part, I will not be cutting my daughters hair again. Unless very necessary.

[@giuliab8484]

That’s cool that you won’t be cutting your daughter’s hair, but please make sure that she’s ok with it

[@punchindun]

I have long straight black hair. My mom never allowed me to cut my hair short. It always waist length. Mom never told me the reason even after i asked her a hundred times. One day i have my hair cut little bit shorter.. and mom so sad and upset. Since then.. i never had shorter hair.. although i don't like having long hair cos it's troublesome.. it's better this way than seeing her sad and disappointed..

[@reverie8223]

@@punchindun My parents were the same way (especially my mom) but they got over it once I got it cut short! I would’ve probably liked my long hair if it wasn’t for them 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@verybarebones]

But let her cut it if she wants to

[@KateeAngel]

Well, I had brown eyes growing up in a place where almost everyone has blue/grey eyes, and I never even thought stigmatisation of brown eyes could be a thing. Is that something which happens in America?

[@lavieenrose_marie]

That poem was so beautiful. Shows how unique we all are.

[@mrwalle4u]

What a beautiful culture 🙏🏼

[@powerpuff4ever]

Native/indigenous Tik tok has not only taught me so much but its also been really personally uplifting in an adjacent sort of way. This specific video exposed me to a collection of poetry that currently means so much to me

[@geegee_509]

Im so glad the younger generation is upholding traditions and maintaining their heritage.

[@elenamovileanu5388]

She is so beautiful and her voice simply divine

[@troymcdaniel4038]

Thank you for the beautiful lesson you informed us of... Bless you all my beautiful sisters and brothers.

[@victorial4302]

to the people in the comment section saying “don’t bring down other eye colours”... consider the meaning of the poem. the girl’s mother is reciting it to her BECAUSE her brown eyes have been brought down. i can think of very few instances when “beautiful” eye colours such as blue, green, grey, etc have been seen as “ugly” or “common”. however, brown eyes are the most common eye colour and while they are everything the mother is describing in the poem and more, they aren’t given nearly as much recognition as the “beautiful” ones. as a mixed chinese i’ve always been jealous of my mom’s blue-green eyes... it’s taken me awhile to accept my brown ones. no one is bringing down other eye colours, we’re simply giving beautiful brown eyes the spotlight and recognition they deserve.

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

@Phoebe McBride Because she said blue eyes represent the rage and anger of the oceans.

[@madhubalarahul5212]

We also cut our hair when our loved one died.. and I m indian 🇮🇳

[@мувн-ш4ы]

no we dont. please dont lie. im also indian and we dont.

[@mistybloom3]

Love that young people are proud of their heritage and carry it proudly.

[@jessejauregui]

She’s gorgeous! Simply fabulous 🏳️‍🌈

[@lazarusdarkstar3015]

Truly magnificent people, their culture is beautiful

[@yuridragonoff2830]

Now am crying that was amazing. Am 40% native from my mother's side. my family thought me some but was to young to understand what they were trying to teach me.

[@PinkPanthress]

40%?

[@droptimistic]

40%? what

[@user-eh7qb1gv2v]

Beautiful, just beautiful!!!!

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

*I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT NEW CULTURES* Its so interesting to see the many lifestyles people live and their traditions that may be similar or different than ours. We are humans, we werent born to all be the same!

[@danimorgan5378]

Navajo culture is a little bit the same as this woman’s but still different. We aren’t allowed to were feathers in our heads because only the Holy People were it. We don’t technically have gods but it’s translated that way to make it easier for people to understand. There’s more but I think is a good small difference

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

@@danimorgan5378 oh wow that's so cool to even learn. So if there is no God what do you believe in, spirit coming back like reincarnation?

