History Buffs: Dances with Wolves

Venture into the untamed frontier with the mesmerizing film "Dances with Wolves"! Immerse yourself in the captivating journey of Lieutenant John Dunbar as he befriends a Native American tribe and discovers a profound connection to the land and its people. With stunning cinematography, a powerful narrative, and a poignant exploration of cultural understanding, "Dances with Wolves" takes you on a remarkable cinematic odyssey that will leave you moved and inspired.
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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film directed by, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians.
The film is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood. In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

[@K._Oss]

Sir, you don’t know how many fellow American Indians will see this pop up and will say these exact words; “this better be fawkin good den” and as a representative of the Mvskoke tribe of Oklahoma, you outdid yourself more than most KZbinrs as telling our side of the story. Well done.

[@NativeHoney608]

Agreed.

[@RonnieG]

I'm sorry for what's happened and continues to happen. I send you love. May you feel it. A shallow gesture, but I truly mean it with all my force.

[@ericktellez7632]

@@NativeHoney608 I have a bone to pick with you guys. I hate how when someone says native american they only think of you guys in the north but no mention of the millions of natives in latin america. Mexico alone has 30 million native americans. Hell, most mexicans ARE 50-60% native american and the rest spaniard/european. Thats why most of us are brown. But everyone talks about you guys and no mention of the empires in mesoamerica, the mexica, tlaxcala, incas, mayans even the first native americans to form civilization in the americas, the olmecs are from centro america.

[@galaxynooseradio9197]

I’m

[@SketchySkullKnight]

Imagine your race being your entire personality

[@thunderquillradio]

As a Native American, watching this brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much!

[@superbeavers7645]

What tribe are you from if I may ask?

[@thunderquillradio]

@@superbeavers7645 Olmec and Apache. But our family has been heavily influenced by the Lakota, as we practice the same rites.

[@RockNRollSurf]

Good news that the Keystone Pipeline was shut down. Disgusting how they even allowed scumbags to built that abomination on the graves of the dead.

[@KayKay114]

@@thunderquillradio I'm half Sioux and Ojibway, I know very little about our culture. Grandparents and parents were in residential schools. My mom lost her Sioux speech my dad his Ojibway/Anishinaabe. We're lost but I'm trying to get my girls into the culture. They started learning how to powwow dance and then Covid hit. 😑

[@thunderquillradio]

I hope they get back to dancing soon. And pow-wows are a great place to start. They present a wonderful chance to learn about their culture and meet people from different tribes. I think you'll find that many of the Seven Rites, are practiced by multiple tribes, not just by the Lakota, so hopefully connections will be easier to find over time.

[@matts.6234]

I love the fact that you said "When the spanish reintroduced horses to North America" in this. Many do not know this, but during the time of megafauna (cave bears, giant sloths, other huge animals) in North America, horses were a native species. I see that your work is not only historically accurate, but accurate to prehistory as well.

[@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864]

pardon me but i have a question regarding the reintroduction of horses, why did the use of horses phase out before the europeans came to the new world ?

[@panq8904]

​@@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864 Iirc Horses were extinct in the Americas shortly after the first humans arrived, around 13,000 years ago. They became extinct there around 9000 years ago and hunting by humans may have been a factor in it.

[@krn2683]

@@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864 horses were never really used by the native people's prior to their extinction in North America. Horses in North America started out the Fox sized eohippus and slowly evolved to the size of a large Welsh pony (approx. 750lbs). They were hunted as a food source but never domesticated.Even at their largest size they wouldn't have been capable of carrying adult men long distances or running against bison.

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

100th like

[@pumaconcolor2855]

@@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864 horses were domesticated around 3500 BCE. Initially used to pull wagon and for food, they were bred to a size capable to sustain the weight of a human on their back only in the first millennium BCE.

[@vulvega7434]

Fun fact; during the slaughtered buffalo scene the actors were not prepped before filming the scene and many of them who had plains native heritage were genuinely tearing up upon seeing the set during filming. It's also reported that the fake buffalo they used was seen by a bypassed who actually called the cops who reported to the set under the assumption an actual slaughter of protected animals had happened due to their realism.

[@orppranator5230]

Funny how actually slaughtering animals, in an effort to portray them being slaughtered AS WAS DONE in the past, is illegal.

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

@@orppranator5230 well back then we didn't know about the diseases caused by aerated meat. I think the USDA would have their asses if they used real bison carcasses.

[@michaellacroix8029]

Bison

[@rmp7400]

@Vulvega Fun?

[@rmp7400]

​@@orppranator5230 Slaughtering was not done for the film.

[@maracohen5930]

I am Lakota. I grew up 5 miles from Wounded Knee, was at Standing Rock....you did a very good follow up from the movie, which had several of my cousins in it.

[@StephySon]

mara cohen as a black American know I stand with you! We all brothers and sisters in the struggle.

[@eval_is_evil]

Honour to your people. Godspeed

[@direct2397]

@@StephySon why make it about race? Regardless of race, common folk have always been struggling in the same old boat.

[@StephySon]

Direct but my people and the natives have continuously gotten the shit end of the stick far more then anyone else in the history of this country. One that I love yes but one that is still being committed against us. And as a brother in the struggle I simply stated my support as such

[@phoradio1277]

StephySon I'm sorry I have to ask, what human rights struggle are you currently embroiled in? Genocide being committed against your unborn? Levels of crime being committed by and against you that it's uncomprehending to the average person? A lack of males as role models or in the family home? Given job quotas based on skin color or lower standards of qualifying for secondary schooling? Wait it's the ability to secure a loan based on skin color? Very eager to hear all about these atrocities that you suffer, I hope it's not as bad as being a white farmer in South Africa currently.

[@adamespinosa1996]

I'm an Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation. Thank you for using your reach to educate ppl about my culture and language!

[@AhNee]

It is still 'unceded' territory, meaning it legally still belongs to them, they've never accepted payment for it, and will not.

[@blight2638]

Ayyyy my grandma is from that reservation

[@user-sm7og6fi3j]

Joey Dunlop “beautiful way of existence” - the Lakota stole the black hills from other tribes that they slaughtered. “Natives” were torturing , enslaving and murdering each other long before Europeans arrived. There have been mass graves found full of thousands upon thousands of bodies - that were all murdered brutally, there were signs of cannibalism as well. In South and Central America Aztecs (amongst others) were farming and sacrificing people on an industrial scale. This idea that “natives” were peaceful and at one with the land is absolutely wrong. Often they would waste the whole buffalo and just eat the tongue. This film portrays Lakota as peaceful and kind natured, nothing could be further from the truth, the only other tribe in North America who surpassed them in cruelty, torture and slaughter were the Comanche. Romanticizing them is wrong and serves no other purpose than virtue signalling. You laughably compare the “native” world view to that of the ancient Greeks (a very Caucasian people - and don’t even start because I am Greek) - tell me about all the advancements in mathematics and philosophy brought about by the superior world view of the “natives”?? They had a flute that could mimic the screams of people being tortured but they never even thought to copy the wheel - that tells all you need to know;) btw, you’re using technology invented by “idiot” whites - William Oughtred invented the slide rule in 1622 which was a fore runner to the analytical engine, which was the first device resembling the modern computer and was invented by British mathematician Charles Babbage, the first digital computer was invented in 1903 by James Vincent Antanosoff - an American physicist and inventor, Tim Berbers Lee invented the WWW and Vintage Cerf is “the father of the internet - all white “idiots”. You speak a European language, you benefit from Western civilization and all its advancements and achievements including all the advancements in medicine and science - why have anything to with “idiot whites” or their culture??

[@jamesjohnston9195]

Whites? Native American? Talk about painting with a broad brush lol

[@jd-kv7jx]

I'm from oglala too.

[@Oflaherty86]

I was expecting a review of Dances With Wolves. What i got was some of the best critical thinking I've witnessed in a long time.

[@wraithwolfnight813]

its only land and 99% of Indians never said any thing about owning there own land so... good for Trump!!!

[@glabpat]

Here Here!

[@stephen5677]

@@wraithwolfnight813 You show an absolute lack on that critical thinking Oflaherty mentioned. That's maybe the most simple minded statement I've ever seen

[@mig6pie]

@@wraithwolfnight813 your level of stupidity is appalling

[@Jonnyc448]

@Wraith Wolfnight It’s funny, the level of garbage left by the protesters was enough to create an environmental disaster!

[@vulvega7434]

The mention of Doris Leader Charge and this films investment in it's effort to correctly portray our language brought tears to my eyes. Anákitaŋ Lakota

[@carmelmulroy6459]

Are there any related languages? To an English speaker it sounds slightly Asian but then so do a lot of languages?

[@joelthorstensson2772]

@@carmelmulroy6459 The language doesn't sound "asian", it dounds like, well, american! The reason some may think it sounds like asian may be because of a theory that people from East asia migrated across the bering strait.

