Indians React to Cherokee Pow Wow Grand Entry!

[@johnwatrous8982]

That is their formal dress no designer, by law only Native American people are allowed to possess eagle feathers.

[@RedEdgedSavage]

Not necessarily ..many are under the same laws ..if it's a sacred thing than it is allowed..though it has to be registered as so.

[@Unknown13thorder]

I’m native and I call bull on this

[@auntoneyofuntease6704]

​@@RedEdgedSavageI have eagle feathers and I don't have them registered, whatever that means. If you don't know us and kick it with us, all you know is hearsay or what you read in books. And it usually isn't the truth.

[@AdanazJulian]

@@Unknown13thorderit’s true

[@AdanazJulian]

@@RedEdgedSavageand they don’t have to be registered

[@BattleGn0me]

Notice the hats on the flag bearers. Those are hats from national veteran's organizations. Native Americans hold their veterans in high esteem.

[@robertsmith4681]

They are a modern day warriors, highly respected members of their community

[@BattleGn0me]

@@robertsmith4681 I was told by an Indian buddy in my platoon after the War combat veterans are given honors on reservations even if your not in that tribe or nation.

[@robertsmith4681]

@@BattleGn0me I live near a couple of reserves and know a few "first nations" veterans and you are mostly right. While individual "first nations" tribes more often than not hate each other, military veterans tend to be recognized as honored guests even when not in their own tribe.

[@BattleGn0me]

@@robertsmith4681 Thanks for that. I was totally in a quandry as to how to refer to these organizations correctly

[@Fergusthecat0]

​@BattleGn0me I am one of the veterans that stood at Standing Rock, honors were bestowed to myself and the other five thousand or so Vets that stood, many many non natives responded, all honored

[@nativecutechick]

I’m so grateful that you guys are learning about our beautiful culture!!!! The outfits are called regalias, they depend on what the person wants to be , I mean there are jingle dress, traditional, fancy shawls, the women usually wear those types of dresses, the men wear grass dancers, their duties are to flatten the grass for the dancers, men’s traditional,also hoop dancers , they range in ages from newborn to elders, the dancers are teaching others about their culture, I’m a First Nation 51 years old women who is very proud of mine culture. Thank you for taking the time to learn and share what you are doing. I absolutely love your culture also and is very excited to learn more!!!! 💜💜💜

[@goodieblackbear8128]

Native Americans are still thriving and we are still here I myself and a singer for south side we were at this powwow.

[@MariaGasca-Reyes]

A'HO ❤

[@TheCosmicGenius]

No, this dress is not for daily wear - it's ceremonial, for special occasions. Like wearing a tuxedo & gown to a wedding or gala event.

[@duaneelliott5194]

It's based on our daily wear.

[@TarotLadyLissa]

I am a proud member of the eastern band Cherokee Nation. Fun to see you react to this! I’m going to a pow wow tomorrow!

[@Africaisthefuture-zh8bo]

How was the pow wow? Can a tourist foreigner like me ever see one in-person? The music is so beautiful. And the traditional clothing is more beautiful than i can describe with words. Your culture is amazing.

[@VadulTharys]

Osiyo sister.

[@shattershield6257]

I love that y'all are reacting to our indigenous pow wows

[@narsil100]

Different part of the country and different tribes/nations, but one of the most impressive things I've ever seen was the native horse races at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. Young men racing bareback and leaping on and off the still running horses after their laps. One horse lost its rider, but kept running the race and came in second 🐎

[@timfeeley714-25]

Check out the Omak suicide race 2012 and 2021they're on KZbin. It's the high point of the Omak stampede, a week-long Native American gathering/Pow Wow and western rodeo held every August in the town of Omak in eastern Washington state, U.S.A. P.S. No horses or riders commit suicide.

[@marciahuehn2365]

There are different dances at Pow Wows, each having a special meaning. Sometimes the visitors are invited to participate with them. Native American food is often served.

[@shattershield6257]

Everyone designs their own regalia. Regalia is a spiritual part of expressing themselves within cultures. Its very normal. These are also adopted from other tribes and made into what they have now. Grass dancers with the yarn and strings. And womans jingle dresses with the bells.

[@TheDivayenta]

And I love the dances that portray animals like the Eagle Dance.

