Undead Warriors in Blackfoot Tradition

[@TruthToldTV7]

I am a 44-year-old so-called african-american. My mom told me that we had Blackfoot Indian in our blood. And that a Blackfoot Indian chief was in our family tree when she looked it up. So I looked up what a Blackfoot Indian looks like. And my mother looked just like them. And she used to always say she was a Indian. She was a black woman. She was also a undefeated unisex boxer. She fought men and women and never lost. She had a library full of fighting books. She had weights and, a speed bag, heavy bag, and everything to practice fighting. She also had bow and arrows, darts and all kind of other unconventional weapons. She was a warrior for real. Her name was Hattie mae Davy. She was from Illinois.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Ghostly tobacco allows mortals to see shades of the dearly-departed...

[@patrickmcdonald8513]

Yes. But only the good stuff.

[@Ratnoseterry]

Sign me up

[@joseflemire4284]

Jimson Weed

[@grimble4564]

The Great Sandhills area looks truly otherworldly. I totally see how you would think of that as the land of the dead.

[@savageelite8897]

It's a duality. There's a life force in everything in nature. A body and a spirit. So in this place, when you are looking at it, you are seeing only the physical place. Know that the energy or life force of this place is also real and strange to say the least.

[@grimble4564]

@@savageelite8897 yeah I believe it. I've never been to the plains area in general and I'd love to visit some time. I want to learn more about the native history of the place.

[@rogerscottcathey]

So rare to hear mention of John Johnston. I once talked to an Apsáalooke (Absaroka or Crow) lady in Tacoma. She told me her people do not speak of Johnston. I didn't press her on it.

[@HammersonPeters]

Interesting!

[@TheWolfsnack]

......do they avoid fried liver?

[@myturn1274]

I grew up “up north”. I really enjoy hearing these legends and it’s nice to hear your accent.

[@patrickmcdonald8513]

The story of bull turns around and wolf tail sounds almost exactly like the ancient Egyptian tale of Osiris and set

[@HammersonPeters]

Interesting!

[@bigmig808]

The afterlife is almost described as the same place.

[@chiletheghetto7763]

The one w the ghost wife also sounds like a Greek myth I’ve heard. Only the dead wife doesn’t make it out of the underworld to be w her husband again. It’s pretty interesting how stories from across the world are so similar.

[@xoloft]

@@bigmig808 also they both lived in triangles

[@patrickmcdonald8513]

@@chiletheghetto7763 you are correct I noticed that but didn't say anything.

[@rwarts5150]

Rampaging zombies are the only thing worse than Rampaging sasquatches unless sasquatches are zombies 👍💯👍

[@katherinemarkva7552]

Zomsquatch 😊

[@alexfernandez4978]

Zombie dog man?

[@rwarts5150]

@@alexfernandez4978 inbred zombie dog men rampaging 👍

[@justindeming7323]

its funny but your first two tales echo Greek and Egyptian one the Greek story Euridice and Orpheus and the other can't remember the name but it was about the god Anubis and his cousin I think but not exact in either case by eerily similar

[@Ratnoseterry]

I thought the same, very interesting

[@briankelley987]

Orpheus exactly - can we find other examples in other cultures? The story is so odd, but could it be a lesser known archetype myth?

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Yea it’s true they all have a common origin

[@mrsellenj.a1740]

I'm blackfoot ,Cherokee and Irish mixed . Thank you for this amazing article and awesome video, thank you for all your hard work and energy that you put into this information thank you

[@colebishoff1533]

Love this channel. It was nice to hear about Lethbridge and some history from around my home in southern AB

[@mudiusp6050]

Always good stuff Hammerson. You are a wordsmith of the highest order. A veritable modern day bard.

[@katherinemarkva7552]

What he said.

[@JeagerTv]

Lol

[@Bambisgf77]

Here! Here! 🎉❤

[@MetallicaMan76]

The first tale from the Vengeful Wife reminds me heavily of Orpheus and Eurydice, but I enjoyed that their tale had a happier ending than their Hellenistic counterparts.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Yes they are part of an ancient myth tradition that dates back to the ice age

[@FreeFalling2d]

Came to the comments to say this exactly 👍👍👍

[@benridge6570]

I got the notification, I'm on it like a duck on a June bug. 👀😂👍

[@frozemoments39]

Awsome. My great grandmother was Blackfoot. Unfortunately up until recent history(1960’s) you had to keep that quit.

[@OloRishaCreole504]

Why u couldnt say?

