Language | Native Americans | One Word | Cut

[@mary12gp]

I'm really happy that some people are starting to learn their native language again

[@bountyhunter7363]

mary12gp I'm Persian I'm supporting the native americans by learning some phrases from their mother tounge

[@touya]

I’m Blackfoot and I’m learning to speak it, my dad was the first one in the family to not speak the language and I want to change that.

[@erikchepkyy5912]

I'm Ukrainian and we where enslaved by Russians long ago. In Kiev, we don't even our native tongue anymore only in Запоріжжя and Львів.

[@purge3363]

The real American Indians are the so called African Americans Scientifically & Genetically Proven

[@ndn7396]

@@purge3363 stfu with all that afrocentricist bullshit

[@lisalimon7883]

One of the saddest things in the world is lost languages. :((

[@helene6686]

+Josiah Lai She said one of the saddest things not *the* saddest thing

[@HandSanitizerAttack]

She literally says " *ONE* of the most saddest things in the world is lost languages. :(( ". And I agree. It's very sad when someone loses their language because it carries so much of the culture of those people and sometimes the language is very beautiful. The problem is that language is a tool and people will most often choose the easiest tool to use/the most taught one at the time.

[@soulproductions7418]

Lisa limon a lot of sacred languages are dieing out because of enforment on other cutures, not only the native american languges are dieing off but a lot of languages are dieing off in eastern europe as well due to them being controlled by russia during the soviet union.

[@Bertinamaestratriqui]

Lisa limon I agree with you.

[@gaydummy2845]

Honestly though, we’ve lost so many beautiful languages, especially Indigenous languages

[@IrakozeLIVE]

Native Americans are such beautiful and peaceful people. I really hope they don't lose their language.

[@klplex9722]

"Beautiful" 😂😂😂

[@Victoria08822]

Some tribes weren't that peaceful, some also went to "wars" with other tribes. Can't speak for every tribe though. But yes, they're awesome! I hope they're saving their endangered languages

[@mrgoldening0t912]

@@klplex9722 yeah? beautiful, anything wrong with that?

[@coldturkey5333]

Peacful lmao brainwashed af that ppl literally think that natives were peacful ppl connecting to animals and shit haha

[@pebbles92able]

@@klplex9722 you sound like a jealous pale face.

[@tophatopha257]

hope their languages survive they need to start speaking them

[@tophatopha257]

+The Eternal Anglo They can still pass it down without writing system or just use english alphabet

[@nomadrobinson]

+Sorry a lot of native cultures adapted the English alphabet to preserve the pronunciation of the native language for that very reason.

[@internetclown44]

We can't start speaking them without any teachers. Most people who can speak our languages are either dead or have had their language quite literally beaten out of them.

[@emilycardinal8505]

Topha Topha dude I’m really trying it’s hard

[@MrAlen6e]

this ending was really sad , specifically because I feel in our fast growing globalized world this may be the last time we'll see Indigenous culture alive , I really hope it doesn't happen

[@choicelee8932]

+Sebastie Cortes If there were systems put in place technology could help them. In New Zealand the Maori language revival, I would say, has been a success and technology has helped that, with a Maori television channel being aired and making Maori language learning resources available online. Of course the best way of learning is traditionally, and the New Zealand government has always put a lot of resources into helping the Maori language stay alive. I wish I could say the same for the US.

[@calseynez]

+Sebastie Cortes it's not dead, language will always be there with our elders and with papers, though without hearing them is terrifying to lose, but there are those who are willing to bring it back and save it. believe it. if not for the viewer, then your just a lost cause or and out cast that doesn't want to make a difference. I had another speech in Christopher Columbus that will answer your question. think about.

[@fringes475]

language is the foundation of every culture, a cornerstone of a civilization. Every tongue is a single nation, and when the last speaker of that language dies, the whole nation dies with him/her.

[@anahitaljame284]

Actually, the most of native american languages don't have writing systems.

[@connormurphy683]

Sebastie Cortes otro mundo es posible

[@stephaniesmith3544]

Languages are so beautiful. The Australian Aboriginal dialects are dying at the fastest rate of any other languages, which is terrible

[@Whimswirl]

+Daniel Bagang (Danny) cause? The British

[@newdel7864]

+Daniel Bagang (Danny) No just white people

[@n.8140]

I'm not sure but I think in Australia they still break up families and jail youth if they get into trouble for being homeless and abuse them in jail..... there's a documentary about it. They set them up for failure.

[@stephaniesmith3544]

***** And then people like Pauline Hanson debate against the programs put in place to help these people, arguing that she fights for equality and doesn't think they need "special treatment".

[@n.8140]

Whoa whoever she is she sounds like a devil. Aboriginals are so screwed over I love them a lot.

[@ailish086]

The English tried to beat the Irish language out of Ireland's people but despite their efforts its still going strong. Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan anam, = A country without a language is a country without a soul. Beatha teanga í a labhairt = A language is alive as long as it is spoken.

[@fiona3482]

Aontaim leat - tá mo chroí istigh sa Ghaeilge :)

[@DundletheViking]

+ailish086 Go raibh maith agat.

[@marycarolynkane8720]

gaeilge! I am learning it!

[@kevil0922]

+ailish086 but how about latin? it's considered to be a dead language, yet still in use.

+ailish086 :o) Haigh ó Ungáir.

