All Native Basketball Tournament Opening Ceremony 2008

[Greenscreen999]

THAT WAS SO CUTE,LITTLE BOY NEVER MISSED A BEAT,WAY TO GO YOUNG ONE

[GranpaPapasChannel]

Thank you for sharing this---he brought a fullness and happiness to my heart this morning seeing this :>)

[vkbenally]

check out 12yr old navajo girl from kansas play basketball. Analyss Benally. she's real good.

[abcdwwfd]

@vkbenally MARIAH CUMMINGS S BETTER PLAYS D LIKE A GUY FIND HER FACEBOOK

[kitsilanoband]

Adaawk, Ayoak, Limque Dotz. The literal history is lost after the dark age of culture suppression, yet the story and the law conspire through the drum and the Chant and the loving hearts joined with the pure child charming the world; the dance of the decade as far as Kitsilano is concerned.

Jamey Sterritt Cheers for all

[ridenrezer]

Where is this tourney @?

[joni09mom]

glad to find this again so so awesome he sure has great teachers that must luv the culture he is a good dancer and made his family very proud

[Gummiebear2OO9]

He Is So Cute !

- Born To Dancee .

[KweUlJaad]

I love how everyone around him is smiling and clapping. If there would have been a dance competition, this little guy would have won for sure!

[seahawk033]

OMG the child was so in time with the druming i love it he was awesome

[mmckay67]

I was thinking about this video the other day and didn't know where to find it. I am so glad that I got to watch it again. The little guy makes me proud to be Native and it makes me happy to see our culture being instilled in someone so young.

[OTNative28]

Wow! Good job lil man. Thanks for sharing the video.

[likeicare79]

Wow! As a fellow native it makes me so proud to see native culture and pride instilled in such a young child. This little boy honored his family well. Thank you for sharing!

[mzmew1]

I sure hope your going to post some video for the 2010 touney ... I enjoy how steady your hand is ... awesome footage ... luv the kid ... he stole the show .... sure looking forward to more of your posts :D

[mzmew1]

Very Kewl lil guy :D

[4kilometers]

man thats dope....bella bella opening this year!!! heiltsuk nation

[nachise51]

What an honor this young man give to his family and his people!

[balancha77]

I cannot watch this enough. This kid gets me EVERY time. Awesome lil man!! <3

[Budwhyzer14]

This is "The Spirit Of The Kitlope Dancers" from The HAISLA NATION

[TanyaBerry99]

Is this the Tagish Group from the Yukon? The dress looks like it! Great video.

[Voltron017]

that was kool, I was there, thought it was awsome to see the little one dance so well,

[rbkaputnik]

Big Power in a little package.Awesome.Feels good to see that and the drumming is to the heartbeat.

[dooodoward]

Hey......Any DOOOOODOWWAARRDZ there???

wayne from Van (ex ROOPURT BOIEE)

[haislahawtie]

uhh In Prince Rupert BC, at the All Native Tournament =) <3

[lastardriver]

Where is this?

[NisgaaNora]

What a little sweetheart. To reiterate what a previous poster said...wish I was there.

[iamtakinbets]

hoka hey!

[BeautifulHaisla15]

Yes, a natural for sure!

(( and his name is Marcus)) =D

[chequita3]

NATURAL!!!

[chequita3]

aww i just love it!!! amazing!!

[BeautifulHaisla15]

Yeah, My baby's an awesome dancer =D

The song belongs to Mike Deangli. Marcus does it so good. Going to be awesome to see him dance with the dancers from Vancouver ( and Mike Deangli)

[ChaseMagnus]

that kid is awesome i live in masset and i saw him in skg like a hour drive he is awesome his name is martin hes so sweet :L

[naeim71]

this is amazing. i love this video!

[sdf1983]

OMG!!!! He is sooo cute! I wish i was there to see it!

[satsma]

Makes you feel so very proud !

[PowwowTime]

We see Coastal dancing during break time at some of our powwows. It's good to see local tribal traditions still going strong.

[leydenzar]

that was so kewl i had to save it,the eagle song,its a good one the song sounds awesome a very catchy one at that..the young lad is a good dancer i've seen many jus like him they r the ones who will keep our tradition goin far into the future.I'm Hesquiaht 1st nation of the Nuu-chah-nulth true westcoast vancouver islander here, thanks for the post its awesome to see an hear ur culture i watched this video a few times over an over.

[haislahawtie]

Awee

Marcus Paul is awesome!

:D

Makes Us Haisla's So PROUD to Be NATIVE

<3

[fllygirll]

Very awesome Haisla dancer for sure. Makes me so proud to be Haisla! Marcus you are amazing :)

[kjcman]

That was awesome to see that! Amazing dancer! :)

[bestcanuck]

he saved the openings

[Dfaries23]

i never hear of these NAIG try-outs i could ball for a native im unnoticed talent......

[rhousty]

AWESOME. so awesome to see someone so young dancing as if he'd been dancing for years and years.... =D

[mikedangeli]

Greetings Kitamat Dancers,

As always what a pleasure to see the young one dancing! I am so proud that you are using my Eagle song, and that the little guy dances it so well! I can not wait until we are able to dance together again!

Mike Dangeli & Mique'l Askren

The Git Hayetsk Dancers

Vancouver, BC

[shastaryan]

This babe is soo cute. kept up through the whole dance. Good teachings parents.

[GG2906]

The little boy is awesome, he does a great job keeping up with the song too for being so little n so cute. :)

[jackierdjoseph]

OMG my family is in this video !!!aww the little guy is so cute OMG!!!!!we were smiling and giggling how cute it was!!!

[hunnydip262008]

ohh my god!!! So Awesome!!! I love it. This is our future.

[Sikedakh]

Amazing!

honored to have watched the video, just so u know he has been a star on Facebook and Bebo too, everyone wants to watch!

all power to this young man and the Haisla nation

[11195453]

He is a beautiful, wonderful, strong, powerful Haisla warrior in the work! The ancestor were difinitely dancing with him. He is very empowering to watch. So proud of him and his parents.

[lennielouie68]

Wow! powerful, I really enjoyed this video

[Haisloca]

Still cry EVERY time I watch this...Such a nice spirit and blessing this child has.

[SKWasco]

wow, very exciting to see, this lil man is a glimpse of our future(coastal first nations)

our youth need to believe in our culture's and get past the "it's not cool stage" and be proud of who we are and where we come from

[mzwoods03]

Aww...LOVE this video!! Wahooo...way 2 go MARK ELI... Tasha you are doing an AWESOME job raising him by yourself ;) I LOVE WATCHING HIM DANCE, SUCH A CUTIE!!

[SistaSheLL]

**AweSoMe*** I don't even know this lil guy..but iM soo proud of him!!!

Definately A 5*[staR] Rating!!!!

keep uP the good work lil man!!

[Goldenwolfgirl66]

OMG! This made my entire night. I don't usually attend the grand opening, but I did attend this one and it was awesome!! This little guy made me feel so proud that it brought tears to my eyes every time I watched him. Good job little man!! You did great and you made every person in the building proud!! Keep up the good work.

[rosebyanyothrname]

the boy is very good hey

[colinpeal]

Aww I love this one ...The lil boy Is so Cute.