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I’ve had this song for a couple of years. I wanted to share this because it’s beautiful I hope you like it.

For what it’s worth, just to be clear, the images in this video are from my Seneca tribe. The song is one of the oldest recordings of Seneca children that I know of.

Duration : 0:1:35

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Even though YT has again shredded my video into blurriness,these old photos deserved to be seen outside the Library of Congress,I
feel.
This month I saw a YT partner perpetuating stereotypes of North American Indigenous Peoples.I hope this can help at least one person shed a wrong notion.

The language spoken in the video is Lushootseed,provided as an example so that people can understand how the White settlers got Chief Si?al/Seattle’s name,and many other Native words wrong.
Another audio example can be found at:
Vi Hilbert interview
http://www.historylink.org/video/sound/HilbertSeattle.wma
Lushootseed is the Native American Language indigenous to the Seattle area. It belongs to the Salishan language family, whose domain extends from the Pacific coast eastward to western Montana and from British Columbia southward to Oregon.
http://nuuchahnulth.org/language/language.html (quicktime player needed)
On 13 September 2007, the UN passed its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

While the term “indigenous” is not defined, its 46 articles affirm the right to self-determination including the pursuits of economic, social and cultural development (Article 3). Other rights include:

* Maintaining distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions while participating in those of the state (Article 5),
* Not being forcibly assimilated (Article 8,
* Revitalizing and developing their language and educate in their language (Articles 13-14),
* Redress for past injustices (Article 28),
* Access across international borders (Article 36), and
* Financial and technical assistance from the state to achieve these rights (Article 39)

With Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States voting against, and 11 countries abstaining, the Declaration passed with 144 countries in favor.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~`WASHINGTON,D.C, Sept. 20, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~Washington State’s Lummi Indian Nation presented two totem poles carved out of red cedar trees older than the United States to the Pentagon Sept. 19 as a gesture of unity and support to the families of the 184 people who died there in the Sept. 11, 2001 attack.

The Liberty and Freedom totem poles with the Sovereignty crossbar placed across them are the “sacredness of love joining us together,” said Jewell “Praying Wolf” James, councilman and master carver of the Lummi Nation. The Lummi presented the poles to the Pentagon in a Sept. 19 ceremony to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attack. Photo by Rudi Williams

“The totem poles are a symbol of something that all of us have within us,” said Jewell “Praying Wolf” James, a councilman and master carver of the Lummi Nation. “We have the power to heal, the power to love each other, the power to unite — that’s what the symbol is about.

“The totem pole isn’t a sacred thing, it’s the sacredness of love joining us together,” said James, who wore a coned straw hat over long, black, braided hair and a black vest with a shadowy gray wolf’s head on the back.
Praying Wolf James, who introduced all of the totem pole carvers, said, “I’m proud of the Lummi Nation for believing that the four colors on these poles red, white, black and yellow reflect the four races of America. I think America is beautiful because we’re composed of all four races and we believe in liberty and freedom — the freedom to chose our own leadership and remove them, (and) the liberty to practice our own native beliefs or our own form of organized religion.”

He noted that more than 80 people helped carve, paint and clean up, and about four dozen Indian nations across the country helped take the poles to the three sites and added their prayers.
None of the photos here were taken from the University of Washington collection,though they have an excellent online library.
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/native.html
Many of Edward Curtis&Asahel Curtis’ photos can be found copyright free at the Library of Congress website.

http://www.nalacircle.org/peacepoles.htm
Nisga’a tribe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfxlQZDYVlU
Makah Paddle to Lummi 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlHnXg3sg8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gx1JAGyKC8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmmxKzS19Z8&feature=related
Tulalip Salmon Days,Lummi invite tribe to canoe journey,pow wow dancers,hoop dancer,Puyallup Tribe honors veterans
First Nations’ canoes
Samish Family&canoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_tOqwJLvmU
S’Klallam enter Lummi Potlatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU7q_ti3c-U
Kwakiutl Red Cedar Ceremony Dances
Haida,Tlingit,Tsimshian,Kwakiutl,Cowichan,Tulalip,
Duwamish,Stillaguamish,Skokomish,Nootka,Sauk-Siattle,
S’Klallam,Squaxin Island
This video is dedicated to the memory of my friend Eleanor Little field,whose tribal name I could never say right.RIP

Duration : 0:1:59

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Even though YT has again shredded my video into blurriness,these old photos deserved to be seen outside the Library of Congress,I
feel.
This month I saw a YT partner perpetuating stereotypes of North American Indigenous Peoples.I hope this can help at least one person shed a wrong notion.