[@rmp7400]

​@Joel Thorstensson You think they sound American? Were you born in Europe?🤔 Btw: Not a theory about Migrations from Asia....or from Scandinavia...

[@theyoyoyo7833]

It's a beautiful language that deserves to always be remembered and prevalent

[@itslloyd123]

​@carmelmulroy6459 wtf are you on about, doesn't sound anything like "asian" whatever that is

[@jeffreyvalen5242]

"You can clearly see; All the Sioux are PACKING HEAT" - Best Nick Hodges quote of all time fight me.

[@jesseharris4846]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

I'd fight you even though I agree with you

[@mrnobody6447]

They werent dumb lol guns were more effective so clearly they would be packing.

[@mrnobody6447]

@@BobMarley-bp6sh exactly. I find it insulting that the idea after a few hundred years they couldnt understand how use firearms given that even during the French and indian wars a century before, not only did they use guns, but were very effective with them. The only thing they lacked was any industry to create and supply ammo for said weapons, hell even limited by that they proved themselves effective warriors under all conditions. Just imagine if the Cherokee were allowed to join the union as freemen, history would be different.

[@mg19cal]

I'm just now watching this for the first time and the "packing heat" was the absolute funniest part

[@sobemonster]

Nick, THANK YOU for speaking out for the Native American people. Thank you for using your voice which we enjoy to bring more notice to this injustice. Thank you, Jon

[@ms_scribbles]

Special treatment? Is an oil company bulldozing your town's cemetery or something? Oh, no of course not, because those are "sacred places" for white people, and are thus inviolate.

[@Albertan762x39]

StormWolf oil pipelines are the safest way to transport oil. In Canada some American anti oil people jumped a fence and turned off the main safety measures. Luckily the backup held and disaster was avoided. The oil companies have been very diligent with the tribe. I do not understand why this is such a big deal

[@RushGamma]

StormWolf What does being white have to do with anything? Show me 1 cemetery thats 'white only' you dumb fuck.

[@jimwestberg4771]

There is no archaeological evidence of any burial ground in the way of the pipeline.

[@tonywords6713]

you cant just have nice comments on youtube, idiot twats always have to jump in with their politics and ruin everything by arguing like children.

[@talisredstar1543]

"So eager to laugh,, so devoted to family, so dedicated to each other." As Native myself, no 3 phrases have ever summed up Native American Culture as beautifully.

[@FuckTard-dd1ee]

That's literally every culture. It's called being human.

[@christoff124]

we are all the same. only people who profit from division and strife promote otherwise.

[@CorundumDevil]

Probably accurate, but also scalping existed. Let's not pretend like other people's don't occasionally treat each other well or hug their families. Yall did the same brutal sh*t any other demographic ever has.

[@dickhitswater4836]

It’s what the majority of humans want, sadly there is always evil amongst us. We all want to laugh, love and care for each other. Some people want to watch the world burn.

[@dickhitswater4836]

@@CorundumDevil exactly, evil exists and we can’t explain it. why? Why do some people want to hurt others so badly? Why is their desire to cause pain not love? Why do others not stop it?

[@davemccage7918]

Thank you for not shying away from how the Obama administration did basically nothing to stop this travesty! You just earned my subscription.

[@Dario_Salvi]

And also other administrations did the same

[@davemccage7918]

@@Dario_Salvi True indeed, most all politicians are quite terrible. But I hate that everyone has these weird nostalgia vision goggles on when recalling all things Obama. Obama was mid-range at best, and I’m still waiting for the 1st black president. Bi-racial is a start though, I guess.

[@WakkiBakki]

Other than denying the permit and directing the Army Core of Engineers to find another solution. Sure it came after much waffling and non commital actions, but it did come. All to be undone by Trump within 5 days of taking office.

[@KaoticReach1999]

​@Tsuchida Lmao, you'd probably defend Obamas Fast and Furious scandal, not to mention the NSA scandal he was caught lying he knew nothing about But orange man bad & bad mean tweets! Gotta protect that echo chamber of willful ignorance Least while it's still possible while the world's on fire rn

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

He's a corporate Democrat.

[@gingerynah90]

When I was 14 my family took a vacation and we went through South Dakota. I remember driving by a few signs on the highway that said "Dances With Wolves was filmed here." Absolutely breathtaking view. The great plains in it'd natural state is my favorite landscape.

[@michaelflaus4353]

Beat movie I have ever seen

[@lawabernathy9256]

May have drove by where it was filmed. But i grew up where it actually happened. Genoa nebraska. Beat that lol

[@gingerynah90]

@@lawabernathy9256 congratulations

[@thomas1910]

I did the drive recently, I-90 westbound on the way to Yellowstone. Gorgeous drive in gorgeous country. I stopped at the little town with the props from the movie. Great experience!

[@aklimar2208]

I meditated for the very first time in South Dakota. I was driving through, recognized the landscapes from the movie, and just felt compelled to pull over. I started walking out into the plains and after a while just stopped, sat down, closed my eyes, and just ... meditated. It was pretty surreal.

[@joeschmo8755]

My buddy is Native American and when we hang out with his family we all loved listening to his grandmother telling stories about her tribe and the history of it. Such a rich history with absolutely amazing people.

[@madzangels]

You'll find that with every culture. Good and bad. You can look at their spiritual rights and say wow, you can look at the slaughter of opposing tribes and see it as pure barbarism. Travel more, you'll find it's pretty common.

[@LloydWaldo]

My grandmother, who was a gem and antique dealer in South Dakota, provided many of the props and pieces of jewelry for this film. Many of them were authentic Lakota pieces.

[@superbug1977]

Interesting and cool. Larry Belitz also contributed to the making of the film as a consultant.

[@OnTheBackOfBullets]

That's incredible. It's good to see both a movie production as determined to keep their depictions of a people true to life, as well as a people with members of the community so eager to see their culture represented accurately, and willing to help facilitate it.

[@Pheebs77]

5:54 absolute Kudos to Costner for riding amonst the Buffalo, dropping his rains at full gallop and firing a gun - the insurance people must have been terrified that day! A fantastic moovie.

[@slidenapps]

He fell off too.

[@calebtrujillo7949]

This is late but thank you for liking this movie. My grandparents worked on this movie as set designer and a costume maker. My grandfather passed away almost a year ago and it always makes me happy that people loved the movies he had some hand in. Thank you.

[@jacklarson6281]

thats awesome man. best wishes to you and your family

[@requix11]

Best of love to your family. This film was something else

[@StephySon]

What an amazing thing your grandfather did :)

[@awormnamedscoobis3419]

best of luck

[@rayrocker2112]

your grandparents helped create my favourite movie of all time. thank you. peace be with you.

[@thememeestfilmbuff]

I just want to announce to people that as of July 10, 2020 half of Oklahoma is now officially Native land. It’s very true when Nick said that we are currently experiencing history because this is a big win for Native Americans and it just came right now.

[@VeaFlea]

really looking forward to half of oklahoma becoming a slum

[@ericharris9767]

@@VeaFlea shut the fuck up

[@engagementengagement8836]

Steven Velasco what

[@eragonlindemann7236]

@@engagementengagement8836 he’s referring to the poverty typical in Indian Reservations

[@fidenemini111]

@@eragonlindemann7236 And who imposed that poverty on Native Americans? May be they themselves??? How one imagines a healthy neighborhood being possible when unemploiment rate in , especcially rezervations in South Dakot, is over 40%.

[@EinsiJo]

I'm always relieved when I find out that a good content creator I've just discovered turns out to be a good person as well.

[@votethebulliesout2956]

Takes one to know one

[@AlexanderNixonArtHistory]

@@votethebulliesout2956 get a room ladies.

[@Yevdokiya]

The utter cruelty and callousness with which the Sioux and other indigenous peoples have been treated, evidenced in countless ways, including the recent Standing Rock conflict, is making me cry. Thank you for your excellent work, which has made me more aware of these issues.

[@jakesanchez6621]

As an Apache, I applaud you for bringing attention to modern day native american issues. Most people like to pretend that the atrocities that happened to Native Americans happened a long time ago, when in reality, we're still treated almost the same way we've always been. It's embarrassing and pathetic how in 2020, the American government still treats us this way.

[@erichvondonitz5325]

Weird how a helicopter can be able to comment in a YT vid

[@Sommertest]

Has your tribe tried building a casino? We have tons of casinos run and owned by native peoples where I live, and they are all doing incredibly well. And they aren’t built on reservation lands. The tribes are allowed to build on property outside their lands as long as they can show historic occupation in the area. The casinos bring in millions of dollars into the community.

