Sun Dance ceremony, Apache, White Mountain

[@brianalanreed5766]

We're so fortunate to see this. Thanks you so much for sharing this. May your culture live on eternally.

[@jamesgibbs7933]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing your culture, and educating all non-Apaches. Strong Nation.

[@nihgosnih]

Nice footage! I like that it shows how SUNRISE DANCES were back then. (Not Sun Dance) This is a coming of age ceremony for an Apache girl who is becoming a woman.

[@kristenramos3317]

This video is epic it was like from when mah great grandma was that age i like how she flows with the beat and not choppy like nowadays

[@user-mh8to9bc4s]

it's gems like this upload that I seek out on KZbin, unedited, unproduced, no added music. I do wish for some explanatory notes but can determine it's early 1970s. very interesting for people like me.

[@KUTFO588]

My culture, my people. Learned so much from these dances.

[@livsstilen]

its amazing that their customs - langue and dances survived that kind of oppression - hail to the apace people

[@ddak32]

Down at the Old fairgrounds in Whiteriver,Az. Looks like during the annual Tribal fair! The good old days!

[@thomaspatten4470]

yup that is renzie gordon singing and chairman lupe drumming the songs are different now. the dancing forward and backward is old school and had a purpose not many dance like that now.

[@tristengrey1406]

what's the purpose for dancing forward and backwards? 👀

[@thomaspatten4470]

+Tristen Grey it has power in helping the girl throughout ceremony. the medicine men had no say in the massage part nor would be left alone with the girl or even touch the girl only the older woman conducted the massage part. medicine man only sang and prayed.

[@thomaspatten4470]

+Tristen Grey its totally diffrent now where the medicine man does the crown dance it was one who specialized in the crown dance and he only conducted that part. two medicine men helping one another. today its different.

[@tristengrey1406]

wow that's very interesting to know, I've always wondered about the women dancing, thanks for sharing your knowledge with me 👌 also by any chance do you know the date of this dance?

[@thomaspatten4470]

+Tristen Grey sometime between late 50's to Early 70's notice that there's only 4 drums only. the tobacco that was smoked was traditional tobacco not the store bought and no basket dancers. this ceremony is on the white mountian apache tribe that's where my grandmother and mother are from.

[@terrygomez4786]

This is not the Sun Dance

[@datruapache23]

this is a very good video back in da early 70s i believe look at chairman lupe singing with one of the great medicine man mr gordon

[@CodyCassadore]

the songs don't sound the same way as they use to, but it still as the same meaning today

[@tristantsosie1624]

there the same words but sang in a rythm

[@thomaspatten4470]

then later bout 27 min. is renzies son beside him singing and in the back is ryan burnette.

[@livsstilen]

it looks like the becoming of age dance

[@colintessier3290]

Naii'es literally translates: Getting her Ready. a puberty rite

[@DinoLife2007]

amazing video :)

[@thomaspatten4470]

Notice that there are only 4 drums.

[@muggis26]

Anyone know who's dance this was and what year?

[@that_n8veb0ytulane57]

I remember my grandma tell me how Saturdays change when there would be just the girl and no candy or baskets

[@eyazzie1984]

Ni'zhoole....sin da'wholzha'hii

[@Unherd_Of]

It's beautiful

[@fhsjdjskkshi]

Jesus loves you ❤❤❤❤

[@normanjames3922]

NIZHONI !!

[@livsstilen]

that was what I was thinking

[@peyotechants7506]

It's sunrise dance not sundance

[@xgymratx]

not a sundance....its called a sun rise

[@eyazzie1984]

Shoooo nayo nayo tundeh lol

[@kingcooper4936]

It’s look like only good vibes allowed

[@gpa3080]

Haha miss my people. Goodbye

[@malcomshaw5962]

✌🏿😎

[@chynashaw8226]

✌🏽😎🖤

[@lhl9010]

I don't know what this is, a bunch of indignous people in white man's clothes,dancing around, this is not a sundance a sundance was to prove a warriors courage and it wasn't a nice dance about. Although the dance is more real then they are today.