[@donallbreathnach9998]

I am Irish...and we have a saying.. "Tir Gan Teanga, Tir gan Ainm = " a country without a language is a not a country" Our language is in a very similar situation to the Native American languages. We have been colonised by a foreign Country that attempted to wipe us out, through war, deportation and genocide. We took up arms countless times throughout the 800 years of occupation. unfortunately, most of the time we failed. Now we have finally gotten our independence, but the damage is already done, our language is is serious danger of going extinct. Even our own people turning their backs on the language believing its useless. Which is why I am putting a huge amount of effort to learn it & spread it, to promote my identity, and to save my culture. I wish all native Americans the best of luck in saving there culture..Ireland is behind you..and we are forever great full for the aid that you sent us during the Great Hunger. The world turned their back on us, and an equally oppressed people are the only ones that came to our aid. Go raibh maith agaibh & bail ó dhia ar an Obair☘

[@geennaam516]

The FenianDan how do a native irish person looks like ?

[@Moistcraictical]

I thought it was "Tír gan teanga, tír gan ANAM." : a country without a language is a country without a soul.

[@KyDahk]

Your language is NOT similar to our languages at all.

[@lucasdrysdale7846]

+k d I'm so sorry that they said that. Clearly they have no idea what they're talking about.

[@azeavers6039]

Richard Zuidam blue eyes usually, pale skin, not too tall not too short, darkish hair or red in tone

[@burdiasdfghjkl8166]

This really hits home. I'm black and if anyone in America has noticed....none of us speak ANY African dialect. My people had our language our Names....or lives stripped from us. All my friends can tell others where there ancestors are from. Some are from Germany...others France, and mexico. But I dont know where I'm from. No one in my entire family does. My grandfather just got his geno done and it turns out he's half Irish and NEVER KNEW. Please take the time and keep your launguage bacause god knows I wish I had mine.

[@ainosahren9299]

This is so sad. I speak several languages but my native one is the one with power and depth. It is unforgivable what has been done to you and your family.

[@soulfuzz368]

geekly chic many white people in america also do not speak their native languages. My family fled WW2 and couldn't wait to forget their language. There is also something to be said for a new beginning and creating a new better culture.

[@armandoromero3339]

@ soulfuzz the seer: thats all nice and dandy, but your family did that by choice. the Blacks and First Nations didn't have that choice, our languages and ways of life were literally beaten out of us

[@Sigmanovar]

Well at least you can do a ancestry test n figure it out, also the native languages and culture of your ancestors Is most likely still in use today in Africa,where's as most native Americans languages and cultures are completely extinct

[@absolutenutter1007]

geekly chic yeah but who u gonna speak it with? Languages die out cuz they aren’t needed. Simple as that so grow the fuck up and stop bitching about a specific type of noise that your body creates.

[@DundletheViking]

As an Irish person, this hits hard. We share your pain.

[@BlahBlahRainbowFish]

Definitely feeling this as a Welsh person too. It is possible to make some recovery, Welsh is doing a lot better than it was, but there's some damage that can't be undone.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

I'm sorry for my English country men trying to destroy the Irish as a Catholic and part Irish I always feel torn about every tragedy you like this.

[@michaelflynn9874]

+Thomas Alvarez You should not have to feel sorry for something you played no role in.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

Michael Flynn I know just saying, I'm a sorry person.

[@Gangster_Hampster]

same here in korea

[@FMWCelt]

The death or diminishment of an indigenous language is always painful when beaten out of a people, but I would say two things to native Americans: 1. Don't give up on it; in Ireland and Wales revivals of the native language did happen against the perceived odds and the Irish language and Welsh languages were saved from deaths that the English had tried to enforce. 2. Even if the language unfortunately does die, I don't believe it's necessarily the death of the entire culture. As long as a society retains it's traditions, customs, arts, knowledge, and other facets, you will continue to be a distinct people. Something is absolutely lost, but it's not a death knell, just a nasty blow. Culture is as much as how you behave as how you speak.

[@dearbhladd]

Gaeilge is on its way back home mo chara! Is fearr gaeilge briste ná bearla cliste - broken Irish is better than clever English!

[@Parker8752]

Ac mae 'na pobl sy'n dysgu'r ieithoedd celtaidd sy ddim yn dod o Gymru, Iwerddon neu'r Alban. Os bydd eich ieithoedd yn mynd i fyw, bydd rhaid i chi eu dysgu nhw. Dim eich iaith yn unig; on dau neu dri ohoni nhw. Wedyn, mae rhaid i chi eu dyfnyddio nhw mewn byw. Yn anffodus, sa i'n siwr sut i weud y gweddill yng Nghymraeg, felly wna i orffen yn Saesneg. And there are people who learn the Celtic languages in spite of not coming from Wales, Ireland or Scotland. If your languages are to live, you need to learn them. Not just your own tribe's language (though that's a fantastic start in and of itself), but ideally two or three. Then, you need to actually use them in everyday life. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to say the rest in Welsh, so I'll finish in English. If you can, start up schools that teach primarily in your tribe's language. Create new art and media in your language (especially films and video games, if you can pull it off - the latter would probably be easier than the former). Most importantly, you need to get rid of the (unfortunately pervasive) myth that being multilingual from a young age is somehow a bad thing. There are a great many people who don't teach their children their own language because of this myth, and this probably causes the death of more languages than anything else. It's a long, hard process, but with some perseverance, you can do it. Some people still speak Scots Gaelic; Irish and Welsh may be minority languages in their own homes, but they're spoken in everyday life. Where just fifty or so years ago, Welsh was seen as the language of the underclass and the uneducated; something to be beaten out of them at school, it's now the language of local culture and one of the languages in which local government works. It can be done; it just requires that enough people really want to do it.