[@laces_or_spaces]

… how in any shape or form is there a discrepancy between how natives are treated compared to Europeans, African Americans, or even Mexicans, etc

[@jakesanchez6621]

@@laces_or_spaces Plenty. Lots of native peoples on rezzes (Mainly the ones in flyover states) are living in third world conditions and don't have access to clean water, decent schools, ect. You also got news spreading misinformation about us, primarily during protests, making us appear violent. Plus ask any native person, they often get oh so subtly followed around stores by workers in fear they'll shoplift. You also got the fact that almost no non-natives care about water rights or MMIW or are aware of these issues, or any of the issues that natives face, they just see us as a race of people they studied in Social Studies in high school once. Sadly a lot of these things aren't native exclusive these days. There's a reason you can't name very many rich and famous native americans off the top of your head. I recommend listening to some native american rappers like Frank Waln, Litefoot, Supaman, Ect. They can explain all the issues us natives face better than I can.

[@apollo1694]

Yes, because being mass murdered by troops is the same as having a pipeline built. Your eternal victim mindset is showing.

[@Hypn0sef]

By the end I had forgotten it started off as a movie review. Incredible job, did great justice to the Sioux.

[@Hypn0sef]

@SuperGoldnut Same! I got so peeved and was running on so much espresso I wrote a comment with a works cited lol

[@chadsimmons6347]

So the (English) settlers, from England,did this damage to our country? No wonder we call them the bloody-british

[@Hypn0sef]

@@chadsimmons6347 Well just like all peoples there were the bad apples. Some English pioneers actually sided with the Native New Englanders during King Philip's War, there was one in particular that sided with the Narragansetts in the Great Swamp Fight

[@chadsimmons6347]

@@Hypn0sef what about the influx of immigrants moving into Europe, are they accused of stealing land& culture from the native Europeans?

[@MrMelon57]

I had to check I was still watching the same video

[@JezreelAna]

I want to thank you for this video. My mother and I cried after watching this because for once in our lives, we felt like someone listened, someone looked. I know the history of United States is heavily complicated. It just feels good to be acknowledged for once. Thank you. My grandfather played a character in this movie and when I first came to check it out I was like, "Oh no... don't crap on my grandpa's movie." (I know he don't own it, it's just that familial connection to the movie) I was pleasantly surprised by end. My grandfather is Floyd Red Crow Westerman, he played Ten Bears. He was an activist and he also spoke Dakota. He would come home speaking in his language with my great grandmother.

[@erynlasgalen1949]

Pessimistic Coffee-Kohai I remember him best as One-Who-Waits on Northern Exposure. It must be so cool to be related to him.

[@JezreelAna]

Thank you for your comment. I haven't seen Northern Exposure, so I'll have to go check it out. The last movie as far as I know he played in was Hidalgo as Chief Eagle Horn. We try to live up to him the best we can; feel a little lost without guidance though.

[@GeeWeeNL]

That's so cool that he was your grandfather! He truly was an inspiring man. You must be proud :)

[@MariaVosa]

I'm European and I just wanted to let you know this movie made an immense impression on me when I saw it in theatre many years ago. I will show it to my children. While there is artistic license taken, it is a very powerful story that brings your people's history to life. Of course I remember Ten Bears in the movie. Your grandfather affected people all around the world and he will continue doing so for many new generations.

[@Tennisman81]

what? really? I love Hidalgo and he was one of my favorite characters. that is awesome

[@waynegarnons-williams4499]

I teach Indigenous trade history at the University of Waterloo and research the historical and legal issues of Indigenous trade and commerce, which is tied closely to treaties, land and resources. The later half of your segment is truly excellent. I hope to use your work to inspire the students to research the historical and legal issues of indigenous rights, lands treaties, trade and commerce. Thank you.

[@rodgerparker9049]

Hello, my name is Rodger Parker. Descendent of Quanah Parker. Thank you for spreading the knowledge of the native peoples.

[@boomer6611]

Great Comanche warrior, the last Chief of the Comanche.

[@RIchardDavidson007]

I'm Honored. CNN made you the tribes look like the bad guys when you weren't. And, Obama and Trump screwed you.

[@inmate24601]

Thanks for sharing that, Rodger. I'm from Mexia, TX, just a few miles from Fort Parker.

[@txman276]

Well met Rodger. I grew up near where the last of Quanah's horses were slaughtered by Ranald Mackenzie after the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon. I hope the spirit and history of the People is never lost.

[@katarinasvensson9801]

@Lisa Swetz he sure was and if his dad was as good looking no wonder cynthia ann was so crazy about him.

[@chanakyayadav2137]

This brought tears to my eyes. "To this very day, they are still warriors of the plains."

[@VikramadityaSingh]

Native Americans are the most persecuted people. They lost everything, literally everything. Jews lost everything too but they atleast got their homeland back. I wish same for Native Americans or should we say Actual Americans.

[@ioandragulescu6063]

to my eyes too ... I grew up reading about the injustice brought by the white man upon the tribes in the north america and I could never understand how the US would call itself this great nation, built on ... what ? The bones and the suffering of the natives ? Anyway, it's terrible to see it's going on even today ...

[@ioandragulescu6063]

@pantarhei I should have been more descriptive in my reply, the "to my eyes too " I said was referring exclusively to the injustice they suffered and still suffer, according to this video at least, not the warriors of the planes part of the initial post. And honestly, I find it weird that your focus is on ancient descriptive history rather than commenting on the terrible things described in this video but ... anyway

[@saucelord780]

Ioan Dragulescu he just wants to try and fit anything into the conversation that will further gain his agenda, which is “white supremacy”. In reality, he is most likely a weak, un-athletic dork who would’ve been the first to die on some ancient battlefield.

[@treojoe1077]

​@@saucelord780 Very true, Saucy! This is why we must elect Elizabeth Warren in 2020. Her indigenous American heritage as a Cherokee Squaw gives her a special perspective. She was raised on a reservation in Oklahoma... Oops, scratch that... I meant, to say she was raised in an upper middle class suburb in NW OKC. However, she is known for all of the wonderful things she has done to fight for the rights of her people over her long career as an attorney at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and eventually as a Law professor at Harvard. The committees' that she served on clearly shows her commitment to Native peoples: Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Special Committee on Aging. Wait, what? She didn't serve on The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs? Oh well, I guess she didn't have time or would have gotten to it eventually. Warren 2020!!!

[@nielsjosefsen431]

I was living on a farm in a small village in Farmington Iowa, when this movie came out. One Day My 'dad' came home from working the farm we lived in and said, d'you wanna go to the movies? We drove 45 minuts, and saw this film. I did not know this film was release and My 'dad' gave me the tricket, and it turned out to be for ' the dances with wolves'. When the film started I thought it was about the civil war. But then he traveled to the west and I was all in it from the time he came to the west. I was a foreign exchange student there, I've always wondered how little we were taught in shools, about our people fates after the White came and changed our ways. I love this film, have seen it many times since then. I am a native/indigenous to the american continent I am an Inuk from the Inuit tripe. I live in Kalallisut Nunaat aka Greenland. I also love the uncut version of this film

[@collinbutt8741]

dont understand your point

[@epicgamer-ny4fj]

Why did you put Mark's around the word dad?

[@GlobalElucidation]

@@epicgamer-ny4fj exchange student program, he was staying with a family

[@nielsjosefsen431]

@Anne Austin I am not from alaska, I am from Greenland and it is part of the Kingdom of Denmark in scandinavia Europe

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

How old are you?

[@maryearll3359]

The Sioux made Kevin Coster an honorary Sioux chief for his portrayal of their tribe - they said he, Costner, showed respect not only in the film but the respect he showed when he talked with the tribe; he was very keen to show truthful representation which led to the documentary he made about the history of their tribe, the way American Indians were treated then and now in recent times. ❤. The late '60's film about Custers last stand was called ' Soldier Blue ' - you'll never find the film reproduced anywhere - no dvd, nothing. It was very hard viewing ❤❤

[@laurapeter3857]

Soldier Blue played on cable TV in the 80s when I saw it. I don’t remember Custer’s Last Stand in it but near the end the Sand Creek Massacre was depicted and that was very graphic. I’m very surprised that movie was made. A young Candace Bergen starred in it.

[@maverickslastoddworld6476]

I'm about to watch it thanks for telling me 🙂

[@marionsummerbeeart955]

Soldier Blue us heartbreaking. I still can't listen to Buffy St Marie song.😢

[@slidenapps]

Did they make him a chief or just an honorary member of the tribe?

[@maryearll3359]

Soldier Blue I saw in the cinema. I cried over the babies being tortured. It should never been shown again. ' The Devils ' will be consigned to the tar filled pit too.

[@jdnelms62]

An analysis of Dances With Wolves, combined with a current documentary on the state of native American affairs and politics, is pretty bold. You pulled it off well.

[@Alexcalderam]

I thought the same thing! haha. I watched another movie last night with the same actor and I thought it was cool. Where do you live?