[@makeytgreatagain6256]

@@OloRishaCreole504 Canadian government made it illegal for natives to speak their language and culture back then. They tried to “civilise” them which meant making them become european

[@OloRishaCreole504]

@@makeytgreatagain6256 well the same thing happened with my family here in Louisiana as afar as you had to learn an speak english an traditional spirituality was frowned upon... but what i was asking him..why did he say they had to keep quiet about being Blackfoot

[@makeytgreatagain6256]

@@OloRishaCreole504 ah I see my bad 😞 I just assumed I knew what you was asking. Sorry I cannot say why

[@siksika4603]

My family has always been proud to be Niitsitapi. Never kept quiet.

[@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288]

Hells yeah! You're the only creator I get excited whenever I see a new video from! I know I'm gonna love it!

[@gbro8822]

Outstanding as always. This channel is so much better than anything on cable. I would like to see the History ch pick this man up just so he could get some money that he definitely deserves. Thank you from northern Indiana.

[@dontworryaboutit4255]

He most likely gets paid by youtube. Look how much they get paid.

[@dontworryaboutit4255]

Especially if you watch the ads all the way through then he will get money for every ad you don't skip.

[@dhamiri2990]

If he keeps going and improves the visuals slightly like Middle East mysteries he will get that KZbin money no problem

[@wactoryw7900]

Rigth rigth rigth rigth rigth rigth rigth

[@deshb22]

The Blackfoot also had stories of native speaking owls and that they were usually Messengers of bad omens and they were to be chased off Also when leaving a haunted place spit on the ground behind you and this will prevent any bad spirits from following you

[@GodsHound444]

LMAO where did you hear this? Naw you offer some tobacco and leave it alone.

[@xoloft]

Don't forget to whistle at the northern lights

[@SVMSICE]

I’ve been told the owl is a messenger to just be on the lookout for something bad to happen.

[@savageelite8897]

This is true. Although people that chase them off are simply afraid of them. Most folks would smudge and pray after witnessing something like that, even offer something as a sign of respect. Spitting sounds funny but it's that old knowledge...it just works!

[@savageelite8897]

You usually give a command of some sort to not follow you then spit.

[@Gfthce3426]

You've walked on my morning walking trails . Beautiful ❤

[@mrzombie1780]

Good video 👍 should do the Irish mythology one how the Fairy/ Elven Race arrived to Ireland in Big Iron ships or (Space Ships) and lived underground it's interesting look it up look up changelings too how they swap bodies with human race.

[@hellknightmordred7655]

I am really digging the music that you use at 9:24. Do you have anyway of buying this music and the others that you use for home listening? Another amazing video thank you.

[@HammersonPeters]

I'm glad you like it! That's new music I made for my Ogopogo video. I haven't posted it by itself anywhere, unfortunately. If there's interest, maybe I'll put together a CD featuring some of my background music some day.

[@jamesbond900]

I would love to hear the full length of some of the music!

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

I love how you use preternatural in place of supernatural.

[@nunyanunya4147]

its a whole level above supernateral and even supranatural...

[@HammersonPeters]

I'm glad you appreciate that! I've heard a few times that word "supernatural" denotes divinity, so I've tried to reserve it for that.

[@john-ic5pz]

@@HammersonPeters tbh, is anything truly supernatural (beyond nature)? Seems to me that supernatural really means "beyond our expectations".

[@autumnglow840]

This has some similarity to the concept of Draugr in the old norwegian and icelandic sagas. The draug was a person who had died, but their soul had not passed on to the afterlife. It stayed in the dead body and could manipulate it as though it was alive. So, the draug was literally a living dead person. The draugr tended to become more of how they had been in their ordinary life. Especially if they had been evil, they would be even more evil. The draug sometimes had magical powers, but not necessarily. The ways of ”killing” one differed from draug to draug. Some had to be cut to pieces by force, some could only be banished by magic formulae and/or by burning their clothes (that they had worn in life). The draug generally kept its regular peronality, or parts of it, as well as its human intelligence. Their appearance would differ greatly depending on the way of their death and where they died. Some would be blue and swollen, some could look as ordinary humans, some like rotten skeletons, and so on… There are stories of both landbased and waterbased draugr. We’re using a draug in the halloween-walk on the open air museum where i work 😁

[@HammersonPeters]

Very cool!

[@SuperDiablo101]

I will only disagree with you on similarities of draugr not because I want to start an argument but because your story and the Blackfoot stories is very reminiscent of the ancient Greeks take on hades and Persephone... chilling If you ask me

[@fourshore502]

according to norse specialist jackson crawford a better word is aptrganga (after walker) or i dont know perhaps thats just the same thing as draugr here is a good video about the norse "zombies" kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6qlmal4itegqrc

[@autumnglow840]

@@fourshore502 Yes, what Dr.JC is talking about is what in modern swedish is called a Gengångare (=someone who walks again). The concept of gengångare overlaps, as you suggest, with the concept of the draug and seems sometimes to be a more general term for the same type of being. The being in Eyrbyggja saga that Crawford talks about is a draug.