[@jakeb6176]

FMWCelt Oh fuck off please. The English did not try to enforce anything. I don't know if you know about your own history but Britain was invaded so many times by different cultures that the English language formed and it just didn't go as far as Wales or Ireland for it to make an impact. Don't even attempt to compare the atrocious ways natives were treated and their opression to how the English supposedly "tried to enforce it on the Welsh". I also notice how you typical Welsh and Irish always try to put the English down and make them completely loath themselves, how selfish and arrogant. If you would also know most of England (particularly the north) is treated far worse than any other country in the UK is by their OWN government.

[@Parker8752]

Actually, Wales is basically treated as an English colony, and always has been. Wales has never benefited from its membership in the UK - its natural resources were plundered for the benefit of the ruling classes in England and now poverty in Wales is even worse than in the North of England (which, I will absolutely grant you, gets fucked over even worse by Westminster than Wales does nowadays, just by virtue of Wales having some devolved government). That said, there's a reason the majority of Scottish and Welsh independence advocates would be more than happy to have the north of England join them. On the subject of history: Wales was conquered in the late 13th century by Edward 1st of England. He then started moving English folks into the country to squeeze out the native Welsh population. However, he was largely content to just hold onto the land. It wasn't until Henry the 8th passed the Laws in Wales act, enforcing English law in Wales (which had, until that point, continued to have its own laws) and defining the language of all official dealings in Wales to be English that efforts to destroy the Welsh language started. The most successful of these efforts came in the form of propaganda from the English government telling parents that passing on their language to their children would harm their chances of prosperity in later life. Fact of the matter is, England (not the average English person, but the country as ruled by various governments) fucked over the rest of the British Isles for its own gain, before then moving to other places and doing the same to other people. Some people blame quite literally everybody from England, but the vast majority do not. However, when villages are flooded to give a big city more water that it doesn't even need (Tryweryn), when people are taught that their own culture is inferior to that of the people who conquered them, when children are punished for speaking their own language in school, it can be hard for some people to not resent the people who carried out the orders. I don't bring this up because I think English people should hate themselves; I bring it up because everybody should understand that their own country has done incredibly shitty things in the past, and that there are people who still suffer as a result.

[@dearbhladd]

Alex Kosovo we don't put the English down we just want them to be aware and not to forget the hell they have put Irish people through from letting mass amounts of us die and starve during the famine, taking land from us, trying to eliminate any Irish culture by anglosizing towns and village names and trying to remove our language entirely along with a lot else, stop pretending it didn't happen

[@Minale__]

I'm curious whether those tribes would mind teaching their languages to people who aren't members of it. These languages are beautiful and I'm sure there are people who are interested in learning them, apart from learning from the culture itself, which is a given to me if you're trying to learn a new language. Or is it limited to members of the tribe? In any case, this series of videos you did with Native Americans should be an eye-opener to many. I'm from the EU, we unfortunately don't learn a lot about their culture here ( at least where I live.. ), but videos like these should be shown in history classes, seriously.

[@Minale__]

***** Besides the fact that it's not just English, in my opinion people should speak more than 1 language fluently - 3 at least. Not accent-free, necessarily, but good enough to communicate with others. Too many native English speakers rely on the fact that the rest of the world will learn to speak their language anyway, so they don't put much effort into it, but languages are a huuuge part of culture, and if not learnt, will just get lost and become history, not present. I'm personally learning my 6th language right now and there aren't many things as fascinating and beautiful as talking to natives in their own language to learn about them and their culture.

[@dianthus__]

i've heard of colleges offering courses in native languages, so they definitely are taught to non-natives, though i've no idea how native americans feel about that, i'm guessing reactions would be very mixed. thats definitely something to read up on, how they feel about it. also, 6 languages?? thats really commendable!! how did you manage it? which languages do you know? can you write/read them as well as speak them?? ahahhh sorry i've got so many questions, i've always wanted to learn more languages, but i'm really sadly not very good with them.

[@Minale__]

kateffe Yeah, I can imagine that some of them aren't very happy about it.. gotta respect that, I guess. But uhm, let's say I was kind of lucky. I was born in Kazakhstan, i.e. I spoke Russian only for the first 5 years of my life. At age 6, I moved to Germany, so my everyday-language with friends was German, but I still spoke ( and still speak.. ) Russian with my family and relatives. At school, I "had to" study English from grade 5 to grade 12, French for 5 years and I also chose Spanish for 3 ( which, fortunately, is rather easy to learn if you know French and English already ). At some point during school, I got really interested in the Korean culture, so I started teaching myself Korean as well, less grammar but more individual words. common phrases and expressions, reading and writing, and just getting used to the sound of it by listening a lot to Korean music and watching dramas and stuff. Now that I'm at uni, I just take side courses for Korean grammar to catch up on that part. When I was 12-13, I was at that stage where everybody was talking about their goals in life, like creating a family, marriage, traveling the world, etc. and for some reason, I put into my head that I want to be able to communicate with others in 7 languages, at least. I'm just not sure which language to study next, there are so many beautiful ones! Arabic sounds so amazing, I also love Italian, Dutch would be fun, Chinese would be reaally useful, a Nordic language would be nice as well and ughh.. :l Too many choices.