[@markcognetti4875]

ObamA was noble kept his word- frump made money insulted vets & broke all agreements made with sou

[@markcognetti4875]

Those pesky heel spurs

[@GregSole]

Thank you for being brave enough to do the second half of this video.

[@Monica-jq4gy]

so true, i am an aussie and legit in rage right now with the US gov.

[@SilenTHerO78614]

what bravery? there wasnt any threat from him posting this

[@Monica-jq4gy]

@@SilenTHerO78614 He spent heaps of time on the 2nd half of the video 🙌 we r very grateful he spoke out above the crowd, that takes guts 👏💞

[@WonkieNJ]

@@Monica-jq4gy The pipeline was shut down in 2020 by order of a federal judge and confirmed by the Republican led supreme court. Now with a new Democratic executive branch already taking actions against new pipeline plans it seems all but certain that both sides of American politics have no interest in running oil through Sioux lands, and amongst some circles, through any new lands.

[@Leo-vr3bg]

@@Monica-jq4gy bro, you guys literally had a breeding program to get rid of aboriginals.

[@shady_knights]

So many people confused and angry just because you drew a relevant parallel with the themes from the movie with recent events today impacting Native Americans. I appreciate and understand this, unfortunately this sadly seems lost on many of the people in these comments. They likely have fond memories of the movie, but fail to grasp the relevance this movie has on events happening today.

[@matssm123]

Or these are people that watch this show for a historical review, not politics

[@OGDamnnation]

Mats Sunde Native American history is political. Because the government is still trying to remove us from the land

[@monarchtherapsidsinostran9125]

+Shady Knights Because when it happens to native americans it's bad, but when it happens to north dakota for the last decade nobody cares. Seriously they have been fucking us over for years.

[@kharris2681]

He explicitly stated when the review ended and the Sioux history began. It's a bunch of thin skinned Americans who don't like being reminded that their "freedom" was built on oppression and genocide.

[@inakiiribarrenlineros8594]

+Mats Sunde It's his channel, he can say whatever the fuck he wants

[@KaifongChang]

"Dances with Wolves! I am Wind In His Hair. Do you see that I am your friend? Can you see that you will always be my friend?".....😭😭

[@EricDec]

"The part about the movie is done, now you can stay to learn about history" Me: OK why not, let's give it a try. 5 min later: This channel is f*** amazing!

[@ytucharliesierra]

Dito, hahaha, after binge watching all the other stuff, this is the one that made me join and hit the bell. (mind you, I'm very picky about joining). The man is good!

[@mrnobody6447]

@@ytucharliesierra it's a good channel but he isnt looking very deep into the resulting melee of the dapl theres a reason they had Sam's. They were also using drones to drop incendiary devices and explosives on the pipeline and crew, and many of those arrested had knives hence the water cannons, you can even see in the video from the protester side, they were launching improvised explosives. This wasnt a peaceful protest, they very early on were putting explosives on the vehicles during the night with timed fuses.

[@Urubucabo]

@@mrnobody6447 can u support what you are saying? cuz we see the law enforcement throw down everything on the protesters but no video about the incendiary drones...

[@koryfredrick1164]

@@mrnobody6447 fucking sheep

[@SilverBeardGuerilla]

@@mrnobody6447 Isn't your home worth doing everything in your power to save ?

[@smokewalker6885]

I'm a mohawk from Canada thanks you for speaking out on behalf of my people's, we going through a similar pipeline conflict as we speak. The coronavirus has put a damper on that whole situation.

[@thomasworn8995]

Great movie I don't know how many times I've watched it a proud people..very similer to the scots..greed

[@thatperson00]

Peace brother a fellow native cree here

[@alecmcgrathofcanada9175]

First half (review) = Great 2nd half (history) = Fantastic

[@SonOfExcess]

I dont exactly love how he kisses Obama's arse in the 2nd half of this video. However, I do disagree with the Pipeline as a whole. I just hate these kinds of videos where Obama is portrayed as righteous and moralistic, even though he did literally fuck all about this situation. Whether Trump or Hillary won, that pipeline was going to be built.

[@spyrofrost9158]

It was a bit preachy by the end but it wasn't too bad.

[@alecmcgrathofcanada9175]

@@spyrofrost9158 Preachy or not, it's a subject that needs to me talked about, and it's stuff that needs to be said.

[@TenorSaxx]

@@SonOfExcess Obama promising that America will protect Native Americans and then showing that isn't happening doesn't seem like "arse kissing."

[@ViveLRoi]

@@SonOfExcess He's hardly "kissing Obama's arse". He criticizes him for promising to make things right, and then doing nothing at all (which is par for the course for a moderate like Obama).

[@FunkSoulBubby]

A coworker of mine from when I was in college was part Lakota. He told me that his grandmother watched the movie and laughed every time Kevin Costner spoke Sioux because there's a masculine and a feminine voice and he kept using feminine.

[@Reason1717]

The last 20 minutes were important to view and learn from the plight of "Standing Rock". As a Native (Seneca Tribe), I wish to say a heart felt Thank you.

[@FLEXJR69]

I'm from the jicarilla apaches..its sickening I'm learning about my fellow natives fight from here and not from media coverage especially so long after it happened. But you're right, the last 20 minutes was very important.

[@Reason1717]

@@FLEXJR69 , The story of Standing Rock is well worth your time to learn the ongoing plight of our fellow Native peoples. Just a suggestion my Apache friend, check out what " VICE news" on HBO (via KZbin) has to bring to light. I once knew a wonderful Apache girl in my Karate class many years ago. She spoke a little Apache from time to time :) Stay healthy and safe, peace to you.

[@FLEXJR69]

@@Reason1717 thank you I will. And peace with you as well :)

[@Angenga]

I simply don't care about any perceived political points made here, i don't care where you fall on the spectrum though i'd consider myself on the right of said spectrum, yet all i could think through this review is how much i love this channel and how much i respect you as a human for bringing this channel and its contents into the world, thank you good sir!

[@Angenga]

ignore the pedantic politicising of these comments, the video is so immersive, well done!

[@wierdalien1]

yourenotinthecircle jesus christ I might faint. a Tory who is polite, respectful and for once right. How bout dat. If I could give mulitple likes I would.

[@Angenga]

Alistair Shaw haha were not a dying breed i promise

[@ajbagniewski4349]

yourenotinthecircle and this is the reason why the right in other countries has more legitimacy than ours

[@scholagladiatoria]

Wonderful. You are a credit to KZbin.

[@Saber2thFS]

Matt Easton, acclaimed hema instructor and practitioner (as well as martial arts discipline name and innuendo generator), of Scholagladiatoria? What are you doing here enjoying a video on the website you commonly contribute to?

[@zerrowolf6747]

Hey Matt! Nick does great work!

[@winstonchurchill624]

scholagladiatoria Hi Matt

[@MarkArandjus]

FuckyeahMatteEaston!

[@shaneschannel9289]

Matt it's great to see you're a fan of history buffs!

[@oliverwoodcock5307]

Absolutely brilliant video. I'm so glad to see someone who has the platform to actually talk about this topic. Do so with such honesty, clarity and detail👌👏. From someone who loves history, all my love to all the native American tribes from Gloucester England ❤️🙏

[@thunderquillradio]

As a Native American, I'm grateful for the wisdom in which you rendered this review and how you so beautifully tied the events of the past to our ongoing fight for the future. Thank you!

[@toryjames5084]

As a First Nations person in Canada I fee the same.

[@ericktellez7632]

I dont like either of you, the whole world now only thinks of native americans as if they were all in the US and Canada but ignore the millions of natives who had actual empires and not just some tribes in mesoamerica and latin america. The US only has 5 million, Canada has 1.6 million. Meanwhile Mexico alone has 25 million natives.

[@Mr.InbetweenFX]

@@ericktellez7632 there's still Indians fighting for their land in Chiapas, Mexico. Long live EZLN.

[@farmerjunge]

Wow, the turn to "today" was unexpected. And that the Government is still fighting the Native Americans is shocking for me. Your channel is pure gold. Keep going on

[@keyworksales6241]

@Marki Faux lol.

[@kepone3121]

@@darthphoenix4611 how bad are the 13% do you think

[@amathy9690]

"Natives are the most spoiled race on the planet " ah yes, because it's definitely not the race that has been murdering & stealing from them for hundreds of years

[@AlienatedCornea]

@@darthphoenix4611 Yeah those reservations are awesome, you should go live there. :)

[@kepone3121]

@Bad Cattitude aight mighty chieftain thsi is pretty based

[@NOO8KILLAH]

As a registered Indian (First Nations) in Canada. I just want to thank you for shedding truthful light on Standing Rock. Oppression can't kill when you don't stop trying.