[@williambranch4283]

Native Americans are colorful ... go to powwow myself when I can. After all the fighting, Native men are most patriotic for the US. Native society is matriarchal. Originally over 500 tribes. Navajo and Cherokee are the most numerous, have fought hardest for tradition ... 400,000 each

[@donboutabag6524]

We always been patriotic

[@LynetteA68]

Can’t forget Choctaw tribe. As of 2020 we had 254k registered members and we’re the 3rd largest tribe. ❤ ❤CHOCTAW NATION🪶

[@Jadorey]

I am native Canadian and I love going to pow wows. Thank you for this video. I love Indian festivals, traditional music and definitely music. Sharing cultures and traditions is a great way to share peace love and hope!

[@sarnabbanerjee5272]

Same here Sir. I am an admirer of the indigenous cultures, especially of the Americas. I am from India (south asia). I have my deep respect for the Inuits, the Metis and the first Nations of Canada.

[@shattershield6257]

Feathers are gifts from others and connect us to our ancestors and carry the powers of the animal respectfully.

[@stryderfisher4106]

Native Alaskan here, as the Russians named us, Aleut, as we named ourselves Unungax or Supiaq, in regards to traditional clothing, with as hostile as the Aleutian islands are, clothes were often made from Cormorant skins, although I've heard the 'Aleuts' in Russia also learned to make clothing from Salmon skin. An interesting thing many people forget, is that food throughout the world, was changed by the interaction with our continent. Edible plants like sweet tomatoes, chocolate, pumpkins and some peppers, weren't available until after the Indigenous people shared them with the incoming Europeans. There are still things that Native Americans enjoy food wise that outside of America people haven't even heard of. (While living in Europe I really struggled to get things like wild rice, water chestnuts and cattail roots...and definitely no chokecherry jam.)

[@kurtmelotinggey5183]

Indians admire other Indians. Wow. So nice.

[@izzy6553]

We are not “Indians” we are indigenous

[@Nizhonibearcreek]

We’re not indians

[@GreyeyesNumberOneSingerMan]

The pow wow dance is a celebration of life, good harvest, and good hunt. Also we dance for those who cannot dance the dead in other words, but they live in us so we dance for them. It is a very spiritual time in our lives. There is magic that happens on those dance grounds at the Pow Wow’s.

[@Roger-fs5yo]

I know I'm just a white guy from Kentucky, but I'd dance AND fight along side of you🙏

[@GreyeyesNumberOneSingerMan]

@@Roger-fs5yo you’d be welcomed

[@cmring76]

Oklahoma's Red Earth Native American Festival happens every year. If you're interested in seeing more ceremonial dress and dancing, that is something to look up. Natives from all over America come to the festival to compete.

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

The Feathers are Eagle(usually Bald Eagle) Feathers, In the US Federal law forbids people from gathering Eagle Feathers, UNLESS they are Native American. Pow Wows are mostly a way of defiantly remaining Native, they did not happen until the 1920s, and a lot of celebrating Native Culture has to do with fighting back against Anti-Native policies.

[@ashleykoivisto8138]

Seeing ceremonies like this makes me proud to be of Native American descent, just like my dad and grandfather. My mom told me and my brother that dad and grandpa were Blackfoot. My husband and his dad are Native American, also. Except they're of Apache descent.

[@Will-p2z]

Hello my Blackfoot sister, I'am descent from Blackfoot and Cherokee as well and I do miss dancing in the circle myself

[@sarnabbanerjee5272]

Hello both of you. I am from India (South Asia). I am a huge admirer of indigenous cultures throughout the world. But to me, the indigenous cultures of the Americas seem to be really underrated. And we partially share a similar history of colonization, until independence.

[@JohnWest-ky9bo]

The first native is holding a Coup stick, they would get close to their enemies and then touch them with it to show bravery.

[@danettecrossley7912]

Yes there are still a lot of American Indian left I live in Oklahoma home of the 5 civilized tribes where most of the people are at least partially Indian including myself I am part choctaw and Chickasaw I grew up going to pow wows my father was a member of the tribal council, the way they are dressed depends on the type of dancing they do for example those men with all the colorful feathers and the round bunch of feathers on there back area are called fancy dress dancers etc. You need to see if you can find a video on the different type of dances they step no matter what type of dance they do with the beat of the drum and must stop when the drum stops God bless

[@Jesussayspayattention]

The reason each costume is different is because each individual Native designed and sewn their own costumes themselves mostly and some with help of other Tribe members. Their moccasins are handmade and colorfully hand beaded. None are bought from any clothing store.