The language spoken in the video is Lushootseed,provided as an example so that people can understand how the White settlers got Chief Si?al/Seattle’s name,and many other Native words wrong.
Another audio example can be found at:
Vi Hilbert interview
http://www.historylink.org/video/sound/HilbertSeattle.wma
Lushootseed is the Native American Language indigenous to the Seattle area. It belongs to the Salishan language family, whose domain extends from the Pacific coast eastward to western Montana and from British Columbia southward to Oregon.
http://nuuchahnulth.org/language/language.html (quicktime player needed)
On 13 September 2007, the UN passed its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

While the term “indigenous” is not defined, its 46 articles affirm the right to self-determination including the pursuits of economic, social and cultural development (Article 3). Other rights include:

* Maintaining distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions while participating in those of the state (Article 5),
* Not being forcibly assimilated (Article 8,
* Revitalizing and developing their language and educate in their language (Articles 13-14),
* Redress for past injustices (Article 28),
* Access across international borders (Article 36), and
* Financial and technical assistance from the state to achieve these rights (Article 39)

With Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States voting against, and 11 countries abstaining, the Declaration passed with 144 countries in favor.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~`WASHINGTON,D.C, Sept. 20, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~Washington State’s Lummi Indian Nation presented two totem poles carved out of red cedar trees older than the United States to the Pentagon Sept. 19 as a gesture of unity and support to the families of the 184 people who died there in the Sept. 11, 2001 attack.

The Liberty and Freedom totem poles with the Sovereignty crossbar placed across them are the “sacredness of love joining us together,” said Jewell “Praying Wolf” James, councilman and master carver of the Lummi Nation. The Lummi presented the poles to the Pentagon in a Sept. 19 ceremony to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attack. Photo by Rudi Williams

“The totem poles are a symbol of something that all of us have within us,” said Jewell “Praying Wolf” James, a councilman and master carver of the Lummi Nation. “We have the power to heal, the power to love each other, the power to unite — that’s what the symbol is about.

“The totem pole isn’t a sacred thing, it’s the sacredness of love joining us together,” said James, who wore a coned straw hat over long, black, braided hair and a black vest with a shadowy gray wolf’s head on the back.
Praying Wolf James, who introduced all of the totem pole carvers, said, “I’m proud of the Lummi Nation for believing that the four colors on these poles red, white, black and yellow reflect the four races of America. I think America is beautiful because we’re composed of all four races and we believe in liberty and freedom — the freedom to chose our own leadership and remove them, (and) the liberty to practice our own native beliefs or our own form of organized religion.”

He noted that more than 80 people helped carve, paint and clean up, and about four dozen Indian nations across the country helped take the poles to the three sites and added their prayers.
None of the photos here were taken from the University of Washington collection,though they have an excellent online library.
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/native.html
Many of Edward Curtis&Asahel Curtis’ photos can be found copyright free at the Library of Congress website.

http://www.nalacircle.org/peacepoles.htm
Nisga’a tribe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfxlQZDYVlU
Makah Paddle to Lummi 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlHnXg3sg8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gx1JAGyKC8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmmxKzS19Z8&feature=related
Tulalip Salmon Days,Lummi invite tribe to canoe journey,pow wow dancers,hoop dancer,Puyallup Tribe honors veterans
First Nations’ canoes
Samish Family&canoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_tOqwJLvmU
S’Klallam enter Lummi Potlatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU7q_ti3c-U
Kwakiutl Red Cedar Ceremony Dances
Haida,Tlingit,Tsimshian,Kwakiutl,Cowichan,Tulalip,
Duwamish,Stillaguamish,Skokomish,Nootka,Sauk-Siattle,
S’Klallam,Squaxin Island
This video is dedicated to the memory of my friend Eleanor Little field,whose tribal name I could never say right.RIP

Duration : 0:1:59

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‘The Signals for change’ by Solomon Cyr. “Darlin’ Dont Cry” Buffy Sainte-Marie and the Red Bull Singers.