[@uriahlittleowl1876]

One thing that I would like to mention is in reference to the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Crow scouts (my tribe) had told Custer that there were too many for them to defeat. Custer didn't believe them. Another fact, right before the battle, the Crow scouts changed into their traditional regalia but were ordered to change back into their military uniforms. They refused.

[@snookies1224]

Custer was a megalomaniac

[@catlover4319]

Thank you very much for educating us and adding to our historical understanding using the historical information of your tribe. ❤

[@magnusthered4973]

weren"t the sioux raiding the crow tribes living in the area of lbh as well

[@uriahlittleowl1876]

@@magnusthered4973 yes

[@jolukegiles]

Hey Nick, I'm English living in Canada these last 10 years. My girlfriend is Blackfoot Cree. Not only did you get this perfect but your coverage of the pipeline is astonishingly well explained, the news networks did an awful job of covering this latest humiliation. Great channel mate, really great. Thanks

[@christinacaballero297]

Great review, and The Sioux won the battle standing rock. Last month through the supreme court.

[@jamesosborne7007]

Thanks for that comment was wondering how it all turned out

[@MrOuchiez]

YUP! Let's hope the decisions stands for all of time. THE Original Americans have been through far more than enough.

[@jacobmoncada3104]

Its about time

[@brettnelson7518]

Wow. This is awesome. Great to see they are getting the recognition they deserve!

[@tarikblakfut]

You are a great critic commentator narrator historian with accurate and abundant knowledge of America's past. However my concern is with all of the information that you have, how can you not criticize the US government for all of the lies deceit and propaganda which has been widely promoted and accepted in regards to the ORIGINAL NATIVE AMERICANS? 🤷‍♂️ If you know all of the historical details and facts about Indigenous American peoples of North America then you most definitely know that the REAL or INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE were and are people with melanin or so called "black" people. Also, since we are on the subject of HIS-story I challenge you to discover and disclose the definition of the word "AMERICAN" from the Walker/Webster's dictionary of the 19th century or about 1820 or so. This definition of AMERICAN unarguably proves without a question or shadow of a doubt who the ORIGINAL NATIVE AMERICAN is.

[@RevoVansen]

As an American, I am grateful yet ashamed that you went in depth on this part of American History. So many Americans don't even care about stuff like this.

[@bartvanherrewegen8953]

Most people in the world know how badly you treat the native Americans...For some reason you just seem to think you hid it so well hardly anyone knows...But in fact the entire world already is grossed out of the way the US treats those native American tribes...

[@cjames22dox]

this why i always say america was never peaceful prosperous place it has portrayed itself as. The country has just turned a blind eye to suffering the Government causes to the first nations people, that lands they are still stealing from us.

[@evilparadigm]

While I agree, I think saying "how bad YOU," treat them is short sighted and antagonistic. The govt. and large companies are the ones who take advantage of Native Americans. These are that same companies and Govt. that take advantage of the rest of Americans and the environment as well. I don't want to make a straw man out of this, but I think it is self evident that all "first world countries," have committed atrocities to get where they are. A lot of blood was split to build America and it is still a young naive country. Not many true Americans will say that it is innocent of any past crimes. Whoever said we try to "hide" cruelty towards Native Americans. At worst, most people are aware, but don't act on it. That we can be guilty of. This is the problem with saying "you" as in a whole country. As if we don't have individuals trying to speak up for Native Americans or that we want it this way.

[@silentwitness5957]

Remember, America... You were founded and established on the blood of Native Americans... Your founders came in... And pushed them out... Nation Under God my ass...

[@rooroo8767]

Ricardo Aguirre Jr. don’t be ashamed. Just support the Sioux, do something about it.

[@ruudvanwuyckhuise6519]

I really appreciate the second part of your documentary. An honest and fair try to explane history and the circumstances. Thank you for that.

[@BigTonyPhoenix]

You can't see this but I'm giving a standing ovation for how well this video was put together. Aho!

[@Pingmeister1985]

Kudos to you, History Buffs, on what is probably your best work to date. A terrible reminder that history has a nasty way of repeating itself.

[@Lobos222]

I think an aspect allot of people are missing. Is that at Standing Rock allot of White people were also overridden. Yet only a minority of Native Indians were able to organize. Point being, the White middle class and down. Are becoming the new "Native Indians" in this context. Were their "treaties" (rights) are being limited more and more. The lesson in this video isnt just about how badly the Natives have been treated, but its a sign that the average Whites are about to join them. That said however, unlike the Natives back in the day. We White middle class and down. Are a majority... We can win against the 1%ers, even to the point we can push em into the gallows, IF we want to and are willing to organize.

[@crashandburnbirner]

Pingmeister1985 How? How is the DAPL going doing a thing to the tribe? It does not run over any ground of significance on fact it runs less then 20 ft from an existing pipe line! And nine of it is on reservation land.

[@basilmemories]

+crashandburnbirner it comes from a number of factors. the first being that it's encroaching on land that's already a fraction of what the nation previously held. if you lived in a three-bedroom house and someone from like canada started taking away more and more rooms of your house for their own? you'd be upset when you're living in the basement and they want to build something "on just nine feet" of what you have left. Secondly the problem is that there've been similar pipeline construction efforts that've gone horribly wrong, and in general oil companies try to weasel their way out of paying for any damages, trying to set anything right, or even not to cut corners in the first place. In areas where this kind of pipeline have failed, it's rendered a huge amount of land unlivable, and god help you if it gets into the water supply. It doesn't matter that the pipeline is trailing the territory. Taking the house example, most of the thing canada wants to build isn't on your property, but they're really awful with construction, and if it bursts you're looking at piping hot liquid from a septic tank flooding into your home. Yeah you could complain and take them to court for years while your basement festers and you clean up what doesn't need to be replaced... but wouldn't you rather not have that problem in the first place? Thirdly, this isn't even being done for anyone other than wealthy oil companies in canada. This isn't making things cheaper for poor canadians, it's not giving anything for the native americans, it's corporations ripping something out of the land and going "eh, let someone worry about all the details". If they weren't going to go about that negligent route, they wouldn't be using underhanded tactics to get the pipeline going, or try and work when nobody is looking, or counteract legit criticism with pr campaigns. Buy why are people in politics okay with that? because those corporations also help fund campaigns and have lobbyists to get on politician's cases. welcome to america, where a corporation can fuck up your house and make it unlivable, because they slipped a guy in washington a few bucks.

[@liamhennessey2735]

Pingmeister1985 the United States is not excavating resources from the Dakota territory. Yes we are putting in a pipeline that could very dangerous but there was a court case in which the jury was diverse in terms of population. And the case was pretty fair.

[@basilmemories]

Liam okay but the corporation doing it is going to be in canada. when and if there's a happy little Love Canal incident, how much red tape will the native americans (NOT THE GOVERNMENT, because like hell they'll fight an oil company and Canadian law entanglement issues for native americans) have to cut through? also please provide a transcript. "fair" is subjective. a bunch of white dudes who aren't in touch with environmental issues and three people from marginalized communities? some might call that "fair". A panel of almost entirely native American individuals? that's a bit closer to being fair.

[@Wallagamusic]

From Ethiopia I just want to say I love the natives honestly their culture their way of life i just finished watching dance's with wolves i just want to say peace love and don't let your culture die

[@freezewun8902]

Now read empire of the summer moon! 😉

[@mctownes2013]

I'll visit Ethiopia some day 🇪🇹

[@calebdehart6651]

Ethiopa has brightened the entire world for its contributions to medicine, science, agriculture and technology. I pray its light is never extinguished from the Earth.

[@ban1me540]

@@calebdehart6651 let's not forget Ethiopia's contributions to music. Mulatu Astatke is one of the greatest jazz musicians I know

[@jackdaniels2905]

I love to hear other cultures showing support for a cause not directly affecting them. Thank you.

[@Adam-je2xs]

Well done covering the pipeline, an outrageous piece of history that everyone should be taught about.

[@montazownianr1]

Do you mean Dakota War?

[@beanieguitarguy4070]

Montażownia nr1 It’s not a war if your only targets are unarmed civilians.

[@vingram100]

I'm still ashamed that nothing happened and the pipeline was pushed through anyway, even with our "historical" president. What happened? Americans used to stand up and the government moved, now we are slaves again to an empire.

[@beanieguitarguy4070]

V I It’s not that we’ve stopped standing up to the government, it’s that it’s been growing much more powerful. Especially with many... extreme groups safely rallying to the government’s side the past four years.

[@brianhall9859]

In the 1970's read bury my heart at wounded knee. Aweful...many tradegies all over the earth since the fall.. CHRIST WILL RETURN AS OUR KING!

[@apope06]

I am Lakota. Member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. I am greatful for what you have done in this video!