[@WK-47]

The draug in the Vinland Saga (can't remember his name) is interesting for dying due to illness, lying still awhile, then simply getting up to tell his wife something before dying for good. The way it's described - the old man in whose home this all takes place urges the widow not to speak back to draug, who calmly insists she listen to him - to me makes it sound like even when draugr weren't evil or causing trouble, they were still feared for their unpredictable magical potential. Zombies - or revenants, to use a less loaded term - seems to be a very widespread archetype in folklore (though maybe not as much as that of little people...)

[@trisgilmour]

Cool stories 😊

[@ernestweaver9720]

That was an excellent read. Now I have a small knowledge of the amazing Blackfoot Indians. What a lot of people do not realize is that these story's are based on factual events. Stories like this actually existed.

[@brubanville690]

11:44 - 11:48 just after the story of Bull Turns Round while the camera is panning right to left along the river there is a ghostly shadow of a buffalo running left to right. Anybody else see it?

[@HammersonPeters]

Good eye! That was an unusually thick cloud of birds. The quality of my camera just isn't very high.

[@donoberloh]

Woah. Thanks for pointing that out

[@durbanbudz]

Great stories, thank you.

[@beckyosborne]

Awe yeah

[@HypnoChode74]

As an adopted member of Kainai & Piikani I’m actually happy to watch this video about my people.

[@bigmig808]

Hearing these stories makes me miss home. I grew up in N Van but spent a lot of time traveling old logging roads through Lillooet, up to Dawson Creek over to Grand Prairie and Fox Creek and down to Lethbridge and back across to Vancouver. I can picture most of these places you talk about so clearly. Spent a few years on the island as well. Now I’m stuck in the middle of the Pacific with no wings. Thank you for your stories

[@wegfarir1963]

Can you get your wings back?

[@andrewmckeown6786]

Top 10? Top 5? The Canadian Hammer Did invoke THE GREAT KIPLING, after all .

[@bullluttttt]

the 49th parallel is a Medicine Line ? That's interesting, it passes in my area

[@thetigger240]

Good stories! Bit much on the zombies clickbait tho lol. Third tribe is also called Pikuni which we prefer. Also recommend talking to some current elders not just going by the books just to round out how we feel about some of these stories and getting some insight via oral traditions. Overall good job got a Amskapi Pikuni follower!

[@colemarsh13]

Fantastic content 👌🏻 💖👍🏻

[@kittentacticalwarfare1140]

Interesting how the first story about the dead wife, similar tales are found in Greek mythology and Japanese mythology.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Yeah they have a common origin from before the ice age😊

[@egillskallagrimson5879]

The Ghost Medicine Pipe story it's almost exactly like the story of Orpheus going to the underworld to rescue Eurydice. The same conditions by the guardian of the dead lands, you can't look backwards to your love one or you will lost her. And if this story was told singing then it would serve the same way as the Orphic hymns and mysteries. People regards mythology as nonse or just funny stories of the past, I'm not so sure about that as I study more I see there are versions of the same myths every where in the world in different cultures and places...

[@rustyray420]

Really makes you wonder eh, lots of common stories from civilizations and cultures that never came across each other yet have similar traditions and beliefs

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Yes they come from back in the ice age

[@ninjadolphin01]

The ancient ancestors of at least some native Americans and proto-indo-europeans at some point were part of an interconnected cultural complex in North Central Asia during the ice age, and some of their underworld or afterlife conceptualizations may have a common root. Specifically the idea of the underworld being passed a river and guarded by a spirit dog. It's possible that there's other connections or the people working from the same story would independently create similar narratives

[@alishaparker315]

Same I think there’s a lot more n the things ppl can’t explain they write off

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Alright, alright, alright...!

[@CyanBlackflower]

I've been harassed, hassled, heckled, hectored, and worst of all the butt of jokes among the endless, waving ghostly wandering spirits of the plains of the West wind, going on 5 centuries now...That is, until I came to my senses, and subscribed to THIS channel. By Thunder! I've been left in peace ever since. I implore you to do as I have done...You won't regret doing so. Why risk incurring the wrath of Sky Spirits?

[@RAN20097]

Wow my friend is right the first story is similar to the Orpheus and Eurdice myth.