[@danimorgan5378]

@@JoaquinLomeliJr No, we don’t call them gods because technically we are all family. However we have a clan system to tell us who we are related to. So I may not be biologically related to someone but I can be related to them clan wise

[@JoaquinLomeliJr]

@@danimorgan5378 oh okay that makes sense.well thats interesting

[@sydneywhitfield7497]

Makes my indigenous heart happy

[@sarahdecontie8732]

Beautiful!! Meegwetch (thank you) Sarah - Algonquin First Nation 💞

[@wjbt3]

Boozhoo niijii 👋🏻

[@sarahdecontie8732]

@@wjbt3 Kwey! (Hello)

[@rebeccamd7903]

I needed this so bad. Always had esteem issues looking like my cousins and classmates and knowing I didn't belong. It's refreshing to the soul

[@amy_pieterse]

This is freaking amazing. To the people that are making these tik toks Keep up the amazing work you are doing and all the best to you and your peoples.

[@haylaparker-fields]

Yay! A Famous Channel that FINALLY Shows Native Americans!

[@Rocaboo2]

I loved all of this! but I did think that it's never good to compare women to other women. Nobody eyes reign queen. They are both equal and beautiful. We need to try to feel good about ourselves, without putting anyone else beneath us

[@dlilwon]

Then you did not listen to the poem or you are misinterpreting what it means

[@HaloHighlightz]

That poem was amazing Edit : The whole video was amazing

[@athenabonte60]

This is when you live within the spirit beautiful. Eloquent and elegant and earthy sensual rich in culture love the upload

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Her voice gives me goosebumps

[@TheLicktysplitz]

This is beautiful. where I live we have a rich and vast beautiful native cultures.

[@trentedan]

I’m beyond grateful that youse didn’t silence her videos and write over them like y’all usually do. Thanks for actually uplifting her voice, she’s doing powerful work and needs to be heard. Chi-miigwech ✌🏼💙

[@maninedoow5895]

Blue eyes, brown eyes, gray eyes, green, it doesn’t matter. Everyone is beautiful.

[@baileysmith2646]

As a girl with brown eyes in a family full of blue eyes I was really touched by what she said it was very beautiful ❤️

[@agustinad1447]

I like how the mother emphasized the beauty and power of the daughter's brown eyes but at the same time uplifted the worth of even the blue eyed girl😍😍😍

[@bronwengrace7183]

She literally said her eyes rule queen. I know it had a good message behind it but she didn't need to bring down any other persons eye colour 😂

[@l.jacobs3699]

All eyes are beautiful in their own unique way like the people who have them. I hope for love and peace to everyone!

[@LadyGamerLoon]

Indigenous culture is fascinating. I always felt a strong connection to it even though I do not belong to the community. Therefor my high respects to the people who belong and keep the teachings and traditions alive and educate us all into appreciating it.

[@26Blkbeauty]

It is a blessing to know and understand the meaning behind all your ancestral culture.

[@ravenone6255]

Beautiful voice Beautiful 😍

[@hhheidi1121]

I love her sing

[@renee3356]

I love this so much! Her and her mother are absolutely stunning!

[@poffpoff3949]

Beautiful girl! ❤️

[@xeroks646]

The poem is so deep and powerful greeting from my country Sudan to all the native american, I really love your culture 😍😍

[@stewmaker3983]

More of that, pls

[@michaelcastillo3231]

Absolutely beautiful. That’s really all I can say. Respect to her and her tribe.

[@sainjawoof3506]

Indigenous peoples are the original exodus from Africa, and are the earliest civilization. The world was theirs first. Such beauty, my soul cried when she sang.♥️💛💚🇿🇦

[@LG-dj9qr]

I believe the initial exodus was from Asia; crossing the Bering Strait when the two lands touched.

[@sainjawoof3506]

@@LG-dj9qr Indigenous peoples include a multitude of tribes and people from around the world, Maori, Inuit, all the known North American tribes, South and Central American Indigenous tribes, the Caribbean tribes like the Carib, the Aborigines, the Indigenous people in areas like Mongolia etc. DNA studies have shown that they all have a commonality, that all other humans do not. Finally concluding that there were two separate mass human migrations out of Africa, a significant amount of time apart.

[@WTN416]

@@sainjawoof3506 its cultural share long time ago

[@dat1ndnguy]

@@LG-dj9qr the bering strait "theory" doesn't hold water. Its just a theory not a fact. No one ever questions where European people "came from" they just accept it. As for us Native folk we contend & just KNOW we were always here. The history books were written by whom exactly...?

