Daksi: David Crawler, & the Art of Turtle Shell Shakers

[@tqoe62]

Thank you for carrying on this tradition. I have been honored to attend stomp dances with dear friends from the Mvskoke tribe. There's a stomp ground at the end of our road, a mile or so away. I can often hear the beautiful rhythms and singing wafting through the night air. It's so beautiful.

[@tinajakiel9801]

I had the honor of meeting you David crawler and some other wonderful people in marble city a few yrs ago ... thank you so much for sharing your traditions ....

[@Anniekelseyty]

Dont ever stop doing what you do its a sacred art!

[@johnnycreighton29]

Shkee, wa' doh. Thank you, Mr David Crawler and ladies.

[@alexandrahenderson4368]

My great aunt makes these for her stomp dances. ♥️

[@blackcitroenlove]

I wish I could do this again, maybe I will be soon. Car accident wrecked my left leg and I have a nice titanium rod in there. I dance the powwow styles, the Womens' Southern Cloth, but it's easier on that than stomp is. I'd especially like to show in the intertribals up here in the Northeastern US what our old-school Southeastern dances look like.

[@vannesabalecha495]

BEAUTIFUL 😍 THANK YOU FOR SHARING...ALOHA🤗🤙❤️

[@interrowhimper]

Videos of speakers talking about making things and doing things on video are super helpful for Cherokee learners. Would love to see more clips like these ones of David Crawler speaking Cherokee. And...can we subtitle the English parts in Cherokee?

[@brandon7482]

Osiyo! Halito! Hesci! Great video. Yakoke!

[@lucindalaree9265]

Beautiful

[@loisstern6667]

Fascinating. But what happens to the turtles? Are they just killed for their shells or are they used as food?

[@mightymite3958]

Ugama dagsi

[@blackcitroenlove]

@@mightymite3958 hayv, osda digisdi.

[@blackcitroenlove]

They're used for food. Very healthy recipes can be made from turtle meat.

[@countrygirlstrongheart]

Nothing is to be wasted. I remember being taught this by my grandfather and grandmother.

[@loisstern6667]

Thank you for your answers. I’m glad the entire turtle is used for food. So many animals are killed just for their parts: fur, elephant tusks, rhino horns, etc. Thanks again. Best wishes, and stay safe!

[@JosbradDrowningbear]

Water Speaks, Thank U.

[@redbohemian7733]

Where can i buy one?

[@tabithasixkiller7879]

How much time does this take u and what does it cost for a full set

[@davidlayton6137]

How do you clean them?

[@dalebjohnson3356]

I let the ants & insects clean 'em out. When I got time, I hang 'em up n let the flies finish.

[@CerbreusSleeps]

Wado! Thank you!

[@richardrobison4161]

The art and water make and how to do most Cherokee culture

[@james-idk_1950]

My stomp ground is Gar Creek in Oklahoma. I’m in need of turtle shells.

[@johnnycreighton29]

Do you still need them?

[@dalebjohnson3356]

How you doin', Sonja Larney. Still need shells?

[@KanugatliGigage]

@@johnnycreighton29 don’t know about her but I definitely do! My stomp ground is White Oak Oklahoma.

[@harrietpeabody2118]

😊

[@mightymite3958]

Vtown ✊🏽

[@MCH555]

Wado

[@leenyetsitty1578]

Yu

[@Darth_SurgeYo]

If they’re catching these and killing then, it should be banned! Box turtles populations are already low as it is. Not to mention it takes about 10 years or so to reach adulthood. They don’t have many babies to begin with not to mention how many actually survive to adulthood.

[@longseafirerybell2030]

I agree with you in terms of the decline of certain Turtle populations, even with a Global band in the trade and sale of endangered Turtles, this kind of thing is still happening. I respect other people's culture, but at the same time ethical practices in the conservation of the Turtle should be put in place.

[@brucejohnson863]

Christians have banned enough go away with your hate take it and go come with understanding or don’t come at all .no one who respects nature would go around just killing turtles to make rattles the medicine wouldn’t work

[@chrisc.5277]

Interesting our ways of life carried on in balance and abundance until europeans came here. Yet you still want to pretend to be the savior. Ask yourself why did your people come here and go learn about that answer and learn about what they found when they arrived here.

[@canderpool1593]

You don’t understand colonizer

[@esthersanchez5533]

This is your colonizer mindset.