[@casey3713]

On my mother's side I'm told I'm part Blackfoot. My great grand mother's great grandmother. Very interesting

[@lewie7820]

They were very viscious.any strangers found on their land were instantly killed.....

[@ericakapurplehobbitabroad4477]

Interesting topic. Ty 4 covering it.

[@neogeo3193]

One day I hope will make it up to Alberta Canada hopefully find some gold if not see a bigfoot

[@davldbradley6073]

I sent your videos to my families and they said the same facts, I’ve told to you earlier.

[@crush42mash6]

Outstanding content thank you so much

[@lanaharlow2515]

Thoroughly appreciate this 😌🙏

[@AmericanMinutemen]

Thank you for the very well done presentations.

[@cowboykelly6590]

I "Accidentally" came acro... 😯 Ohhh...Oops . BAHAHAHA...🤠🖖 Just jokin . When I see it's a notification from Hammerson Peters, I can't wait to Watch The Show . Much Respect Sir.

[@Mickster71]

So... interesting

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

Definitely questionable because I see strong resemblance to certain European myths

[@markpettie681]

Love these short documentaries Hammerson!! Big Love

[@gypsygirlkelly]

Love this channel, HP!!

[@Wonkt]

Nice

[@Death_by_NOLA]

Another great one. Shit man, all your videos are well written and highly entertaining. Insane you haven't made it to a few 100k subs, luckily I was able to find you at the beginning when you had 5 or or so videos up. Thanks for the gratentertainment, the kind of content you cover seems to be getting scarce. THANK YOU!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for the kind words, and for sticking with me!

[@makoyiniito1897]

Those BLACKFOOT sounds pretty awesome

[@alishaparker315]

We are Blackfoot Indian descendants❤

[@patrickmcdonald8513]

Ninth

[@thewildernessphilosopher]

I'm really starting to love your channel, but more than that; I respect your presentation and no-nonsense story telling. Thank you for sharing.

[@RamblinJer]

Showing my age here, but Liver Eating Johnson was the inspiration for the 1970's movie Jeremiah Johnson starring Robert Redford. It may be an older movie, but it's an outstanding film that I highly recommend.

[@vitiatedvagabond9632]

Surely i'm not alone in having the split second stoner thought to find and smoke out of that ritual pipe, am i?

[@straightcutministries6894]

Interesting, the book of Jude in the bible vs. 9 states the archangel Michael disputed over the dead body of Moses. Possibly the devil wanted to reanimate him for his own purposes?

[@brandyjean7015]

Well done, kind sir.

[@chompachangas]

Wow they found Spanish chainmail on a guy. Reminds me of the warrior Iron Belly from the movie "Mountain Men" who wears a conquistadors breastplate.

[@clarvebiker3175]

I'm originally from Coaldale Alberta. It's really neat to hear these stories. Thanks for posting.

[@grantbuxton]

I grew up in Saint Charles missouri, the black foot creek Indians were lead by Blackhawk, I have many artifacts from when they were slaughtered by the calvary for killing soldiers and stealing gold from camp Cook at the weldon springs pass

[@grantbuxton]

But anywhere there are spirits there, I've seen them, heard them, felt them

[@The_Captainn]

Posting here for visibility: when you uploaded this video to Oddysee, the title was more like an editorial tag than what you've name it here. Not sure if you can edit it after the fact, but I figured you should know anyways

[@HammersonPeters]

Whoops! Thanks for the heads up.

[@The_Captainn]

@@HammersonPeters You're welcome! Thank you for the well-researched content!

[@LegendofTheCosmic7]

I have a lot of Blackfoot indian and Cherokee mixed with German so my family started 1/2 north 1/2 south the women Cherokee the men Blackfoot. But I also have a lot of combat veterans too. Military or hunter never both yet. I need to get in touch with my blood

[@gunnstash]

The scene transitions with accompanying music reminds me so much of Ken Burn's The West. I love it so much, its great.

[@francesbernard2445]

Didn't Brown Weasel Woman manage to retreat while at the same time during the moment she realized that her father's horse fell in carrying her father away from more danger during an attack when her clan was fleeing not returning fire when joining in with hate? How could she have done that while only believing in her own strength at the time? Furthermore did Brown Weasel Woman reject men when being awarded the name flying eagle only because she feared retribution from men accusing her of being only a hateful woman full of revenge too? See free information about that woman at the Gait Museum & Archives in Montana, U.S.

[@Dullahan161]

These are some fascinating stories. I believe that strange and seemingly unexplainable things do happen because of God's will

[@greghanlon2235]

Well told.