[@kamalope8458]

They're from the east

[@sinstarussunniva6890]

Beautiful woman. Beautiful culture.

[@cartooncottage2024]

Finally some Native Americans are getting a little recognition.

[@Cabral_del_Norte]

As a Native, I am proud of my sister! Please, follow her on her social media.

[@edwinkirkland8856]

Absolutely stunning 😍😍😍😍

[@dominiqueminde6641]

Atta be Tia! Keep telling our stories and educating the world. My heart felt this.

[@paintingwithcammiebourke3984]

Such a beautiful person such Rich culture oh my goodness

[@hratchja]

This is so beautiful to watch

[@Eeeeeeeeerie]

I’ve never loved my brown eyes as much as I do now.

[@maryssalynnemedley8871]

That beginning poem was beautiful oh my god

[@felmontelongo]

Thank you for empowering us brown eyed girls❤ i will show this to my daughters who don't see brown eyes as beautiful

[@pattygould8240]

This was simply lovely.

[@jonathangadzini1435]

beautiful

[@sweetlyketoffee]

I LOVED the song about the mother’s daughter

[@terramommajeffries7294]

Soooo beautiful!!!!!

[@blueturtle3623]

Thank you, we need more people like her.

[@Gravelark]

I wish I had a culture to be proud of, celebrate, and defend.

[@awareyah6146]

EARS TO HEAR is this verse I dropped look for this comment by ONEKBABY... MUCH LOVE

[@awareyah6146]

We are the people that were called Indians, we are the copper colored people. Thanksgiving was about us and the very next day they had Black Friday you know after their Thanksgiving celebration Black Friday was about them selling us for half price

[@awareyah6146]

NO weapon formed against us shall prosper

[@awareyah6146]

I can’t believe you feel that way go to that thread it’ll PROVE how GREAT we REALLY are

[@andyjulia]

You do Jackie.

[@chadbailey6123]

As a Indigenous Hawaii, we stand with the native Americans.. we too lost our land and we on the verge of losing our culture..

[@VB-fo1oc]

Yes 🙌🏽 I’ve been wanting to know who she was ever since I saw the TikTok video with the banjo beat. Same about the hair tho 🥰

[@Owlhousespecial]

Love how proud she is of her culture. We all should be representing like this

[@agustinad1447]

The sacred hair culture quite resembles the hindu culture.....so happy to know that cultures hold hair as the power of a woman rather than the new gen considering it as feminine and weak

[@laursieloise]

i’ve always thought that native and indigenous american cultures are so cool and beautiful but we never seem to talk or learn much about natives unless we’re talking about how horribly they were treated. i really liked how she mainly focused on just talking about the beautiful sides of native culture but also taught people about their treatment, i really love this

[@differentspin1504]

Learning about this, makes me feel ashamed of my ancestors, the colour of my skin, should not give me a sense of being better than anyone.

[@haylnanna5575]

Then why compare yourself to people who are dead, why can't you just separate yourself from these intrusive irrational thoughts of people who've live way before you, who made/thought/done terrible things that have no physical impact on your life right now. When we allow our minds to think about what has happened in the past done by others regardless of relation, we add more stress to become something better when no one needs that reminder to constantly feel as it's okay to compare us to those long gone. History will always be there but that's why change is always right around the corner.

[@samanthalapsley9188]

My mother,( not native American), but grew up in New Mexico was always admit that I don't cut my hair until I was 12. Now I know why. Thank you. Honestly thank you

[@micahosborne10]

Ironically in honors world history we are talking about if columbus really did "discover" america

[@JuniorJuni070]

Everyone knows columbus wasnt the first one to set foot on the americas. And its america's not just north america. You sound smart to dumb people.

[@JuniorJuni070]

So ironically...

[@micahosborne10]

@@JuniorJuni070 is that an insult? If it is/isn't have a nice day either way

[@notamurderer6226]

@@zer-fv3qs technically you can for a group of people that didn't know it existed

[@MayaRaimondo]

Oh my God!!! HER VOICE!!! Never lower that voice, girl!! ♥️