[@danabeifong7099]

+kateffe I think it would be a good thing to keep the language flowing with teaching it to others, I'm in NZ, and our native language is being kept well. Maori language is the name in nearly all the places in NZ. We teach it in schools, it's one of NZ official languages, we get all of our children to learn maori traditional dances like the kapa haka and most schools in NZ have a school haka for the boys. I don't think they should feel offended. To keep ones culture going you have to learn about it

[@odddity]

+kateffe Yep, some native languages are taught in college. In fact, you can buy books on how to speak the navajo language and I believe it's also on Rosetta stone.

[@yakigesher-zion7289]

I’m a linguist and I love languages, the fact that so many were destroyed intentionally by European colonisers is extremely frustrating

[@eagle1onoteagle10]

Tansi meaning hi how are you? In my native language CREE manadow meaning I’m fine

[@soulplexis]

@@eagle1onoteagle10 o'hau from a Dakota wičasa

[@Kcarlos520]

I'm fortunate that I still have grandparents who fluently speak our language therefore I can speak and understand my language.. All my Natives keep learning don't give up!

[@TheGobbleWobble]

I find it so heartbreaking. I'm european, danish. Denmark didn't treat the indigenous peoples of Greenland well. Saying that the danish didn't treat them well is an understatement. I find myself coming to the conclusion that all indiginous people have had something taken from them. My heart breaks for these people.

[@mmestari]

+Emilie Renneberg Vikings were the first people to settle the southern part of Greenland, there was absolutely nobody living there. So vikings actually are the indigenous people. The inuits called the vikings Sivullirmiut = first inhabitants. It was the inuits who attacked the vikings first, even the inuits say themselves in their stories. So pretty much every rational person "treats not well" people who are trying to kill you and drive you off your home. What's actually disgusting is how you have been brainwashed to hate yourself.

[@TheGobbleWobble]

I had a little look at your channel.. and by the looks of it you seem like a raging racist. We're never going to agree on anything. Maybe we are all a little biased.

[@mmestari]

Emilie Renneberg If you don't agree with the truth, that's your problem. But when you spread lies, that's a problem for everyone. I have read the Inuit myths, about their religion, history, genetics, technology and languages. You don't know anything at all about them, or care to know about them, you actually don't care about them at all. You just want to wallow in self-hating martyrdom and blame. They are actually nothing more than a tool ie. object for you to use. You are more racist against your fellow Danish, than I am racist against anyone. What you wrote was 100% based in ignorance and prejudice, claiming something to be truth that you actually don't know anything about. At the same time you are also racist against the Inuits, by insinuating that they are akin to weak children and incapable of conquest.

[@fallen6060]

I'm Danish too :).

[@TheGobbleWobble]

@@fallen6060 jamen.. øh.. Hej! Haha 😊

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooo7913]

This reminds me of how I and many other African Americans feel, no connection to our native lands languages and customs, it kind of sucks. We all had to basically create our own new culture and customs. Just feeling robbed of that is not okay.

[@attakullakullaoukonunaka4091]

+noooooooooooooooooo I believe that everyone should search for their tribal ancestry. It gives you an identity--a soul. The soul that has been stripped from too many people such as you and me. I grew up thinking I was of European decent simply because my skin is lighter than the depictions of natives that were given to us in school. Greetings from a N. American south woodland aboriginal who's also trying to find their tribe.

[@rouskeycarpel8652]

noooooooooooooooooo That's different.The ancestors of african americans were brought to another county and had their cultures forced out of them.The native americans had their cultures forced out of them in their own country by a government who broke treaties with them and displaced them from ancestral lands

[@-_-3315]

@@rouskeycarpel8652 They both feel really violating either way

[@johny8820]

Don’t worry, they’re eradicating cultures and peoples like here in europe, because the only culture that we need is consumption, consumers that live and behave the same all over the world.

[@idontlikewind.554]

They weren’t robbed, they were conquered just like what everyone was doing in the 1600’s even native Americans conquered other tribes for land.

[@dearbhladd]

As an irish person and Irish language learner this is powerful and all the views by these native Americans resonate within my spirit and mindset

[@Avrysatos]

+Dearbhla NíChiaráin Is it hard to learn?

[@disapearingboi]

+AmaranteStryfe It's not necessarily hard to learn, but it's simply not taught effectively. After Independence our Government took a very authoritarian approach and the Irish language was subsequently beaten into kids in the same way English once was. :( It was already perceived as 'backwards' and 'uneducated' under Westminster rule, but the Pride of the language was given the final blow by our own hands. For some of our older population -- hearing Irish is supposedly like a trigger for their trauma. :/ I've met many Irish people who despise the language, although the younger generations often have more positive learning experiences. Youth are the future after all.

[@Avrysatos]

DontWakeTheInsomniac Interesting. I might look into that, the best I can do is actually pronounce most of the irish names I run across. (I'm in the US.) Languages are so fascinating though, and the things they teach about culture are often subtle but very important.

[@disapearingboi]

AmaranteStryfe If you've got the time, check out duolingo. It's a free website that has lots of interactive lessons on many languages, including Irish (i'm learning Swedish & French on it). You can hear each word/sentence recorded by real people. Many people struggle with Irish names so you're doing something right. ;)

[@Avrysatos]

DontWakeTheInsomniac Oh it does have irish? I didn't know that. I was going to go call up my best friend and ask her husband if he ever learned any..but that's even better!