[@katmack4215]

The fist story is beautiful..🙂

[@madmonk4190]

Love your videos nice to see Canadian history mythology represented

[@mmsizzlak]

In reference to the first story... There's a version for nearly every culture that's similar except I've NEVER once encountered a version that ended in a positive note (like in Greek myth or even in my own culture)... Every version I've ever heard ends with the husband looking back... My grandfather was a shaman and I once asked him what the spirit world looked like and he'd replied, "it's just like this world except it's always dark." It's stories like these that remind me of my own people's stories and those retold and orally passed down by my parents and grandparents, stories they used to tell us as children and even when we got older... My Mom actually knew many stories in their original form, retold and spoken out loud in poetic verse... One of my greatest regrets is not recording them when my folks and grandparents were still around

[@katmack4215]

Yes..😀 i,too,have always thought of the Supernatural as Natural and the Paranormal as Normal. 😉

[@donnamaracle2412]

Just happened on your channel. I am hooked great great stories.

[@mariemorgan7759]

Love these stories from the Native people of North and South America! Great channel,just subscribed!💕🏜️🙏 Having Peruvian ancestors myself, I have always believed in the spirits of nature and the ancestors exist on the material plane.

[@rosiesrandomtreasures1014]

So awesome! 💙 Love ya faces snd as always don't forget to ARRRRRRRGH 🏴‍☠️ 😎 🦯 💙 ☠️ 💀 👻 🏴‍☠️!

[@MRGRIMMREAPER1]

Finally!! Been waiting patiently!! You're the BEST!!!

[@alanshaw6161]

Outstanding Hammerson! I will add to my playlist and play it over and over. I’m very impressed with your consistency and regular content. Excellent! It gives us all something to look forward too. Any new audiobooks planned? Hopefully.

[@Goodstriker403]

This is my third my listening

[@Onthatrack]

Thanks so much for sharing. I know that I have Blackfoot lineage and know very few of these stories and it helps me feel some sort of connection to a past that is gone but not forgotten.

[@jonathonloehr8575]

Awesome videos

[@reddwing4368]

I spoke Saultaux As a kid My best friends mom always took me in That crazy redheaded boy they d call me And she would only speak to me in her native tongue(Saultaux) It got to the point I could understand Everything she said and could speak many words and small phrases That was the north end of Winnipeg in the mid eighties Dangerous grounds You Haddad know how to act to stay safe Always fight back Never refuse a scrap You learn and get sick of being messed with Anyway great video Just made me think Thanks Oh almost forgot Saultauxs and crees hate Blackfoot s till this day And I know the feeling s mutual Knew a few blackfoots in my day too

[@HammersonPeters]

Very interesting. Out of curiosity, do you pronounce it SALT-toe or SOH-toe? I've heard both, and can't decide on which one I want to stick with.

[@reddwing4368]

@@HammersonPeters yeah It's Sew toe Spoke in one syllable Like "sotto" voice That's how every saultaux I ever met Said it anyways I knew several friends and most of their families But back then in Winnipeg The crees vastly Outnumbered the Saultaux s Hope I m making sense Great channel And glad I could help Thanks

[@HammersonPeters]

@@reddwing4368 Thanks for the info!

[@2FRESH-4U]

So many things in this world beyond our understanding

[@damonteufel]

Where did you find that gorgeous map?

[@HammersonPeters]

I made it. I’m glad you like it!

[@peoplemeater]

Got a new subscriber tonight! Well done!

[@allentyler2184]

You are invited the sand hills Hammerson, i didn't realize i was the keeper of the spirits!

[@allentyler2184]

Can i have a copy or source of the first ghost story please?

[@libertyrogueoutdoorsrogue6152]

Excellent!

[@spleefthedude7747]

More please!

[@zakk94]

Im part blackfoot i loved this video thank you ❤

[@andycandal5934]

...quite interesting.

[@patricahooper8846]

Sounds like the Bible stories to me

[@LupusFerus]

That's a wicked name for a band

[@Cuban_Desperado]

You are a legend, great job

[@toldyouso5588]

What about Russel Crow's indian gunfighter, "I am spotted horse I cannot be killed by a bullet."

[@benstranglingwolf216]

Do more about the ghost pipe!

[@Infinitebrandon]

Awesome hammerson. I'm a son of Charles "the Hammer" Martel and French Canadian. One of my favorite girlfriends, longterm, was Blackfoot. I loved this video. Thanks bra

[@alanburton3578]

Magic. Thank You

[@einienj3281]

Great stories, Thank You ♥️

[@karrskarr]

Bringing the 'Hammer'son on the anvil of wordsmithing! Great researching, and oratories! LIKE