[@marybelenitchv.118]

Me question Is... how recover The lands native American So...i feel pain when i see a Lot PEOPLE destroying our mother land

[@beeldpuntXVI]

mitakuye oyasin (From Belgium)

[@davidregalado2618]

Your black not indian

[@davidregalado2618]

@frankos rooni his pic alone tells what race he is so phuc off

[@kreggbarnhart4734]

Well there seems to be a lot of wrong here. And not sure the pipeline was even that important to country. I use e-85 as alcohol power is much less polluting and burns cleaner and is cheaper than oil. But then the rich don't refine much alcohol and they need oil to feel their pockets with cash. I am not Native American, I am just an American. Sounds like you did not receive justice and that makes me very sad. Maybe some day I can do some small thing to help? I don't know what? When I see it I will know it. Sorry for the injustice you received in part though I blame a very lousy American Press for being owned and regulated by people not interested much in truth and fairness.

[@thatvintagechick2923]

As a proud Ojibwe thank you this brought me tears I'm truly moved by your dedication to bring these issues to light

[@Skovit72]

Could you tell me more?

[@hull9181]

Oh!, your ppl were messed over to by you know who! Tell your ppl we know all about it as well

[@KayKay114]

I'm Ojibway and Sioux(Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota). It's a weird mix, I'm sure you know the Sioux battled everyone around them, including the Anishinabe 😅

[@HamAslumeMan]

All History buffs know that history only repeats itself, knowing it is the only way to change our future.

[@mnlg_yt]

About the Lakota language, IMDB says: "To add realism to the movie, a language coach was brought in to teach Lakota to cast members who did not know how to speak it. Because of the difficulty in learning the language, the "gendered speech" aspects of the language were omitted from the lessons. When native speakers of Lakota saw the finished film, they found it amusing to hear Lakota warriors talking like women.". I was wondering if through your research you could confirm that.

[@colleennewholy9026]

As an actual Lakota speaker. Yes XD "Women" speech is considered gender neutral, as it's not as harsh as "masculine" speech (see: Japanese, Ore vs Watashi)

[@mnlg_yt]

@@colleennewholy9026 I appreciate it, thanks!

[@goldlinks]

I remember reading about that too.

[@lexevo]

@@colleennewholy9026 I studied Japanese and I understand what you are saying. It’s like a 30 year old man saying “I missed you so much daddy” instead of “I missed you father” in a way.

[@knorvoland7289]

It strikes me that your succes not only comes from delivering high-end content, but you are actually a fantastic narrator. Please don't ever stop making content like this. And surely don't hold in, I greatly appreciated the addition of more recent history, it just brings everything more alive.

[@12345.......]

I wonder how people would react if a section of Arlington National Cemetery needed to be bulldozed for a pipeline?

[@Michaeldagreat777]

@@osenbrock7373 when Mexico conqueres you have that same feeling 🤔

[@anke8402]

Or to build a wall. Trump's wall literally went through Apache burial grounds. The tribe was not even notified or consulted

[@w1darr]

@@osenbrock7373 You are a fascist.

[@w1darr]

@@osenbrock7373 I am German, I am quite familiar with fascist ideologies. Call it fascist, call it social darwinistic, your ideology you display in here is disgusting.

[@bailey9r]

@@osenbrock7373 So your saying it would be morally right to go to Japan or Germany and pee on their graves because we won?

[@redskinsman10]

To any Native Americans here. I am sorry you all have had to deal with such injustices. I sympathize heavily. As a Jew, we too have been moved from place to place and have been victims of genocide. I wish nothing but the best for you all.

[@wasifalam5965]

Now you are the one doing the genocide!

[@felixwood2986]

Now your people are causing a genocide in Palestine

[@billmolash6589]

My grandmother was from Standing Rock. Thanks for the last 20 minutes.

[@ruthrhinier9595]

Yes, the film shows the Lakota people as human beings! That is why this is such an importance piece of cinematic history.

[@petertaylor7304]

From the UK, I’ve just watched this for the first time, sure the analysis of the film is interesting, it’s one of my favourite films for the cinematography, music, but mostly for the story in portraying a people’s way of life filled with a sense of community, a love of family and a way of life that was in harmony with the environment in which they lived. I’m old enough to have grown up on a diet of “cowboy and Indian” films, Dances With Wolves is also one of my favourite films because of its portrayal of the native Indian peoples as just ordinary human beings. I stayed to the end to see and learn, clearly, that whilst black lives may matter, the lives of native Indian lives do not! I’ve seen here in the UK during the Brexit debate, just how appallingly unprofessional journalists and the media can be in the telling of the truth. The second part of this video was by far more interesting than the first and all the more saddening for it.

[@gabeitch6461]

What do you mean the lives of native Americans do not

[@BooBooBlueBerry]

@@gabeitch6461 Typo I imagine; do want to know what the actual sentence was. Something like, "the lives of native Indians do too!"

[@SnailHatan]

@@gabeitch6461 what do you think? Use your brain

[@melgibson5636]

Thanks for your unconditional love and support, 🌹🙏🤗🌻. What is your name and Where are you commenting from??🎤🎤🎤

[@lizoconnor2752]

You covered this subject superbly. And your criticism of the TV news outlets in the US is spot on! Thank you so much!

[@robbercopgamer]

I absolutely agree, but I think he did get a bit of his political views involved, only a bit, where he seemed lenient towards Obama, who was doing nothing but talking, as actions speak louder then words, I believe that Obama didn't care about these poor people. And take it from me, I reenact the Indian Wars as a federal soldier in Florida so I am completely unbiased. This was absolute crimes against humanity within the United States of America. Damn near genocide and should be immediately dealt with, unfortunately my words are in vain, as there is no compensation in sight. God help these people.

[@stevenclark5173]

@@robbercopgamer Obama still stall the construction and the pipeline is currently shutdown thanks to Biden but if he was a bit less timid he could have done more. The problem is that Obama often veered into neoliberal ideals about compromise and negotiation. You can't do that when one side is acting entirely in bad faith.

[@nickbloom6861]

I haven't even watched this yet, but does anyone else feel like it was Christmas when they saw this video pop up?

[@tomservo5347]

I do but in a more literal sense. I got this movie on VHS as a gift during Christmas 1992. I watched this movie 2 times over the course of my Christmas break from high school. If I could only go back!

[@casereynolas5257]

When he said “reintroduced” I knew this guy was legit. Great content!

[@casereynolas5257]

Just finished the video.. extremely important content.

[@marcovargas8355]

Though, he made the mistake of calling it the Congressional Medal of Honor, when it's actually just the Medal of Honor.

[@jarodstrain8905]

@@marcovargas8355 That is one of the most common errors I see in any film. Some time ago, the television drama NCIS dealt with a medal of honor recipient, And made it a point to not only get the name wrong, but to correct somebody for getting it wrong. I thought it was a good approach to teaching a lesson.

[@4thamendment237]

@@jarodstrain8905 Yes. Wrong term used all the time. That, and adding the word "winner." Winner? It's not a contest or a competition. The proper and only term to use is "recipient."

[@metzyahrosenstein4827]

Glad to see someone with a potentially European accent taking an interest in Native History, if not being outright passionate about it. Thanks man.

[@llokkee]

Its an English accent, speaking the language in its purest form ;-)

[@anthonys7660]

Metzyah Rosenstein he’s British; they pronounce lieutenant leftenant

[@migkillerphantom]

@@llokkee there is no "pure form". The English he speaks now is not the same English that the common ancestors of Brits and Americans spoke. Neither is the one you speak.

[@jamesk5369]

llokkee except it’s not the pure form, pure form died awhile ago. Nice try to be better than someone though.

[@kinnish5267]

Native tribes murdered, tortured, raped, enslaved and practiced genocide on other tribes and whites. Dance-with-Wolves is bullshit and trivializes the real history of native indians.

[@Trevdawg48]

As a white man living in Western SD, I can say that despite a few provocateurs among both races, there is a nice harmony and mutual respect between the Natives and the white people. I saw this movie as a kid (I grew up here) and it is important what it has done for race relations here. I believe it is more than just entertainment for many of us in this area.

[@nmarbletoe8210]

As a white/ jewish man in New Mexico, I feel the same way here.

[@caciliawhy5195]

Interesting. I lived there and studied the culture at the university. I never felt welcome on the reservation, except if I was giving money. Not complaining as I understand it, but no. No. No. White people were not welcome.

[@maverickslastoddworld6476]

Just say as an American

[@calinculianu]

I think this is one of the best videos you've ever made. I have goosebumps and am almost in tears. You are brilliant and I am really glad you devoted your creative energies to this issue. Thank you.

[@seanc.mcnally2118]

Such a true comment

[@wisaac9297]

Calin Culianu pussy

[@richardswartz8069]

Thee best video you made. Not close.

[@nativewarmask9861]

Thank you for honoring my people, and doing justice to us in reviewing this. Lila wopila tanka

[@TheMrsmartass13]

I'm a Mohawk man, and this movie and especially this video essay on it, has a place deep in my heart.