[@astiasoka9007]

Indonesia has more than 300 languages that divided into hundreds dialects each. Sadly now the young generations are more proud to learn foreign languages like Japanese, Korean, German, French, etc. I couldn't do anything about it but to share the saying in Sundanese (my family mostly are Sundanese that reside in West Java): "Basa cicireun bangsa, leungit basana, leungit budayana, leungit budayana, leungit bangsana" Which means: Language is the identity of people, if the language dies, the culture will also dies, if the culture dies, the people will die/extinct. Cag ah! (Bye in Sundanese)

[@Aishaa_aa]

This is so sad but so important at the same time!

[@Yinskiiii]

I love that some of the individuals are learning the language it is so important. Native Americans in the USA as well as the others in South American countries have suffered so much.

[@quistwing]

In Norway we too, sadly enough, tried to force the Sami people to talk Norwegian instead of the Sami language, and they would get punished in schools for talking their own language. But now they have their own programs for children and adults that are in pure Sami even, so we're on the road to making it better

[@briankady4275]

That is really cool. I hope Norway keeps up the good work.

[@ivyreyz7093]

your true language is the best way to convey the emotions emanating from your soul....

[@ricardosantiago3489]

As a Tamil person, I can feel the pain cuz our language is being overtaken by English and there is an old saying in our language which translates to "A mans identity is not his name, its the language he speaks!" When your language is dead, your cultute is dead and your history is forgotten and you are lost...

[@dreamer2260]

The pain in the man speaking from 2:44 just breaks my heart. Made me cry actually. You can see it's truly deep for him. In a way I think it's a good thing, feeling that deeply, because it comes from a place of love ultimately I think; love for your people and culture and sorrow at their loss.

[@mizzbelle97]

There's only three people left in my town who know our language. One of the elders in my neighborhood used to translate things for the kids on her porch and it's a really fond memory I have from childhood. Learning your ancestors language no matter who you are feels so right.

[@tomfriend4348]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe?

[@Madsassy]

2:00 "Holy Blueberry Woman" that's seriously beautiful.

[@Urrdeadlycuzzin]

Madison Garland bluebird*

[@dreamer2260]

*Bluebird woman.

[@HiThereImLily]

watching these makes me really sad...

[@chaelisa]

It makes me rather angry. They were forbidden to speak their own language. Now they are allowed to but they can't. It makes me angry, really really really angry!

[@emilyhancock3456]

+Iwamoto Yuri same, as a non-native North American I feel so ashamed of how my ancestor's actions have repressed and damaged these communities and tribes :(

[@HiThereImLily]

Huyen Nguyen I'm not selectively speaking about this one, but the series featuring native Americans in general. And yes, while learning the language is hard, they're not the first who've had to deal with learning their native tongue again, a goal which is itself isn't impossible if you make a record of the language itself. To think they were and are repressed, stereotyped and ignored is what is making me sad.

[@HiThereImLily]

GhOsT ID no, which is a sad thing.

[@satireofcomedy]

+Iwamoto Yuri Why, the Native Americans are a bunch of fucking bullies.

[@AnyNameIsFine]

As an Angola I feel your pain, the Portuguese took away our language and culture.

[@shaymisty1508]

Has anyone ever heard of the book "The Code Talkers" ? It's based on Native Americans going to a primarily white school and being forced to talk English. Eventually when it came down to (I think World War 1, maybe 2), most of them couldn't remember their language, since it was associated with getting punished. In the end they eventually found a group of people who were still able to talk in their language, so they could provide help in the war. Just recently, they were able to talk about it to the public eye since the case was unsealed and only 2 were alive at the time to discuss what happened during that time.

[@Dexi]

+Shay Misty WWII, the lady mentions it in this video...

[@shaymisty1508]

+Dexi Sorry, I couldn't hear.

[@Gozbostaco]

The code talkers I know of are the Navajo code talkers and there branch was the marines. All the original code talkers have passed on. I'm sure there were other tribes as well but I only know o the Navajo since that's my tribe and I learned about them in school. The code couldn't be broken by the Japanese during ww2 and they really were amazing people. It really was an honor to be allowed to meet some of them before their passing and to see the codes they used

[@ReedOfficiaI]

I hope they start uploading their languages online so they won’t be forgotten.

[@Shush1512]

I love this series so sad and eye opening keep up the good work cut team

[@tetzushi]

I'm currently immersed in exploring the rich history, diverse culture, values, and languages of indigenous peoples. It's an emotive journey that is both inspiring and heartbreaking as I delve deeper into their past. Yet, witnessing the resilience and pride of today's indigenous communities in preserving their heritage fills me with hope. I would be grateful for any recommendations on insightful resources, particularly books - both novels and non-fiction - that could further enrich my understanding. Sending love from Saudi Arabia. 🙏

[@fiona3482]

The same thing happened with the Irish language (Gaeilge) - which people know very little about.We were fortunate enough to be able to revive our language, I hope that more people can learn their native language too. As the old saying goes, tír gan teanga, tír gan anam - A land without it's language is a land without it's soul.

[@HM-id5fr]

I think their languages sound beautiful. It's really a shame.

[@tomfriend4348]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe?

[@cearad4996]

I'm not native but I lived right next to a reservation and it was so great that my school held powwows and helped spread the culture. It was amazing that almost every native friend of mine is very involved with their culture and knows Ojibwe.

[@tomfriend4348]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe?

[@cearad4996]

@@tomfriend4348 hi? Who r u

[@tomfriend4348]

I’m great dear.. just finished with lunch not too long .. my pleasure meeting you.. Tell me where are you from????

[@cearad4996]

@@tomfriend4348 who are you? Not how are you...