[@thelightshineth8848]

It's a shame other countries don't realize how much Native American culture there is here in the US. It might not be "in your face" all the time - but evidence is all over the entire country from street names to historical sites, mounds, museums etc. Native American history is everywhere in the entire country. Pow wows happen all the time and you can look up and attend local pow wows pretty much anywhere. I think all Americans should embrace and elevate Native American people and culture, regardless of their own heritage, as all who are born American, despite the atrocities of the past, this is our home, our land, and these are the people of our land who have deep roots in this land, who were here long before, and as all who are born on this soil, these are our family and brothers and sisters, that should be cherished and loved and honored.

[@LynetteA68]

Thank you! Nanaya hullo I kana~ ✌🏼 & 🫶🏼 my friend! (In Choctaw) CHOCTAW NATION🪶

[@sarnabbanerjee5272]

Completely agreed. I am from India. Before the internet became popular here, very few people knew about the indigenous cultures of the United States and other countries. This is because American tv shows and movies were the only way to know about america. The elder members of my family used to get culture shocks from those shows , but we never knew about the culture of indigenous peoples back then.

[@arqaeyrima4750]

The gathering of nations is phenomenal to see. One side of my family is Cherokee Native, my other side is Spanish Sephardim, so very different cultures as well as countries.

[@LiyahFreeze]

We nv show off our culture its alwsys been this way n yes we are here still dancing to heal ourselves n others .the songs are meanings like to hunt or to fall in love n ther is many types of songs. hello im cree and in Saskatchewan n they took our land away n try to take this away from us but its healing music n brings us together and the outfits are dreamt of n made by others or passed down .we nv changed ❤❤ humble peoples we are .thanks

[@forrestsmoke1354]

You are correct most of the natives have been whiped out, about 90%

[@angrygrim1394]

I live in Arizona and seen a Pow Wow in person its special.

[@keitheepoo7253]

I love the sequence in which they are represented. The elders first to show we can take well care of our people, some strong warriors behind them to protect, women following to show pride... Love it.

[@badgerrrlattin35]

These are the guys who Christopher Columbus thought YOU guys were.

[@ΒΞΔΝ]

7:58 That is the US in general. Most people hold their heritage close and we all kind of share in each other's heritage. The US really is a melting pot of the world.

[@PeoplePerson777]

As much problems as America has, the fact it's such a melting pot and the constitution make it the greatest nation on earth in my opinion. America is like a microcosm of the whole world. Americans have a lot to be grateful for and proud of.

[@Someonelse1224]

That's good and bad.cultural appropriation is the last step in colonization and most people don't even realize that they are participating.

[@karimhicks8376]

We are still here! "WHIPERING SWAN".

[@doingstuffwithrus6574]

I just have a little bit of food left. Paid my bill but I can see this video. Thanks so much.

[@PedroMelendez]

I love when he says 4:48. "They are still there." Yes, we are still here.

[@FelixZapata-s8j]

WOW!...watching the entrance parade was very emotional...did not think I would have such a reaction even though I am 68% according to DNA tests...thank you so much!

[@rebelinparadise7197]

Pow-wows run for a long time, but ya, start first day of spring. The energy is awesome. Proud Cree.

[@neshobanakni]

There are contingents from different reservations and reserves throughout North American. I lived on a reservation for more than a decade. Many different categories of regalia and dances. In the U.S., only Tribal members are allowed to possess eagle feathers, and there is a waiting list. There are Grass Dancers, Traditional, Fancy, Jingle and Shawl (women only).

[@randyharris5195]

I've been in an opening ceremony for a powwow in Wisconsin. Those that lead the procession are the veterans of which the native peoples are very proud of their warrior spirit. The traditional dress reflected the region, the nation and the era of the people.

[@brianbrooks-in5yy]

These are different tribes from different states coming together in a pow wow! I live about 10 minutes from Cherokee, NC where the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Reservation is located. I'm white but most families including mine has some Cherokee blood in them.

[@nathanmeece9794]

I also have some Cherokee blood. My father's grandfather was a Cherokee Indian from North Carolina. When he married he took his wife's last name.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Thumb Up #189! 👍 You're welcome! Thanks! 😊☺️ Notes: Congratulations! 🎉🎊 You've now seen a Native/First American ceremony! There were even Oklahomans there! 😎 I'm relieved 😌 that actual Indians got to see something done by people who are still called "Indians" by some to this day and got to enjoy it! But I ranted about Christopher Columbus before. I hope that you can enjoy more! I didn't know that India had something similar! Thanks for that information. ☺️

[@AdrianCozad-f3g]

❤There are over 500+Indigenous Tribes and powwows nation wide,here many other Tribes participate in the dance and songs,honoring warriors and other distinguished guest from the invited tribes.😊

[@Jesussayspayattention]

The men in colorful heavily feathered are called Fancy Dancers. The women wearing bells attached to their dresses are called Jingle Dancers. The Native Americans honor and respect the Animal Kingdom and their beliefs are centered on Nature and the Spirit world.

