Cree War Dance

[SuperNative7]

@allisonmariiee the reason why your having trouble with finding info about the cree is lots of cree history isn't written down on paper it's past down through generation by generation and sometimes it isn't passed on so lots of traditions and information is lost with the elders who pass away with them

[weedchuck420]

i like it. im might learn it and sing it when the world goes to war.

im not joking, it sound good for war.



[MerchatChatterbox]

thank you!



[sunshine9020]

why are ratings disabled??



[allisonmariiee]

Hi, I have a project due in like 5 days , If anyone knows alot about the cree indians , can u message me telling me like history of them, like about the war they had with the english , and why they had it and alot more, I cant find stuff with detial about them on the internet, I would truly appreietiate it , i just need hisotry of them in detail. oh and about thier like beliefs and stuff. please please please messsage me if u know anything telling me a bunch of history, love you whoever msg me.

[316bluethunder]

@allisonmariiee i will tell you...

[allisonmariiee]

@316bluethunder omg thanks, thiers like no info on the internett,. can u personaly msg me telling me some info with alot of detail like why they did that or stuff, like that i personaly want to know about the war they had with the blackfeeeet i think and the sioux. :) thanks xoxo,

[316bluethunder]

@allisonmariiee sorry allison there is something wrong with your inbox ..your comments section accepts only a few pargraph.I have been sitting here for two hours alraedy not getting anywhere

[316bluethunder]

@allisonmariiee first of all the Cree are the largest tribe in Canada,stretching from Quebec to Saskatchewan.Along the coast of Hudson Bay and inhabiting halfway across the provinces to the south.During first contact the French and Brittish were waring and of course they needed Allies.I would be from the Sea Cree and of course we were Allied to the Brittish,but in the Latter part from manipulation the plains Cree sided with the French.

[JusticeBDun]

im glad that someone respects the culture of native americans these days

[weedchuck420]

stagats don't remove it, if some idiot wants to be offended that's thier problem.

[TheZAC2347]

Im a Canadian Cree this is awesome

[KYRAN141]

Im a plains cree and i love this war song, thx for posting this man :D

[Anasazi1]

very nice. good vocals by the cree tribe which I am a part of..never under estimate the power of a warrior..I may love you and kiss you one day..you cross my path I may slice you wide open only to watch you bleed to death.

[MrComando96]

niceee music (like this video)

[Knlonewolf441]

i am cree and seminole indian and this is how my other blood brothers intimadated people

[ImA1xSwitcher]

If you plains cree , like this shit

Nehiyawewin <3

[MzCnm]

my bf is Algonquin and was raised in the bush with his grand-parents when he was a newborn. he loves being in the bush wants to take our kids in the bush to..anywayz love the song can't wait for pow-wow again :)

[TheSerenityhuck]

Its very important to sing and recognize these songs, especially these days. To keep faith, and realize who this land really belongs to.

[mrs1045]

thank you so much for this video, i really enjoy it.......play it over and over

[Emeraldbarton]

Even though I'm not of Cree descent; I'm part Cherokee and this is one badass song :)

[zkjoker666]

native pride, warriors song!!!!

[moelicious416]

Absolutely Beautiful!! This is real soul music!

[TheSerenityhuck]

@moelicious416 I agree! Yes it is!

[WolfGris93]

ready for battle listening this...

[thewho2345]

well this would work as a war song, if i heard this coming through the woods i woulda been scared shitless

[eyreisheyes]

Beautiful.

[scottdog87]

native pride

[hectorperezm]

Beautiful!

From Mexico

[hectorperezm]

Thanks for share it. From Mexico

[miromanism]

GREAT.....Michael from Germany

[spellmaker92xD]

gre4at song ..cheers from Serbia

[KYRAN141]

I Am Plains Cree This is a very good video and song

[pnzgurl18]

not an actual "war song". real war songs were only made by actual war vets. these guys arent really warriors. just words put to a drum beat. this is more of a northern contemporary fancy dance song. NOT an actual "Cree war song". just saying. btw im Cree and i kinda know what im talking about lol

[TheSerenityhuck]

@pnzgurl18 So, the fact that they are not warriors totally dismisses this as being named a war song? And yeah, obviously the voices heard in this song are not of actual Cree warriors, since society does not really allow some Native American practices anymore. Sounds a lot like youre saying songs like this are meaningless now. Im not intending to be offensive in any way, im just trying to understand. I have a fascination and a Great respect for Native culture, beliefs, and music.

[MzCnm]

@TheSerenityhuck this song is called "war cry" from Northern cree singers, and they are cree that is singin this song.

[TheSerenityhuck]

@MzCnm Oh okay cool. You can tell this song has to do with war b/c of the energy given off by their tone voice. Very powerful.

[316bluethunder]

@TheSerenityhuck I really dont understand what you mean are not warriors when the cree are the largest tribe in canada.to be this large would definately mean they were very warlike to hold territory that large,as well keeping other raiding and marauding tribes at bay.

[TheSerenityhuck]

@316bluethunder Before all Native American tribes were moved to reservations, a Native american would have to accomplish surtain tasks, and would have to fight in and experience combat in order to be considered among their tribe as a Warrior. Now days, there are no battles, fights, or combat for one to prove their strength as a Warrior. Society today is controled by a very restricted type of order, epsecially to Native people. Its very unfortunate...

