Cherokee Morning Song - Music for Native Americans - Robbie Robertson

[CROSSTATT]

What a touching story!

[donkeypendergraph]

(AWESOME)



[Mzdolittleme]

"Adahy" so inspirational always so inspirational every time !!Beautiful sgui , wahdo

[Eyeshiner22]

I love this song! I have listened to it so many times! I had a great uncle by marriage who was cherokee, I just had the honor of my great aunt asking me to work on his family tree and find out more about his ancestors for her kids. I also discovered in the geneaology search that in my family, the man who started my family in the 1700s was adopted and that he was originally from an abenaki tribe in Canada!

[MaryLameHawk]

Such a beautiful tribute to your Ancestors! Wa'do!

[forkfour]

I'm half Cherokee half German

[tigerjeep]

Its beautiful!..

[Mzdolittleme]

Wado y au ,Awani &Lakchewashsha

[lacienaga101]

i really like !

[MrFeatheredSerpent]

WELL DONE

[101nieto]

hey how r u hey how r u hey how r u hey how r u.

[aprilfire1000]

I would like to honor every aspect of this song, is it possible and honorable to translate the meaning of this song into english?

[katydidscorner]

@aprilfire1000

Translation - We n' de ya ho

Freely translated: "A we n'" I AM), "de" (OF), "Yauh" --the-- (GREAT SPIRIT), "Ho" meaning (IT IS SO).

Written as: A we n' de Yauh ho (I am of the Great Spirit, it is so!).

This language stems from very ancient Cherokee

Translation by David Michael Wolfe who is an Eastern Virginia Cherokee and a cultural historian. Thanks to Maurizio Orlando for providing the translation

[TheCherokeeSky]

I would be grateful if anyone could please give me a website for 'David Michael Wolfe' who translated this & who is an Eastern Virginia Cherokee and a cultural historian. I would love to find out more about my heritage & ancestors.... thk u :-)

[wobeck]

@TheCherokeeSky @TheCherokeeSky Try: angelfire (dot) com/pa/NativeAmCulturalist/



[AntGer68]

I like this music!

[Cessycat]

Absolutely amazing video and channel - warmest thanks for posting! *waves to you from Sweden* :-)

[rebelsanders]

I married a Cherokee man, and this is what I walked down the aisle to.

[DigitalLazarus]

Stunning and very moving tribute. Thanks so much for sharing.

[micknm]

ksty you have great talent puting these vids together thank you my fiiend

[mrdeerstalker1]

if you all feel tsalagi thats all the proof you need.

[AlexaBob]

You are soo lucky to have pictures like that of your grandmother!

I don't have any contact with any of my elders or relatives to know my cherokee heritage.

Beautiful video none the less!

Loved all the pictures and the morning song!

Wah do!

[kristiCD4BBC]

my 3 and 4th grandfather is cherokee I dont need dawes roll to say I dont have cherokee blood the 1880 cencus has they are indian and mulatto before that

[micknm]

LIKE YOUR TRIBUTE TO YOUR DAD KATYDID

LOST MY STEP FATHER A LAKOTA SIOUX CHEROKEE BORN MAY SEVENTH 1899 DIED MAY SECOND 1982 HE TOLD ME I WOULD SEE HIM AGAIN WHEN I GET BACK HOME AND THAT TRUE GREAT MAN IM STILL FIRST NATION CHEROKEE ALQONQUIN

[horses101lover]

im 3 groups of cherokee and and 1 gourp of pawnee and im really intresteaded in indians

[horses101lover]

im 3 groups of cherokee and and 1 gourp of pawnee and im really iintresteaded in indians

[OnenessLoves]

@katydidscorner

This happened with my great grandmother too… too many have forgotten what has transpired.

[b1sue1]

So beaitiful. My great grandmother was from Virginia but my grt gran fell in love and brought her to Amite, Miss. My family still lives in MS I'm still trying to find her name my grt gran's was Carraway.

[diva4211]

very beautiful video i will NEVER forget our ancestors and the trail of tears

[CoolcatClonch]

I am a strong believer of the quality of the blood over quantity. I know so little about my family so I have no idea of the quantity (Nor do I really care. For me, I merely want to know more about my family. No luck really.), but I know somewhere in my father's side of the family was a Cherokee, and also on my mother's side not sure of the tribe though. I think Ute, but I could be wrong. Either way, that's not important. I am proud of this part of my heritage as well as my others. Very.