[@razorramona9963]

This is a 'smaller' pow wow, should go watch a big one like Denver. The entire arena fills up

[@Indigenius_auntie]

Come to Canada, I will host you and take you to a Pow Wow!

[@brwnjohnnysvage7251]

Grew up going to powwows in my home town. There were like 3/4 groups in my community and a hand full of dancers. And I can tell you the regalia they wore are very very expensive. Each dance designed their own regalia and yes each regalia is different each have their own 4-5 colours they use. Is very complex

[@johnwest8928]

The name Indian was given to the natives because Columbus believed he had arrived in India.

[@Jesussayspayattention]

Natives Americans live in houses just like other Americans. They don't live in Tee Pee's or Wig Wams out in the forest or prairies. They own modern conveniences like everyone else.

[@fernwebb5568]

Remembering reservations like Pine ridge who struggle still….

[@mikehunt368]

i live in indiana so there are tons of native american structures and artifacts… it think it would’ve been dope to live back then and just be chill with the natives americans, they had all the vibes

[@Axlotl77]

Their family usually gets them started dancing. Their are Hindu statues in South America and the history is a mystery but I noticed my friends from India on Facebook were on exactly opposite time 12 hours apart so halfway around the globe I got the globe at work and sure enough you can draw a straight line from India to South America and they say that the antarctic used to be warm and had navigable rivers

[@neeleynonea]

You all need to watch a pow wow dance video. All songs have meaning whether or not there are words. The clothes are fancier for pow wow but they are based on their historical daily wear

[@LA-xc4tc]

I have crush on parbrahm lol he is so cute

[@yordantv9322]

Most tribes did get wiped out. Killed off. Hundreds of tribes, with hundreds, or thousands of people. Our dresses are made by us ourselves . We don't go to a store to buy them. An no we do not wear these dresses an did not wear them every day. even before our country was taken we had different clothing. In india its really hot. But not in many places in America. Our clothes would change depending on the time of year. The feathers we wear are earned and given to us usually, either by a tribal leader or elder. They are sacred. Hope i would answer most of your questions. I, myself are from two tribes, Mashpee Wampanoag, and Tiano. I can to Kerala India back in November for marriage. I've watch this channel for many years now. It would be awesome if i could meet you guys. I do plan on taking a trip up to north India soon.

[@MichaelWilshusen-w4d]

Regalia, also millatry dance any &all serves their songs are 4 versus

[@josebeltran3619]

I think that each trive passing from different places of America like number 1 and 2 3 to all of them dancing in peace harmony

[@Gema-tf2wd]

There's a meaning to every song that's sung

[@s.d.207]

Your regalia is often gifted to you. People also make their own regalia or family members and community members make them for you. There are different styles depending which nation you are from, what dances you carry, your clan, etc. Each regalia has its own teachings which are spiritual.

[@psychomd1939]

The largest living thing on Earth are the Sequoyah trees in California. They are names after a cheif of the 7 Cherokee tribes. He created the written language of their language. He also established ta school system Due to him, the Cherokees are the only tribes to establish diplomatic relations withthe US government and exchange ambassadors.

[@fernwebb5568]

I went to the pow wow there this year. They are wearing regalia. Each item is sacred and each color means something to the wearer. You cannot buy these garments. They make their own and trade among each other for items. Everything is made in a state of prayer. The singing is traditional. The women dance jungle dance for healing. There is also shawl dance. The men do fancy dance, chicken dance, and grass dance. All sacred. They are wonderful people. They are not great in numbers anymore. Nations that were millions strong are thousands. Many tribes were wiped out. Colonizers took all that they had and only gave them the most desolate areas or cut them down to a parcel of what they had. They are truly gracious to dance under the American flag and to pay homage to America. I recommend you go and experience this. Also see the play “Unto these Hills” that tells the story of the 1500 who hid in the mountains while their tribe was forced to walk into the west - the Trail of tears where 1/3 or more if their nation perished. Also see the traditional village and hear the tour with lectures thru the day. Truly amazing. Heartbreaking. Beautiful. Enjoy the park in Cherokee and splash about the river with them! Great for summer cool downs!