[@bizhiwlove]

Boozhoo Nigig-enz Baapi nindizhinikaa, ajijaak dodem. Kchiwiikwedong nindoonjibaa. Translation = Greetings/Hello, my name is Little Laughing Otter, I'm crane clan. I am from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. =) There is a lot of language revitalization. I'm Ojibway and we are one of the largest tribes in US/Canada. I'm happy to know my language. I'm not fluent but I know more than the previous generation did. It is about healing, reclaiming, and revitalizing!

[@SamoanDemigod]

I would really love if you guys did a Samoan version of this. I feel Samoans and Native Americans have a lot in common. And there is so little on my culture. I think it would be cool if you guys did something with that

[@memesflowi]

Kefe nah jklol

[@ailbhecushnan2051]

these videos are always so touching but this one felt personal, hit me right in the feels. I used to speak an endangered language as a kid but I've forgotten and I don't know if I can learn again

[@haffah6218]

In Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language) there is a phrase "Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa" which means "Language (is the) Soul (of the) Race". Thank god the Malay people of Malaysia did not agree with the Malayan Union in 1946 by the British because the British wanted the whole Nation to speak English and forgot our Malay language.

[@reyinterlude]

Awang Hitam wow I did not know about the malayan union what were the British thinking smh

[@mateo_ferranco]

it's interesting how that connects to the past austronesian roots of malays, indonesians, filipinos, etc. heres how: Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa Language soul race those 3 words are possible cognates to tagalog: Basa Diwa Bansa Read Idea,Will Country

[@sitatheyoutuber]

currently learning my tribal language to keep our culture alive & be able to communicate with others and one day teach my future kids 🙌🏼

[@mailimpkins9204]

I’m a younger generation. I’m full Navajo, both my parents are apart of the Navajo Tribe. I unfortunately don’t know that much Navajo. I really try to keep our language going and I know the basics. Sorry Shimá Sání...

[@nelhuiliztli2926]

I was born here, and I'm a Mestizo with parents from Mexico. I am 54% Native (100% Mesoamerican). I have blood Nahua, Huichol and Purépecha. Each one of their language is still going strong and I have so far learned Nahuatl, and am now beginning to learn Huichol and Purépecha. I am hoping in the future I will make these languages more known and modern as well as many others Amerindian languages.

[@phylishac]

So sad that we are basically forgotten about. There's so much I don't know, makes me wanna fight hard to get back our native rights and language and make people remember us!

[@ambershondee5743]

Phylisha C then do something about it .. You're never too old or too young to stand up and make a change ✊

[@k.6484]

The words of these episodes are so powerful and so true.

[@jailynnknife4870]

My great grandma went to a boarding school when she was young and was beat bc she was speaking Lakota and she escaped that boarding school and never went back

[@frazerbond3413]

wow, ive watched quite a lot of these and this one really hit home. To lose a language, you almost lose a people.

[@danielthevito9008]

I have alot of respect for the native Americans,especially the Chocktaws for helping my ancestors during the great irish famine

[@uuuniiin]

I just started studying Navajo and I wish to start studying many more. I really don't want their beautiful languages or culture to be forgotten. Why is this so important to me? I'm finnish and I'm SO proud of the connection native americans and finnish people once had.

[@loinsnathanloinsnathan4605]

Hello how are you doing?

[@Moistcraictical]

Language is no doubt one of the biggest tools of oppression there has been down through history. Obviously I've never suffered oppression nearly as much as these beautiful people as I'm white, but being Irish I know from what I've learned throughout my life that language is something that can silence a culture if it is taken away or replaced, as you are literally removing people's voices. When the Kingdom of England outlawed our language, it meant that every part of history, our culture, and how we distinguished ourselves as a unique movement of people was deliberately erased. You have no choice but to side with the oppressor and lose your unique cultural identity. Fortunately, Duolingo has partially helped popularise Irish and make it more accessible, so it would be interesting to see these Native languages being given more exposure in the same way. Until that happens, please please PLEASE try your very best to learn your language, do all that you can, because it is most definitely not worth losing.

[@absolutenutter1007]

Áine so slavery isn’t oppression? White people were enslaved. And in many black communities u get oppressed for being white. Oppression happens to everyone.

[@DocLobster94]

And as a result Irish culture and traditions have been bastardized by hallmark to sell green shit

[@JokerOnline95]

My great grandfather was full blooded Comanche and my dad told me stories that my great grandfather told him when my dad was a little kid. My dad told me my great grandfather used to tell him that he remembered the teepees and he remembered his father hunting Buffalo and he remembered Quanah Parker and all kinds of stuff. My dad told me my great grandfather taught him the Comanche language. My dad tells us he doesn't remember how to speak Comanche but it's funny bc sometimes when my dad is sleeping you can hear him speaking Comanche in his sleep, it's really cool.

[@spookyiiiee]

1:21 That can either be "Good morning" or "Hello/Hi" I'm Navajo/ Diné, so I learned a little bit of the language.

[@CocaineDragon]

My tribe will never stop speaking their language.

[@paladindragoongirl18]

The girl at 0:28 is absolutely gorgeous.

[@Conditioned.by.God.BT7]

I hope your languages will return and will be re-taught to your people, language is something beautiful and should be proud about! with love from Europe!

[@ac12304]

I don't usually comment, but the language at 1:46 sounds so beautiful.