[fatheranddaughter10]

Katy this was a wonderful Tribute to your Grandmother! And to others out there also! I myself AM Cherokee with Blackfoot and some Apache mixed with Irish! I loved this music..it makes you feel right at home!!! Thanks for posting this!!

[starburstfan101]

yea i feel ya katy but thats not true ethnosify because im half and i only know some of my family members who are indian not anchestors

[amiedane]

hey I know this song and I sing along here .. lol ..I love this song ..

I have the cd ,, Love listening to it ..

 Thank you for sharing ..:o)

hugs amie ..

[ongawesgone]

Then why would Rita and family proclaim Tsalagi roots, if they weren't? I don't know my bloodline, but am a proud adoptee of the Shawnee and the Seneca People. And am currently learning to speak an Algonkin language. The racist part of these comments is, you telling someone else that Rita, for instance, is not Tsalagi. Where is your proof? Just like U.S. gov't, dictating who is Native and who isn't.

[MrCherokee500]

@katydidscorner same way with my grandfather I am a quarter and don't even speak or understand the language and know very little of my family history very very sad

[rimbaud108]

This whole discussion about who is indigenous American or not strikes me as incredibly racist. What is important is the spirit of the song and the transformative power of the chant. The Spirit knows no bounds and resides equally in all beings regardless of shape or form or color - that is the message of the Grandfathers.

[elizabethjunean]

Wonderful Tribute to your family and ancestors. Perfect.

[JayChouKaijuMaster]

Very Very good! My grandmother used to sing this to me when I was a baby. I remember her comforting me with the song when my baby brother died in 1997. I was only 3. The song is...VERY powerful, even if you are not a Cherokee like me, you can still hear real power behind the music.

[sw33tgrl33]

This is an amazing song... I listen to it often to keep me grounded.....

[Ocean7711]

Great song and lovely pics~~~~enjoyed it very much. Have a beautiful weekend,,,Ocean

[spiritwind1005]

The voice sounds more like Joanne Shenandoah. It is certainly her style.

[ogichidda]

plz disabled native american in need of at least 10 cd of relaxing native american music if you would like to gift it please leave message and wil get back with address and infomation. wado and may greadfather belss you all peace and blessing

[crackerjacks46]

Whether or not Rita is Cherokee doesn't change how beautiful this video is. I have downloaded it and will Mp3 it to listen while recovering from surgery later this month. Going to look for more. Thanks for the post and how beautiful this is as a tribute to your grandmother. Sky full of stars! take care, Sharon

[dollydimple1000]

I have just today discovered katydidscorner. I love all her interests. I have listened to maybe twelve sons so far , and this is my very favorite ! I love the music the art and the whole channel !

[TheGreenEyedLeo]

...everybody always have something to say about something...i like to listen to the music ;-)

[qtnavygal]

I love robbie robertson...follow me om twitter @LaDolceVita84...don't let the name fool u I am a proud native woman...

[queenicey11]

Long live Cherokee <3

[stephanie5816]

like this!! :)

[rangerdanger75]

im proud to be native american (cherokee, and shawnee) redman owned this country not white men

[whitennerdygirl]

most of my heritage is from like ireland and germany ect but i am also native Cherekee and i love the culture i think this vid is awesome

[Henriksson881]

Such nice music and interesting lovely picture. Very beautiful. Thans you, dear Katy for posting. Have a nice weekend. Kind regards/7Regina

[tewhere1]

Ka mau te wehi!! I am in awe!!!!...so proud to be of an indigenous race..proud to be Maori!!!!

[brelcole1958]

awesome i am proud of my heritage to....ty for sharing

[crackerjacks46]

I am a native Canadian, white, not Native Indian, live in a village surround by different Native tribes and have many friends who are Native Indians. I love this music, so peaceful and Rita is awesome too. Superb video to watch while listening. Music is universal. :)) This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 1000+stars!

[RidesAPaintedHorse]

Lovely as always Katy...your beautiful videos reflect your beautiful soul.

[robavan]

Good morning.

[ClairaGEagleHawk]

They are Comanchi never slam the door too many times they pick up cast iron skillets... LOLOL

Love to be a kid again and hug her so hard.