[@random_native]

im plains cree which is a native from canada im still here they didnt kick us out but treat us like we're not here

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

I have Family Members with Cherokee Blood Lines ( Cherokee family blood-lines seem present along the Appalachian Trail and In the midwest where I live (Indiana)

[@Unknown13thorder]

This isn’t United States this is OUR culture and song and we welcome you to our society!!!

[@anime-girl9743]

My tribe has form to get feather from the zoo. They have a eagle rehab center so when they molt workes will pick them up and go threw the list of applicants but you do need a CIB

[@LaughingChaos]

Thank you for this video a lot of us live on the rez and a lot of us don't. What we wear is called regalia, as for the eagle feathers they mean a lot to us you have to earn them or they get past down in the family. A lot of us men grow our hair long and no one should touch our hair without asking. As for the regalia, some gets pasted down from the family some is made by the person wearing it and some will be made by someone else for the person wanting it made. Pow wows happen all the time in the colder months we have them inside. This is just a little bit of info if you would like to know anything else please ask.

[@MichaelWilshusen-w4d]

A presadent said they would die out but thier sttill here

[@joantrotter3005]

Not sure what she's buried in, but during a near death experience, my great grandmother was wearing her regalia.

[@iolitelight]

These are stylized costumes based on day to day wear but more colourful and ornamental. Feathers are messages, you must find them or be gifted them to be worthy. It is not acceptable to kill to obtain them.

[@haruka_kurosaki]

Love from Southern Paiute Kanosh Band ❤

[@josecarlos-qy5hd]

Está muito viva a riquíssima Cultura desse povo, conectados com a natureza, abraços do Brasil.

[@Sunset553]

These outfits are for special occasions, not daily wear. They don’t represent the daily clothing of early tribal people. When you attend a pow wow, everyone is in casual clothing, just hanging out, eating, talking. My father took us to one and I just ran around with the kids by the river. In the afternoon, people start changing clothes and there’s alot of moving around. Maybe at a big event like this video, they arrived dressed already. A long time ago it used to be private with just one tribal nation, no outsiders. Now there are some nations with so few people, they combine for the pow wow. The chiefs on the microphone explain to the public what’s happening. There are dances, invitations for outsiders to join. It’s a wonderful time. Very relaxing. No stress, no expectations.

[@MrNLuigi]

So the first ones were native vets, the second are dancers and the third are band members

[@ChickenJane70]

Each step is a prayer. The clothing as well as the sacred items they are carrying is called Regalia. Regalias are a mixture of animal parts and modern day material. The colours they display through their Regalia mean something too. They have not assimilated to western culture that's why many traditions have been preserved such as the Pow Wow. Many were lost though through laws prohibiting them from practising ceremony. There is an order to them walking in. The Eagle feathers are given when the individual has done an honorable act(s) for the community.

[@JohnWest-ky9bo]

The Native Americans were called Indians because Columbus thought they had reached India.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

I Often Kayak River Systems or Hike….Have since i was a child, and I sometimes think i feel Native Spirituality With the land/animals around me….I See the land near where i live as the Native Land, its alive and spiritual

[@davidbankalachi3203]

Tribal people sharing togetherness

[@sallypebeahsy6043]

They have the whole competitions and every state to deem who's going to be the lead of that I represent send in competition is trying to represent the state and their people

[@JamesLechon]

The family and sometimes themselves from their tribe are the designers😊 well at least for us Apache

[@joshmartin4261]

You should watch the different powwow competitions dances

[@lincolngarces9987]

There talking but through singing with meaning but others think it's just hollering but actually it's much deeper then that and is communicating but through this process what else would be it can't be nothing also there other cultures that do talking but through a different way or similar like this but theres alot of culture on earth

[@Will-p2z]

Women in the Native American culture are very highly respected in our culture.

[@dochubbell]

I think any tribal person who wants to come in ceremonial dress many do so. Most Indian dress is designed by the individual or handed down. Original dress was often made of animal hide and worked till soft into their chosen design. Bead work was standard as well as some woven work for blankets and other parts of the costume. Things have gotten quite elaborate as time has progressed and other materials are used as well. Their dances often tell a story and represent different animals native to the land. Indian culture is getting lost and those who preserve it and keep it alive are to be greatly applauded and admired. I probably know less than average about it all, but that is my closest jab at what knowledge I have accumulated over the years...right or wrong.