[316bluethunder]

@TheSerenityhuck The reason how I know is that am Cree myself as well.Even today their are certain skills a young person must pass from adolesecence to reaching full maturity in order to be accepted as a responsible adult.I know for a fact their a number of traditional enemies the cree have to this day that they had as feuding enemies from the past.Of which I wont start naming names off,if you were reffering to the past as the cree not being warlike you are mistaken so.

[TheSerenityhuck]

@316bluethunder Well I was never implying that the Cree tribe isnt warlike. And if you look back in the comments, you will see that I am not the one implying that this isnt a war song. But I understand what you are saying. And its very comforting to see that Native American ways are still practiced. Now, you say one can be accepted as an adult. But in this day n age, can one be recognized as a warrior?

[316bluethunder]

@TheSerenityhuck checking your profile you are fairly young.For us if you could spend a few to several nights by your self in the woods away fromevryone and evrything.if you can make it alone out there to survive then that means you can take care of yourself.be a warrior as well.And i dont mean just over beyond those woods.canada is a big country with wild animals and bigfoot with alot of other hazzards as well.

[TheSerenityhuck]

@316bluethunder Its funny, its actually been one of my goals since I was in elementary school, to spend a period of time in the wilderness. To see what I can find, spiritually mostly. And to have that ability to rely on nothing but what god and the earth has provided around me. Thats one of the main reasons why I joined the Navy. So I can someday afford to do so, and to get away from the city. Also to develope a bigger mental and physical strength.

[NICK69969]

@pnzgurl18 Right on man get the facts out there :D

[capnhawkins]

This song is War Cry by Northern Cree

[bluethunder316]

SEIGE HEIL 

[Anasazi1]

Thank you for this great war song. My grandma was Cree and she was a strict woman. Anyway, a good video, very original. I hear that beat and scream of the warriors when I drum.

[Anasazi1]

It sounds very much like the Kiowa song. Very good.

[RavenofDenmark]

How is it with religion and native americans these days? I know some are christians but what about the old religion?

Here in Scandinavia, the old religion is growing again, and because it happens in a modern time we dont have problems with fanatics (execpt Odinists, but luckily they are few in number)

[BitBitBabiGirl]

@RavenofDenmark I know this is old, but i'm going to respond. My family & I still practice the traditional way, along with a few other families on my reserve (I am cree btw.)

[RavenofDenmark]

@BitBitBabiGirl That sounds nice :) Do you also speak the traditional language of your tribe? And may i ask what you mean with the traditional way?

And thanks for the reply ^^

[BitBitBabiGirl]

@RavenofDenmark No, I sadly don;t, but the elders do. I'm hoping to learn it eventually though. Also by traditional way I mean sweats, night ceremonies, smudging, etc.

[RavenofDenmark]

@BitBitBabiGirl I suppose you can get your hand on a grammar and a dictionary, and then you can practice with the people you know. Wikipedia tells me that Cree is a polysynthetic language, such kind of languages has a totally different grammar than english does, so it would be good to join a class with a teacher which can explain it.

Thanks for the info ^^ and good luck learning Cree :)

[BitBitBabiGirl]

@RavenofDenmark My moshom (cree for grandfather) could teach me. oh & Thank you ! =)

[juggernaut181]

My grandmother was very powerful. Strong medicine. Also found out related to chief big bear of the 1800's

[PatriziaVonDousen]

Forgot to mention, they would only sing like that when my mean German Grandfather would do something stupid. Or when they were trying to teach the males in the family about our roots from their side. Powerful females!

[PatriziaVonDousen]

I remember my grandmothers( both) singing like this...I may have blue eyes but my blood is red as is the path I walk. Thank you for bringng my grandmothers voice back to my dreams.

[deathsdice]

tari she hana what is the laguage i am typing it seems to me it might be yuiqu

[1984SmallFry]

A song of courage to help banish the fear...thanks so much

[CherishBobbyLoveBear]

So PROUD of who I am and where I come from. We are Warriors We r still here and We will always be here... As long as the sun shines, river flows and the grass grows as the Great Chiefs spoke...

[YungReezzy]

gav624 said it all. I too am Woodland Cree and I just love this song. Just Imagine having to face over 1000+ Cree Warriors Marching towards you singing that.

[stompingallan]

cree indians are mainly found in canada, is that correct?

[gav624]

Im a woodlands cree and i love this i take no offense in this at all thanks for posting

[asghanim]

a music with spirit, something extinction today.

[creekndn]

Woohoo!!.. Northern Cree - War Cry.. ;)

[MaoSuratt911]

That's beautiful,fiercesome and frightening,i'm trembling in fear mate.The sound of a cree war song damn near made me sht in my pant..

[TheLonelyBearCub]

@MaoSuratt911 thats how I felt when I first heard it lol

[Kyran141Official]

@MaoSuratt911 haha just be happy the indian wars ended or else you would be screwed by the cree tribes

[iamearthbornami]

thankyou for sharing video of these beautiful people