Duration : 0:4:13

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Part One.
In 1969, at a time when there were only ten Native American PHDs, Academic Revolutionary Lehman Brightman Founded & Coordinated The First Native Americans Studies Program in The United States at UC Berkeley. Two Months Into Assuming the teaching position at UCB, Brightman & a Group of Students attended the Annual Meeting of The National Congress of American Indians.

October 9th 1969 NCAI Held their Annual Meeting in Albuquerque New Mexico. At that Time, says Brightman, “it was the largest, most politically powerful Indian Group in The United States—Every Indian Of Importance was there.”

Scheduled speakers included Vice President Spiro Theodore Agnew & Walter J. Hickel, the Nixon-appointed Secretary of the Interior and Edward Kennedy. At the time Hickel, whose Office Oversaw the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was leading a Movement to END ALL FEDERAL TREATIES with Indian Nations. ”We can’t just let nature run wild,” said Walter J. Hickel. Professor Brightman, who had Testified before Congress Against Hickel’s appointment Organized a Picket Line that Booed Hickel Off The Stand. Later, Members of United Native Americans,Inc Duped The BIA into Signing a Petition Calling For Hickel’s Resignation. United Native Americans,Inc Was The First Militant Indian Organization To Rise To National Prominence.

Walter J. Hickel served as governor of Alaska from 1966-1968 and from 1990 — 1994 and as U.S. secretary of the interior from 1969 — 1970.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pipeline/peopleevents/p_hickel.html
Spiro Theodore Agnew- is the only Vice President in U.S. history to resign because of criminal charges.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpiroAgnew

Part Two.
Indians Invade Mount Rushmore

On August 29th, 1970, a small group of dedicated young Indians Invaded Mount Rushmore, the so called “National Shrine of Democracy,” located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Indian people who took part in this out standing feat, did so at the Invitation of the Local Indian people from Rapid City, South Dakota and the Surrounding Reservations. Most of these young Indians were from Different Tribes and Reservations who Volunteered to Help the Sioux in their efforts to force the Federal Government to pay for the illegal taking of their land 94 years ago in 1877. The Invasion started at 8:00PM. Sat. Evening, the 29th of August 1970, when 23 young Indians, most of whom were college students, braved arrest and fines to help the Sioux regain their Sacred Black Hills. By 7:00AM the next Morning after an all night game of hide and seek or (rangers and Indians) most of the protesters had reached the Top of the Mountain near the four faces of the Presidents, where they hung out a large flag, with the Words, “SIOUX INDIAN POWER.” And After a Brief ceremony, they renamed the Mountain “Crazy Horse Mountain” in Honor of the Famous war chief “Crazy Horse.”
The Principal Leaders of the Invasion were: Lehman Brightman, National President of (U.N.A.) Dennis Banks, Executive Director of (A.I.M), Russell Means, the Leader of the Cleveland (A.I.M.) group and Carrol Swan, who helped coordinate the whole affair. Once all 23 members had reached the top and assembled, they proceeded to Establish a camp and an occupation that would last for approximately three months, or until Severe winter weather forced the withdrawal.
The incredible story behind this invasion and Occupation started five days earlier, when the local Sioux Indian people from Rapid City, South Dakota and the surrounding reservations established picket lines at the base of the monument. But after four days and nights of demonstrations the park authorities were not only not listening, but seemed to think the whole thing was a big joke. That is until the local People invited out of state Indians and National Indian Organizations to Aid them in their heroic endeavor. After taking the mountain and occupating it for a period of ten days or more, most of the college students and others were forced to return to school or their jobs, but by then the movement had caught on and Indian People from Across South Dakota were visiting the Mountain bring Food and Water and Replacing the original invaders by two fold. This was the First Indian uprising in South Dakota since the Sioux Wiped Out Custer in 1876, and suddenly young and old alike were taking new faith, Indians were Fighting Back. During the Second day of the Occupation the park authorities sent a message they wanted to talk with the leaders of the group to determine what they wanted and how long they intended to stay, Lehman Brightman replied, “as long as the grass grows, the water flows and the sunshine’s,” which didn’t seem to please them much.
For More Infomation On The Take Over of Mount Rushmore Check Out This Link:
http://www.myspace.com/thewashichustolethepahasa
United Native Americans Inc. Fighting for Natives Since 1968. Join us at
http://www.myspace.com/unitednativeamericansinc

Duration : 0:6:39

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When Native Americans shared a harvest feast with English colonists in 1621, the event was known as the first Thanksgiving. But to some, the U.S. holiday marks the day when Native Americans began to have their lands – and ways of life – stripped from them.