[@bigp3006]

Funny seeing you watching these, you know they are called "indian" because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India.

[@powdrumdad1955]

Maybe next review (of any topic) resize your webcam smaller and the video you are reacting to larger Go talk to a powwow drummer We're fun people

[@hollyhagelin2451]

The feathers are impressive, but the embroidery and beadwork is very detailed & intricate- too bad you can see it from this distance.

[@AdrianbCozad]

2024:In today's America, 500+Indigenous Tribe's 🌎 powwows,grand entry's Honors military veterans of all races and branches of service,and some who once were enemies,whereas,they now follow a vet carrying a eagle staff followed by honord members of tribes elders gathering to show their appreciation for life's tribal cultural exchanges and social experiences towards healing etc.

[@Stevie8654]

I’m a Chickasaw living in Creek country. It’s nice to see people from other places being exposed to our cultures.

[@lucascallen1]

I think that you should see a pow wow in person

[@sallypebeahsy6043]

That's called a fancy Ward dancer

[@Gema-tf2wd]

Each person designs and makes them themselves or will give the designs and beadwork designs to another tribe member who is well known for making each type of regalia

[@sallypebeahsy6043]

This ain't a regular pow wow this is a competition competition is way different than traditional

[@ronwilson8898]

In my honestly opinion, you have to see it person to actually experience our Native American Tribes and Cultures. And to understand the meaning of the dances and why use Native Americans dance. Their are different Native American Tribes coming together as one... So every dance is different and has a different meaning. So all I have to say is "come and experience yourselves".

[@sallypebeahsy6043]

Each outfit is to represent their family each family has their own banner and we all come together and joyful for the ones that passed to the other side the ones that are here and the new beginning of our new you will see there's different kind of custom clothing for each person in each tribal groups but we always hide put the mother's first because we know the mother is what gives birth and birth is life and then the father's or tectus so that's what life we make sure that we don't take nothing from the earth like a one-hundred-percent peaceful loving understanding people

[@karimhicks8376]

For 7,000 to 10,000 years, indigenous peoples, my peoples, controlled North America. THE vikings left my peoples alone!

[@VadulTharys]

The Tsa'Lagi (Cherokee) are a matriarchal society, the council is traditionally elder women. This pow wow is held by the eastern band of the Cherokee people, so according to tradition the elder women of each clan must go first. There were over 500 nations in the US, many are gone forever. Those that remain are determined not to lose their history, traditions and culture. The Cherokee have dances for everything, we are a joyful people who dance to celebrate and to mourn. This is one of our traditional dances in traditional clothing kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKnciGmdqqh2hrc

[@loveislove-le5nj]

Learned on 23 and me.... I'm 50% Najavo via my maternal grandfather. Although I don't call myself Native American. I know nothing about the culture and wouldn't feel right just showing up on a tribe.

[@fannybuster]

A fun fact, ,American Indians never go Bald ,and never have to shave

[@philmakris8507]

This is true and also evidence of their Mongolian and Asian DNA and bloodlines.

[@neshobanakni]

Not true. Even full-bloods can go bald and grow beards.

[@fannybuster]

@@neshobanakni Show a photo of a full blooded Indian who is bald

[@neshobanakni]

@@fannybuster A few of my in-laws. Chief Martin's brother Shon. Several members of the Tribal Council. Several department heads. Yes, it is less frequent (never happened to my Grandad), but it happens to BOTH men and women. Advancing stereotypes does no one any good. I'm only part Ind'n, but could never grow a real beard. Others can. I lived on a reservation where blood quantum minimum was 2/4ths. Never thought I'd be expected to take pictures of the balding folks around me. It, sadly, seems to happen more to women.

[@sallypebeahsy6043]

We'll use the feather to send blessings

[@Gema-tf2wd]

Anyone's who want to dance does, children are caught whatever style of dance they show interest in.

[@tyronebrewer3219]

You should research trail of tears to see how America treated Native Americans.

[@GreyeyesNumberOneSingerMan]

These costumes are called regalia and not all of them were worn all the time some of them were worn on hunts like the ones with the feathers the bird men as you call them they would disguise themselves as Buffalo or wolf, but other like the traditional dancer would wear the feathers and honour of the Thunderbird in other words, the creator God because the eagle flies higher than any other bird. He is closer to creator so in the traditional dance, we are representing the eagle

[@MariaGasca-Reyes]

THE REAL AMERICANS 🪶🌎

[@TonyB612]

We use everything