[ClairaGEagleHawk]

Beautiful as always your videos. I have an adopted aunt and I love her like real family and her mother also. I have been blessed that such good people came into my life. Grace EagleHawk

[bgodschild89]

I like it. I'm of Cherokee decent...thank you for sharing this video.

[tyrophonic]

Nice melody. Thank you for sharing.

[Made2sing4Jesus]

Wado, Beautifully done

[Dillusion3000]

I must be beautiful to be an native american

[LearnToBreatheEnergy]

Gorgeous. Thank you. ....to All our Relations, all our tribal roots, Blessings!

[irina5575]

this is a beautiful song thanks for sharing it with me

[countingclouds]

Beautiful

[suuzzee5]

Beautifully done! A lovely tribute to your family.

[hawklady1216]

Love this song Katy,you always do such a good job with your vids. WE ARE ALL CONNECTED,WE ARE ALL ONE......LOVE AND PEACE....HAWKLADY

[breffnipark]

Osiyo Katie,

" To hi tsu " ?

This is a beautiful tribute to your Grandmother , Dad and all your family.

Lovely pic of you Grandmother &

Great pics of you Dad.

Love & Peace to you Katie as always. :) x

[molly1481]

Beautiful thank you Love Mo xx

[raelene1968]

My brother's music goes through my heart.

Showing my life time of historory.

I have much respect for my brother..

[Mariannar51]

It is a tribute to your grandmother!

Great video!

5/*****

[ethnosify]

Katy Dear, Uhhh, where are the family photos? We Cherokee know our ancestry and names of our cousins. Even other Natives know she is not American Indian. She has kept this false face going long enough, and , as laws grow to protect us, she is getting more careful what to say - eliminating the statement that she is Cherokee on her new website. You can find very good Authentic Native American Indian Music!Also, Walela does not mean anything in our language, It is WaleLi

[didanvdo]

@ethnosify you should be ashamed of your tone and your remarks.  You are no expert on anyone else's heritage so just stick to what you know. The fact you didn't know Rita Coolidge was Cherokee speaks volumes about your ignorance.

[TheIndoctriNATION]

@ethnosify

"There is no such thing as 'part-Cherokee.' Either you're Cherokee or you're not.

It isn't the quantity of Cherokee blood in your veins that is important, but the quality of it . . . your pride in it. I have seen full-bloods who have virtually no idea of the great legacy entrusted to their care. Yet, I have seen people with as little as 1/500th blood quantum who inspire the spirits of their ancestors because they make being Cherokee a proud part of a their everyday life."

Jim Pell

[TheIndoctriNATION]

~Jim Pell: Principal Chief of the North Alabama Cherokee Tribe ~ Do you know where do you fit into this quote, ethnosify? May the Warm Winds of Heaven Blow softly upon your house. May the Great Spirit Bless all who enter there. May your Mocassins Make happy tracks in many snows, and may the Rainbow Always touch your shoulder.

[PrincessDamona]

@TheIndoctriNATION i greatly agree with that, my great-great-grandmother was a full blooded cherokee, but i show the most cherokee behaviour in my family since her, so i call myself complete cherokee, and i take much-much-MUCH pride in it.

[h32078]

@ethnosify How do you know who is Cherokee or not. Unless you have genetic proof, then there is 0 reason to say otherwise.Get off her back My ancestors records were burned in the Trail of Tears. How dare you make that call on somebody elses ancestry. All but one record in the Henderson Records was burned. If you really know your culture so well you'd know tat there has 1 been interracial marraige since the 1600s and 2 that 1000s of records were burned by the US gvt. You need to learn a lot more

[ethnosify]

Rita is not Cherokee- part or other wise.

[WildPrettyBird]

@ethnosify RITA COOLIDGE IS IN FACT CHEROKEE. DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GET YOUR FACTS...

[fatheranddaughter10]

@ethnosify There is a Cherokee book and in it..it says if you are 1/6 or more You ARE Cherokee No matter what! I dont know this Rita but If her family Father was full blooded and there is Cherokee on on mothers side she is Cherokee!! Its in the books..so no matter what you say she is a Cherokee Indian!!! Check any Cherokee Books and your find it in there! Or ask a wise Cherokee yourself!

[J180Everly]

Very touching music, so pure and honest!