Over the next 200 years, as the United States expanded its borders, many Native American tribes were left with little or no land at all as a result of warfare and countless broken treaties. The Native Americans have since lived in government-created reservations ridden with poverty and disease.

The consequences of dispossession can be seen elsewhere in todays world, from the Palestinians to the Australian aborigines and First Nations people of Canada.

So what can be done to protect the rights of dispossessed peoples? In this episode, Riz speaks to Native American actor and activist Russell Means about American Indian rights and his quest for a new homeland.

Duration : 0:22:30

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Native American Indian Peace Pipe dance featuring Huron Wendat Nation dancers at First Peoples Festival. Motivational speaker Clint Cora http://www.clintcora.com is a huge fan of native culture.

Duration : 0:1:8

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Native American Indian stick dance featuring Huron Wendat Nation dancers at First Peoples Festival. Motivational speaker Clint Cora http://www.clintcora.com is a huge fan of native culture.

Duration : 0:1:18

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A display of magnificent Pacific Northwest Native Indian art carvings set to a music soundtrack. Motivational speaker Clint Cora http://www.clintcora.com is a huge fan of native culture.

Duration : 0:3:20

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I was curious to see what it would be like to give my own thoughts and viewpoints about the Winter Olympics in the Navajo (Diné) Language. Hope you enjoy this! I luv the olympics… BTW!

Again, to see the subtitles in English & Navajo, activate your annotations at the corner of the video screen. This is not a literal translation. These are also not standard terms and formal Navajo is not used. It is more relaxed, everyday Navajo.

Congrats to all the Olympians who represented the United States during the Games! Thanks for all the personal sacrifices you all have made and congrats for the opportunity to even compete, especially if you had the chance to make it to the podium!

Duration : 0:9:27

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Native Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as intact political communities. Native Americans have also been known as Indians, American Indians, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, Colored, First Americans, Indigenous, Original Americans, Red Indians, Redskins or Red Men.

European colonization of the Americas led to centuries of conflict and adjustment between Old and New World societies. Most of the written historical record about Native Americans was made by Europeans after initial contact. Native Americans lived in hunter/farmer subsistence societies with significantly different value systems than those of the European colonists. The differences in culture between the Native Americans and Europeans, and the shifting alliances among different nations of each culture, led to great misunderstandings and long lasting cultural conflicts.

Estimates of the pre-Columbian population of what today constitutes the United States of America vary significantly, ranging from 1 million to 18 million.

Native Americans today have a unique relationship with the United States of America because they can be found as members of nations, tribes, or bands of Native Americans who have sovereignty or independence from the government of the United States. Their societies and cultures still flourish amidst a larger immigrated American populace of African, Asian, Middle Eastern, and European peoples. Native Americans who were not already U.S. citizens were granted citizenship in 1924 by the Congress of the United States.

Seminole Wind

Ever since the days of old,
Men would search for wealth untold.
They’d dig for silver and for gold,
And leave the empty holes.
And way down south in the Everglades,
Where the black water rolls and the saw grass waves.
The eagles fly and the otters play,
In the land of the Seminole.

So blow, blow Seminole wind,
Blow like you’re never gonna blow again.
I’m calling to you like a long lost friend,
But I know who you are.
And blow, blow from the Okeechobee,
All the way up to Micanopy.
Blow across the home of the Seminole,
The alligators and the garr.

Progress came and took its toll,
And in the name of flood control,
They made their plans and they drained the land,
Now the glades are going dry.
And the last time I walked in the swamp,
I sat upon a Cypress stump,
I listened close and I heard the ghost,
Of Osceola cry.

So blow, blow Seminole wind,
Blow like you’re never gonna blow again.
I’m calling to you like a long lost friend
But I know who you are.
And blow, blow from the Okeechobee,
All the way up to Micanopy.
Blow across the home of the Seminole,
The alligators and the garr.

Duration : 0:8:3

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