[@casperpaynekai6590]

This hit way too hard. As soon as i heard that word. I sobbed so damn hard. I feel so deeply like the native americans. The Maori language was also banned. If you were to speak the native tounge of Māori. You would be punished however seemed fit. Though Maori schools have been opened during the 90s only 4-2% go to maori school. And theres roughly only 14% of māori, currently. And of those all only 4% can speak Te Reo. Language brings you closer to the earth and nature and all those around you. Language is a sacret treasure that should always be protected. Without ones language we become lost, and become westernized. We lose who we are, and the legacy passed on by our ancestors. Anyways. Loved this video

[@mouniahafnaoui1820]

As Algerian who's my country was colonized by France , I kinda relate when it comes to the fact of the invaders trying to take away our identity by forbidding us from speaking our native language at a young age , its really sad 😞😥

[@britneydharmai]

Did you speak Arabic before French?

[@mouniahafnaoui1820]

@@britneydharmai i should speak neither for both are foreign languages to Algerians. But we tend to speak Arabic more.

[@britneydharmai]

Exactly. So you were invaded by 2 imperial powers. Not only one. The French and the Arabs. Next time, mention both. This is not a french colonisation sympathist speaking, but at least be truthful when you call people out.

[@mouniahafnaoui1820]

@@britneydharmai truthful about exactly?

[@gillesrosiers8822]

Wtf were pilgrims thinking

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooo7913]

+Gilles Rosiers They were only thinking about themsleves. Selfish

[@Abipoole]

Obviously just themselves.

[@philipwilson2606]

Pilgrims were mostly pacifist idiot. Ever heard of the first Thanksgiving? They ate together in harmony. The genocide of the natives didn't fully begin until 200 years later

[@jporter9244]

$$$$$💰💰

[@spookyiiiee]

ikr

[@CRYSISXSHOTZ]

The first guy looks animated

[@idagram5070]

+CRYSISXSHOTZ ikr!

[@serlomcole2958]

lol yeah he looks like he is from gta

[@ShahBayBay]

+Serlom Cole nah he looks like frozone from the incredibles

[@yusufzulfi]

Idk why he looks like hed be a badass character in The walkin dead

[@lorisldn]

I really hope the new generations of Native Americans will learn their languages.. those are cultures that don't deserve to disappear

[@n8vscience842]

My grandma didnt teach my papaw...so I am learning eastern Cherokee dialect to pass to my babies

[@tomfriend4348]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe?

[@leronica]

all these people are so beautiful, although the topic is so sad but i can't stop smiling when i look at their beautiful faces.

[@brandovasquez8635]

I'm a mayan languange speaker and all my siblings, well most of them have kids now and are not teaching them our language, I feel like it's its going to disappear within our generation slowly, im sad.

[@59shordie]

My grandma speaks our language around the house and she teaches her grandkids I also take classes with this very nice native woman

[@gustavovillegas5909]

I'm trying to learn Nahuatl (Aztec), as it was the language of my great, great grandparents but was replaced with Spanish due to it being looked down on

[@constantdistress]

Seeing some of the people in the video actually trying to learn their tribe's language makes me so happy. Even though I'm Mexican American (I speak both English and Spanish), I ask my grandma to teach me Otomi which is an indigenous language in Hidalgo. I do this so I can communicate with my great grandma who ONLY speaks Otomi, she never learned Spanish.

[@EK-kw7tr]

Beautiful. Super late reply but I hope you see this. I don't live near any Amerindian community but I would love to be fluent in a native language someday . Maybe a dialect of Quechua or Cherokee . We need more people like you 😻😭

[@dyaniaharding3342]

This is very beautiful but sad at the same time. definitely at eye opener

[@tomfriend4348]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe?

[@YagoOrwell]

Incredible work. Thank you. We need the Native Voice out.

[@mahadiamond9403]

1:58 I wanna learn that language so bad!!!

[@svenblu7776]

I am in tears watching this.

[@Ro0Sii]

As a Kurdish person this is heartbreaking to listen to

[@garytewangoitewa]

As a Native American Language is a huge part of our Cultural. It's what identifies us and separates us from everyone else. Without our Languages we will be unable to sing our Native songs, tell our stories, and most importantly communicate with our Creator and spirits. I was told with out knowing our "language, culture, and where came from we are just a white person in a natives body"

[@Cheyngaa]

I'm from NZ and my Nan would get beaten at her school for speaking the language of my people (Maori). She was too frightened to pass the language on to future generations. We know only bits of the language- how to say hello, goodbye, good morning, etc.

[@antigonicfh8923]

more videos with native americans pls !!! love these people!

[@JesperJorgensenn]

I wish that my ancestors language still existed just a tiny bit, I would very much like to learn Old Norse, but I am afraid that nobody really knows how it was actually pronounced. At least the Native American languages still exists, they have a chance for survival 😊

[@none4530]

I'm sorry that your family's language no longer exists :)

[@mbyesanneh619]

Don't Norse people still exist? As Scandinavian people?

[@JesperJorgensenn]

D Rose Yes of course, I am scandinavian, but Old Norse is the language that the vikings spoke, norwegian, swedish, danish, icelandic and faroese all comes from Old Norse, but it's not the same 😊

[@mbyesanneh619]

Jesper Jørgensen But doesn't that apply to all languages?

[@JesperJorgensenn]

D Rose I have no idea.

[@OsagieGuobadia]

Amazing video from the Native Americans who celebrated thanksgiving.