[SpeakCherokee]

The song is beautiful, but few realize that the language is actually Teehahnamah. They're a smaller tribe centered East TN, maybe 10 fluent speakers left. I only know of one book, "The Eighth Arrow" by Dr. Donald Yates, that gives the translation.

This was sung only at sunrise, only by women. Despite what you'll find cloned on the web, it does NOT mean "I am of the Great Spirit, Aho", but rather, "Our hearts are strong."

There are genuine Cherokee morning songs, this isn't one of them.

[tsisaprincess]

osiyo I am aniwaya, Walela sings this song, That is who is singing it now. It is a prayer to the Great Spirit. Just thought I tell ya

Wado

[bronte68]

Thankyou for sharing, beautiful music.

[dobritaalmasi]

Beautiful family have you Katy!! And such touching video in the memory of your dad!!Somewhere...in the Univers..he is very proud of you!!Your legacy is soo powerful and soo beautiful !! Thanks to share with us!!

[hmngbrd]

Oh thank you for this lovely presentation. I was eatin g when it first came on and I had to put my food asidebecause it was so touching I got alump in my throat. May you and yours always Walk in Beauty.

[katydidscorner]

Thank you for your lovely comments. My father passed away , as did three of his siblings, before my grandmother passed. I miss my father more today than ever before and wished he and his sisters could have lived longer lives. But mostly, I can never forget the sadness and grief this brought my grandmother. She endured a lot of hardship and faced discrimination all her life. For those reasons, all my American Indian videos are tributes to her.

[oarv]

Katy sister, we are all vibration and light. At these world we are material also. So, as far your dad passed away and part of your family, just have in mind that each time you make an action with your vibration they all can be conect with you we are all conect with our vibration make sure to keep posting all that videos cause may put you in conection with their vibration

[RockyWhyNot]

What beauty...This really moves me.

[denafortuna]

bobyblair1979,

Thank you for responding.

MY Great GrandMother was Rosie Idena Brown born in Giles County, Tennessee, 1874 . Her Father was John Brown born in West Virginia, I am not sure of the year.

Her mother was Ellen Bass born also in West Virginia.

I would love to hear more from you.

dena

[crazynan008]

this is just beautiful....The family pics etc....are so lovely........Being Australian I am very interested.......I have not heard of Rita Coolidge for a long time...Thanks for sharing....I just love it......

[wuliwauli]

Wunderschöne Melodie, sehr positiv.

[sassafras245]

This is so hauntingly beautiful! This one i have and do sing every morning before doing anything. Thank you it was done beautiful in honor of yuor dad!!!!

[denafortuna]

This is so beautiful. I love how you share your family .

Gives me chills.

My great grandmother was half

cherokee. Brown was her family name.

I am looking for that family line. They went from Tennessee to somewhere and ended up in Texas.

Thanks for your beautiful videos.

Dena

[bobbyblair1979]

hey dena my indian name is rosebud and we are from teneessee and we are related to some browns what part of teneeessee are they from we are brom bristol please let me now and i really think that they should put more coming of age ceromonies on here my daughter is turning 13 on monday and she is cherokee indian and her name is meha

[Incadelsud]

Très beau chant Cherokee, peuple des grandes plaines; peuple de courage et valeurs. Merci, Katy, garde en mémoire ton peuple et tes racines ancestrales, soit orguelleuse et fière.

[doda26]

Thank you for uploading this beautiful song and video. Keep up the good work!

[zaaritha]

Great!

[maeuschen64]

wonderfully simply really first-class. goße work. I love this music. 5 *****

[4ancientarts]

very nice, thankyou!

[char4him99]

Amazing. Love this one..

[CaptAdams35]

Thanks, Katy! Still one of my favorite songs from childhood. Are you from Oklahoma? Your grandmother looks like one of my grandmother's friends from Hobart. Thanks for helping our heritage thrive.

[katydidscorner]

As far as our family knows, our Cherokee 5th generation grandfather and grandmother survived the removal of the five tribes of Southeastern natives from their ancestral homelands to Oklahoma. He and his wife left the reservation in Oklahoma because they longed for the beauty and peace of the Appalachia. They became sharecroppers working for a plantation owner in Northwest Tennessee settling near Reelfoot Lake, and there they stayed. My Grandmother married and Englishman and lived there also.

[w1949]

Awesome , great creation

[tiarabozen]

Fantastic