[@marca7542]

Sending much respect (I live in Montreal and have always been curious about your awesome people and culture!)

[@joannoble4093]

John Barry's soundtrack is some of the most beautiful music on earth.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Everything that man did is gold.

[@klmullins65]

For anyone that loves Dances With Wolves, I highly recommend the 1970 film "Little Big Man", with Dustin Hoffman. It's set among the Cheyenne, in the 1870s, and is one of the first Western films to portray Native Americans in a positive light, and accurately portrays Gen Custer as inept and arrogant...it's also a very humerous movie. I'd love to see a History Buffs critique of Little Big Man!

[@jamesewanchook2276]

me too!

[@mrthewubbie]

Custer is always an interesting figure. He tends to be represented according to current political attitudes. After WW 2, he was a superhero. During Vietnam, an inept and ego driven villain. As a historian who has spent many years studying the Indian Wars, tribes, battles, and personalities, the truth is always in the middle. If you really research Custer, he was neither inept or cruel, but at different times, confident, wrong, confused, betrayed, and misunderstood. Nothing happens in a vacuum, and if Greasy Grass never happened, he'd be remembered, as Sheridan put it, regarding his role in the civil war " that there is scarcely an individual in our service who has contributed more to bring about this desireable result than your gallant husband". As he gave the table Grant and Lee signed the surrender documents on to Libby. He did beat Jeb Stuart, after all, and was pretty much a rock star in his time. The date of his death was that generations "Kennedy Moment". Instead, he has been made the scapegoat of failed military and political policy regarding the indigenous North American peoples, set up to fail, and chastised. Remember, when Custer first came to the west, he had actually hammered out a treaty, only to be told the policy of the US was, essentially, that war was the final solution, and remonstrated to never attempt anything but war ever again under pain of court Marshal. And remember it was Custer who blew the whistle regarding the corrupt Grant administration and Secretary of war Belknap starving the tribes and pocketing the supplies meant for them, and reselling them, implicating Grants brother Orville in the process, pissing off Ulysses, and his subsequent removal from the army just prior to the Montana Campaign of 1876. Terry had to intercede and ask Grant to allow him to command the seventh during that fateful campaign. None of this is the action of an inept or inane man. So, it's also possible to see Custer as neither villain or hero, just a product of not only the times, but horrible, schizophrenic policy that nobody wanted to take credit for. Given deliberately vague and impossible orders at Little Bighorn, threatened with court martial if he failed, with no victory parameters set in those orders, acting on his own, as he believed he was instructed to, making the best call he thought at the time, attack quickly, capture the non combatants, and Sue for peace. If course now we all know it went horribly wrong. anyway, that's just one possible opinion among many, I suppose.

[@pirbird14]

Another film came out at the same time, "Soldier Blue" with Candace Bergen. It's a story of a soldier sent to rescue a white woman who had been taken captive by a small band of Native Americans. She has come to admire them and is in no mood to be "rescued" by a soldier in the army that has been massacring her adoptive family and friends. She is very bitter and refuses to learn his name, calling him only "Soldier Blue." It did have one flaw though. In portraying the treatment of the white captive, the friendliness displayed was a bit of an anomaly on the plains. Out East, where tribes had been decimated by disease, tribes were glad to take in new members and treat them as equals. On the plains, captives were more likely to have been treated as slaves. A thriving slave trade existed between the Americans, the Native Americans, and the Mexicans. It didn't get as much attention as Little Big Man, probably because It is a very dark movie, in no way humerous. I thought much more realistic, though.

[@JagerFrostTroll]

Little Big Man dosen't hold a candle to Dances with Wolves.

[@tikitavi7120]

Great film, but Little Big Man is 90% fiction.

[@jamesroper4952]

As a Native American, Dances with Wolves holds a special place in my heart. I want to some day make a movie, that shows the way my Navajo ancestors lived. Lastly, I'd like to say that the federal government can take their false promises, and shove them up their asses. I'm doing just fine without their help.

[@LuisLopez-fq5sz]

James Roper go for it man hopefully it Would be the next greatest film

[@kashrenolds6735]

It's all NDN COUNTRY

[@GonnaDieNever]

Ok, privatize the reservations and lose your sovereignty then, no more special legal status for tribes.

[@frankdick2862]

My last name is Dunbar and my great grandma is Sioux, shall we dance

[@guitarrwd]

James Roper I would love to see that movie man! Are you going to put it on KZbin?

[@netnez13]

Thank you for doing justice on the Pipeline. As an a member of the Navajo Nation, you gave an honest and accurate assessment of the Pipeline.

[@MrOuchiez]

Good news! As of July 6, 2020 the Dakota Pipeline has been shut down, let's hope it stays this way. Stay safe, I hope you and yours are happy and healthy.

[@pohanahawaii]

😲 Wow, I didn't know to the extent how illegal and inhumane the situation at the Dakota Pipeline was, or how it is still Sioux land. Thank you for connecting the dots from movie to real life! 👏👏

[@joemahoney9998]

The way he describes what happened is mostly bull shit. There’s millions of videos online of them throwing homemade explosives at police. They are also trespassing

[@pohanahawaii]

@@joemahoney9998 : 🤔 If it's their land, how can they be trespassing? What about the numerous spillage, environmental degradation, health implications documented in previous projects?

[@pohanahawaii]

@@joemahoney9998 : 🤔 Keystone Pipeline alone had *24 accidents since it went into service in 2010* with more recently in *2021 when it leaked 14,000 barrels of crude oil* into a creek in Kansas.

[@joemahoney9998]

The oil in a pipeline is way less likely to leak than in a truck or a train and has way less of an impact on carbon emissions

[@pohanahawaii]

@@joemahoney9998 : 🕵 1) It said in the video, the pipelines pass through tribal lands... hence protests. 2) 🤔 How about no more pipelines until safety standards improved? Why such $hitty safety records of 2 disasters/yr anyway??? 3) 🌱 Less reliance on crude oil is better all around for all life on the planet (except possibly OPEC countries with little else more abundant to trade.) 4) As #1 country richest in the world with so many options, if we can't afford to make these bad habit changes, who can?

[@womensarmycorpsveteran2904]

I’m part Cherokee, my great grandmother was full blooded and was 3 to r4 years old when she walked the trail of tears and miraculously survived. We believe she was the only survivor in our family line & there are no records that we can find. So I am not accepted by the Cherokee nation or acknowledged as being Native American American. It breaks my heart because my father’s only wish was to be acknowledged. He always said that he would give his right arm to be full-blooded Cherokee. I am more proud to have Native American blood in my veins than I am of being an Army veteran and one of the few remaining ladies of the last graduating class of the Women’s ARmy Corps. At the end of our graduation ceremony (the very same day that Elvis died, they officially retired the Women’s Army Corps and opened their museum at Ft McClellan Alabama.). I will never forget my graduation because my grandma (not my great-grandma) drove alone from Arizona to Alabama to be at my graduation and nearly missed it due to the traffic and chaos caused by Elvis death.

[@MusizKanuck]

When Avatar was in theatres, my husband and I went to see it at a smaller theatre where the owner would introduce the film before it started over the P.A. The owner was an Englishman, and his voice reminded me a lot of Eddie Izzard. He came over the P.A and announced, “And now for our feature presentation: Avatar. Or as I like to call it, ‘Dances With Wolves in SPACE’!”

[@vicj2141]

I like that. I will no longer be able to think of Avatar in any other way.

[@revsharp777]

Haha! I've always called it "Dances with Big Blue Space Cats!"

[@montazownianr1]

Both movies full of propaganda, there was no peacfull native americans, and just read about Dakota War

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Dances with 7 ft tall cat-Smurfs

[@rinzlr3554]

EmperorJuliusCaesar I’m pretty sure watching the trailer to these moves will already give you the setting lol, you need some weed or a beer and relax

[@sokandueler9578]

As much as I love the US and being American, I cannot deny that what we did to the Native tribes was nothing short of despicable. I am part Cherokee, and though the members of my family who were pure blood have already passed, my mother has told me stories of how the treatment of the natives affected the lives of people even generations later.

[@Giaayokaats]

Sokandueler95 I might caution against using the past tense here. "what we did" implies that these injustices are not still ongoing. Regrettably, this is not the case.

[@sokandueler9578]

+Maskwasit I know. In referring to the specific events covered by the video.

[@MikadoOkami]

be careful tripster. yea many white Americans have such diversionary thinking, objectifying those of other cultures and exploiting them. but many are trying to help. just note the veterens trying to call out the obama administration in the video. and the first time i heard about this issue was from an white american activist interviewing terri hulm live, not just once but three times over the course of the issue, each being close to 1 hour and 30 min and his first one close to 2 and a half hours.