[@eternalslava4483]

I really understand them and that makes me sad, my own language experienced simillar story, but we ended up with a "happy end". My country was parted between 3 foreign occupants for 123 years. To break our fighting spirit two of them used the same tactic our culture, books, religion and language were banned. Even though our language survived thanks to underground teaching and strong will of fighting they took something important from us, we still use a lot of foreign nouns, names and a lot of people look up to other cultures thinking "ours is not really something" "foreign=better" "foreign=future, we're backwards". And on the top of that our relative nations treat us like betrayers of its own culture, making fun of us that we're like masterless puppies of everyone. What's more, personaly im big lover of Ethnology. Globalization and dissapearing of ethnic differences, singular cultures languages is a disaster that should be stoped, even by force.

[@emb6610]

As a polyglot in training, I understand the sheer importance and beauty of languages. The tumblr language community is growing each day and I'm going to get the word out that we need to help these languages live. We may not be native speaker, or Native American at all, but we will fight to keep it alive.

[@lillanthompson9086]

There language should be told in USA schools

[@tomfriend4348]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe?

[@ughghg2907]

my uncle speaks Cherokee, I hope to learn it and teach it to my future children.. it's important

[@kittfln8168]

Yes culture dies if the language dies. I really feel this both my parents are black and native American mix n neither knows there ancestors original language

[@tomfriend4348]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe?

[@lilghostantenna]

these languages are so beautiful

[@simsvictor]

Your video are so powerfull

[@ashketchum1377]

This is a very educational series for me as I knew almost none of these things before these videos so keep them up!

[@MrJuulia01]

There are already lost languages and tribes, what can you do? Do not do this: Drinking, drugs, suicide. Do this: Share culture and language and teach kids where they come from.

[@sethbennett617]

So they have to destroy their century old poverty cycle and then teach their language whilst holding down a job. When you do that then you can comment on the subject

[@sauravsharma690]

I'm not American at all but I'm very intrigued by Native American culture. I really hope the languages survive.

[@loinsnathanloinsnathan4605]

Hello how are you doing?

[@mrkrabs6742]

my 1/64 native american blood seeks revenge

[@heyvelasquez2197]

I'm glad my Grandpa stil speaks his native tounge. He learned english when he was 10 because he grew up in San Felipe Pueblo

[@COUGHCOOL23]

I am english and speak english.

[@Bustedrocket]

I went to a school where they tried to teach us our natives language. The problem was, the only people who were fluent weren't teachers. And being young kids, we didn't really care. I hear it often in my hometown but I can only translate a fraction of it. The worst part is, the language isn't written so the way one person writes it is completely different from another person's. Heenu gopyō bon, kidem bah. Nata-tai hum Keetu-Shudee. I doubt someone who spoke the language could even tell what that says! Anyway thanks for coming to my TED Talk

[@h29452]

This is so sad to watch. I can't imagine how it must feel to have your own language, your own culture robbed from you. All I can really relate with is the fact that I al Scottish and that once my family would have spoken Gaelic but now that has been lost and Gaelic is a dying language.

[@Nishkween]

I hope that any native/indigenous person goes out there looking for their language even if they are on the reservation or not. Many of the younger generations in my own community don't speak or understand our language! It is one of the vital element of our culture & people. I'm proud to say that I can speak my own native language (Anishinabe/Ojibway) thanks to living with my great-grandparents as a child. Revitalization is vital!

[@Rockydoglover]

Its so sad 😔 the loss of a culture, a language a way of life. This is what colonialism does, represses the indigenous people and force them to conform so much that future generations can never fully recover what once was :/ It's a little like Irish history, our language thankfully isn't dead but it would've been so cool to be able to speak it fluently and use it ! :/

[@av5829]

this is beautiful 💕💕💕 don't let it die out!

[@none4530]

These people are probably quite native, but SO many people claim to be Native American, where in reality they're like 4%.

[@Dexi]

+Alex Creed So? If I had 4% of something special, I'd claim it too. Are they hurting you with their claim?

[@V7H7GN]

+Dexi Yes but the fact that they don't acknowledge the other 96%

[@lavamelon729]

Alex Creed I'm only around 1.6% and I don't go around claiming I'm Native American.

[@davidclarke1320]

As an Australian Aboriginal, I can sadly relate. One love ❤️✊🏽✊🏽

[@V7H7GN]

The 2d guy is no more than 5% Native American

[@issafraud419]

As a Canadian, knowing the dark history we have with our natives as well saddens me. But hearing that they are putting effort into reclaiming and re-educating themselves in their native tongues really brought a smile to my face. Obviously it will never be the same but seeing a culture rise up through the pride of their people is very uplifting

[@SuperMegaPeanut]

Is it considered ok for white folks to learn indigenous languages?

[@ohthepeppers]

+SuperMegaPeanut I'd think so. And I'd think you'd get a lot of respect talking to anyone IN their native language.

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

Absolutely

[@none4530]

Of course, that could be very helpful to natives all around, but I'm not quite sure why or how useful it would be considering how many these are.

[@ilovesparky13]

+SuperMegaPeanut Of course it is. The more people who speak their languages, the better.

[@DundletheViking]

+SuperMegaPeanut Considered by who? Natives are happy to keep the culture alive. White college kids will hate you.

[@samiainam8420]

Our language Urdu was our weapon during independence. Its out national language but mostly people use their pronvicial language and i think it is beautiful that it all if these cultures can't speak each other's languages but are bound by Urdu. even if we only speak in schools or public areas, it binds us as a nation and that's beautiful :). Respect all if your languages cause theu define who you are and respect other's too.