[@JoshuaBarnes2298]

its not white people its elite rich people who are pitting commoners against eachother based on religion and race and thats why they insist on more and more immigration

[@jeffk464]

Who's we, pretty sure I didn't do it.

[@nerdingout3560]

Ojibway native from ontario Canada. i loved to see the amount of research you put into this. thank you for shining some light on native american history

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

It's great that Ojibwe cultural centres offer language websites so that we can learn the actual meanings and pronunciations of familiar place names.

[@tommyboy1504]

do Hacksaw Ridge because we all know how much you LOVE Mel Gibson.

[@linda10989]

Tom Hudson Or The Bounty?

[@lawrencedockery9032]

+Tom Hudson Hacksaw Ridge was a phenomenal movie about a phenomenal man. And from everything I've read, Gibson got most of it spot on. Desmond Doss' son even said it was every accurate. And I was kind of skeptical that the ridge they had to climb was the way it was depicted in the movie, but I looked it up and the Maeda Escarpment is exactly what the movie made it look like.

[@tommyboy1504]

btw I have researched it and most of it is true to my understanding. However I can't find anything about hiding under a dead body. I love Hacksaw.

[@leonardocalderon3644]

+Lawrence Dockery actually it was a looooooooot smaller

[@carlosmedina1281]

yes the film was very accurate except for some scenes hat dealt with his early life and how he met his wife. Also, I loved that they mentioned his Sabbath keeping since he was a member of the church I am a member of.

[@PokerJoker6]

I was living in North Dakota at the time of the Standing Rock-DAPL protests. I have to give you a lot of credit for how you portrayed the events of that confrontation, as well as your presentation of the history between the U.S. Government and the Sioux Tribes up to that point.

[@TethoSama]

So, what happened to it?

[@dizzitoast]

A Moye is it? It’s the worst of humanity. Don’t get stuck in race, less you find yourself the thing you pretend to be against.

[@robloughrey]

@A Moye Not all of them, just the ones like you.

[@stephhhie17]

@Brett Hazelton Except that's not oil company bullshit, it's just a matter of fact and public record. Even Snopes debunks numerous claims, like the idea that Bismark residents rejected the pipeline and that's why it was rerouted - that didn't happen. Sacred artifacts weren't being bulldozed over willy-nilly: they had archaeologists standing by throughout construction and had to halt digging if they found so much as a chicken bone. And that's all that turned up - an animal bone fragment - no human remains or artifacts. Also conveniently left out of some accounts was the fact that years before the protests, the Federal government had given the tribe funds for a new water treatment plant and pumping station that were nearly complete, and that the pipeline couldn't interfere with the new water source if it wanted to.

[@BP-wx7jf]

@Bad Cattitude Exactly

[@stevenevert9162]

In the extremely short period of time that I've known about History Buffs, I've come to enjoy the perspective n obvious attempts to bring truths to "historical" movies. This review solidifies my respect, admiration n loyalty. You've enabled your viewers to open their eyes n minds. This review has done an excellent job of presenting an unbiased view of the USA's shameful history in it's treatment of the ORIGINAL RESIDENTS.

[@juanitabonita717]

You just sumarised what I wanted to express. Great channel and excellent video. Will watch it again !

[@ahunter9503]

@@juanitabonita717 And you commented for me! It is so interesting to learn what depravity, white 'Americans' will go to, for what THEY want. This upload, for me is heart-breaking.

[@cinthiagregoire9249]

@@ahunter9503 welcome to mankind. where no matter race or color, we all fucking kill each other.

[@cinthiagregoire9249]

@@mistybabe5489 no i said that every race has a history of colonizing and brutally suppressing everybody else. You really tried to twist my words.

[@elissam.corsmeier469]

I carry no shame for the history of my country.

[@INvalidSYNapse]

Gawd I love this video, Being historically aztec and cherokee, this story broke my heart many times. Thank you for talking about it, truly.

[@reynaldobaca3403]

Big respect for speaking on what most pretend isn't happening, along with a fantastic review on the movie, I could tell you were passionate about this one maybe because you said it was your favorite movie, good work

[@fredharper7770]

As a veteran, I offer this observation: the segment dealing with the DAPL needs to be posted as a stand alone segment and posted as such on news web sites on You Tube.

[@mariefrancois5291]

Thank You greatly for your service. The fact that you are surprised is surprising in it itself, surely you know for the sake of money an especially racist government would suppress showing the truth and boldly lie even with video evidence of disgusting wrongdoing. I'm glad there are still some caring humans around though. GOD Bless.

[@BradfordGuy]

#HistoryBuffs This channel should be commended for the care of finding and publishing fact based, historical content, and presenting it in a way that is not only entertaining, but easily understood! Many thanks and warm regards!

[@EthanDarke]

When I was a long-haul trucker I had quite a few runs that took me through the Dakotas and being able to see a few of the remaining untouched massive prairies was simply amazing

[@Dat_Boy_Dale_Gribble]

I’ve watched this movie about 8 times. Even though I’m only 10% Cherokee, I’ve always been fascinated by this period in History. This movie just poured gas on the fire of my interest. Glad to know that it’s not too far off.

[@knightchimera2455]

it doesn't matter if you're 10% or 100%, we are all spirit beings and you are as much as me as I am you. Hagd!

[@BasilBuchko]

A masterpiece. As a Native American, I wholeheartedly thank you for this thoughtful, relevant piece.

[@RedBaron44]

Native Americans have my deepest respects, I wish you would restore your amazing culture or at least preserve it, and I hope the US gov would recognize its unforgivable sins

[@jeffk464]

Oh come on you can't go back to a hunter gatherer culture in the modern world. Its sad, but thats not exactly a practical solution.

[@kevinyoungman8335]

As a Native American this video was one of your best. Thanks for showing it.

[@allysondoerfler8688]

The history of the horse is the history of man. As an equestrian I was VERY IMPRESSED that actors rode without saddles and bits.

[@madaemon]

I went to see Dances with Wolves when it first came out. I was 9 years old, and had no idea it would be three hours long, but it was so engrossing I couldn't even tell--I only realized how long it was when we left the theater and it was dark!

[@natureandphysics403]

John Barry's music can bring you to tears with the sheer joyous and frightening grandeur of it.

[@niivuk]

Came here for the historic take on Dances with Wolves, stayed for the Dakota Pipeline commentary ❤️

[@dankelly5150]

Me too !

[@ladystephosaurus3351]

I am listening to the book right now on Audible. In the book the tribe wasn't the Sioux, it was the Comanche tribe, so that might be where some of the discrepancies came from. I think they may have changed it so they could speak Lakota since they had a college professor's help with translations and speech in that language. In the book, there are no actual talks using Native American words like in the movie. And when he shows them coffee, they do ask for sugar, and Wind In His Hair actually liked a LOT of it. That aside, I enjoy learning about all Native American cultures and I enjoyed this video. Looking forward to exploring your channel further.

[@discodecepticon]

"Americans love their veterans"... No, Americans loves to love their veterans. At the end of the day its %80 lip service and %15 "lets BBQ for Vetday!". Source: Am a veteran

[@dandydoo4239]

what if I just dont like BBQ? can we get KFC instead?

[@rosemarygrabowska9949]

For. Real.

[@samdaehyun9736]

What's the link with the vid?

[@rokkfel4999]

What's the other 5%?

[@morgothastartes]

@@pointlessupdate they get treated far worse then most of European countries. Here in Croatia for example veterans got far more benefits, yet we are far poorer then US. Country that sent people in stupid wars should at least take care of their soldiers or mercenary however you want to call em.

[@sages10]

This needed to be talked about. Mad respect for your coverage on the subject, this is in my opinion your best piece to date. Thank you for your effort and respect for the cause

[@GrimHellscream]

Might have learned the history, but I was not expecting the modern political jump off at 37:00+ That clip of Obama talking about mutual respect and a future for "our" children juxtaposed against the Dakota Pipeline protests only 6-8 months ago is simply appalling.

[@thyssaliki]

GrimHellscream I'm not sure you would have learned the history in any set of circumstances. I'm not even sure you are capable of learning.

[@pauloliver1842]

grimhellscream, I would agree with you but then we'd both be wrong

[@GrimHellscream]

@ Joey P. Lol, where is this insult even coming from?

[@GrimHellscream]

fluffybull, how so?

[@casiocfx]

As a german and history teacher...., all i can say about the reactions of the police and government towards the protests espacially the marking with numbers on their arms is just: what the hell were they thinking?

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

This movie review took an unexpected turn into modern commentary. Well done.

[@DM0407]

Watching in 2020 makes me realize this was somewhere on a slippery slope that we are not falling further down. The tactics used to suppress these protests have come to our cities.

[@MisterGoblin65]

This isn’t just a movie review....it is so much more and expertly well done. Thank you for your efforts