A DAY AT THE POW WOW "I meet a chief and some fine sqaws"

[akira543]

Okay... don't really know what this video was intended for... I'm not even native or from the states and even I know that's offensive.

[PotawatomiApiwa]

he is disrespecting all those women. they should have beat his ass instead of smiling into his camera. if anybody calls me that, I'm gonna clean out their eye sockets with my little brother's pocket knife.

[liloleSeminole]

why would you say Squaw?? That's like saying "I saw some good lookin black bitches at the fish fry." WTF

[wakeupstupid]

black people want to be respected in this country yet they do stupid shit like this. i'm white, with 1/16th creek in my blood, i know that's very little. but i've been studying about the Muscogee people and find comfort in knowing i have roots in people who were spiritual with the earth and life, and should be respected. i'm so fascinated with native american culture, just how deep and rich and amazing these people are. they're the founding fathers, not George Washington.

[HSofRapture1]

Native American women are beautiful

[EBanonymous]

This bloke is probably ignorant - I hope so bcause the way he shows the two girls 1) looks at them as 'hot' & "where were u when I was in Vegas"?" is also sexual.

That's a big theme in literature w/ "Indian" princesses like Pochantus, Sacagawea & Malinche - use them as overt sexual objects to be conquered.

Racism to blacks is bad. But blacks doing racism to Native Americans or Arabs isn't better, its hypocritical.

redskins, Indians, Chiefs, etc - all allowed racism in society, and he joins

[potbellypublix]

this guy just Ignorant ...probaly fell asleep in skool in the history class.. BTW we are Natives not " INDIAN " we are not from frikkin India unless you is get over it

[ApacheLife5465]

Get your shit right fool. The word "Squaw" is a degrating word for Native Women just like the "N" word isdegrating to Blacks.

[statetv]

get over it, no dissn was intened, and i spelled it wrong for that reason.. i didnt see you there???? I was there for support and to let the people know, so chill.

GOD thoose chicks were hot though, i wish i would have gotten the first ones number....

[Emitau]

hey...that's my kola!! that's his real name btw. i gotta tell him he's on youtube...lol

[oldstylelakota]

myron horse! so funny! lol!!!!

[luvpowwow]

This is a disrepectful and disgusting video.

[hwiseman]

This is disgusting, both the video and the racist rants going on here. All the real Indians stand up and represent what we're supposed to represent!!! This ain't it.

[RunningBuffalo]

The nigger's mom was a true nigger and this nigger did not even know his nigger dad. All around nigger. But the nigger should not mind me calling him a nigger. Because he is a nigger, right?

[CrowdPleeza]

"The word "squaw" - as "esqua," "squa," "skwa," "skwe" and other variants - traditionally means the totality of being female, not just the female anatomy. The word has been interpreted by modern activists as a slanderous assault against Native American women. But traditional Algonkian speakers, in both Indian and English, still say words like "nidobaskwa" = a female friend, "manigebeskwa" = woman of the woods, or "Squaw Sachem" = female chief..."

Marge Bruchac

[paraldaspassion]

actually the word means whore

i would need the specific dialect to offer the correct word

how about human being rather than another label

[CrowdPleeza]

Can you direct me to your source for that?

[cww4201]

yeah wtf squaws r u a dumb nigger r what

[CrowdPleeza]

What is the correct Algonquian word for woman? The reason I keep asking this question is because in all the criticism of him using the word squaw no one has pointed out the correct word for woman in the Algonquian language which is where squaw is supposed to come from.

[p1stolp3te]

callin a native a squaw is like callin a black dude a nigger or callin a hispanic a beaner or callin a... you get my point :P

a big no no

[CrowdPleeza]

What is the correct Algonquian word for woman?

[isnawica]

If you have any respect for those two women you'll change the name of your video. Squaw means pumpum, which is very racist. You probably didn't know, but now you do. The comments posted on this page really show how far the U.S. has not come. I'm very sorry.

[CrowdPleeza]

Just out of curiosity what is the Algonkian word for woman?

[aShuckle]

They all looked chineese man, lmfao.

[wakeupstupid]

@aShuckle man, u r ignorant. i'm white and u sound stupid as fuck. this is why america looks retarded. besides president Bush, the people of america such as yourself makes america look like it got it's education from a garbage dumpster.

[elkboy08]

wah tha fukk is squaw??????????? fkin whites

[lildukibooty]

u ho's are lame these are not indians/native americans they really mongrels that why they look like hispanics,fucc the man statetv he a yung bkitch,fucc whoever replies to me also,fake ass wannabe trendians

[wakeupstupid]

@lildukibooty with a name like lildukibooty, i have no words to describe how stupid u r. and i can't even read the second half of ur rant. is that english?

[santasxgirlfriend]

not only does this brother not know what squaw really means he cant spell it right on his video title either-

[blat1515]

this guy needs to have more respect for us native people.

[statetv]

Sorry if I offened the whole tribe,

but did I see you there telling the people

what was going on that day.. So pardon me if you guys got your panties and huggies in a bunch. You should have sent your own correspondent then. When the next one comes around go send your own people, I just took an intrest in a positive event that hand food dancing and entertainment that did'nt cost you nothing but interest.

[SonnieLuvsSIHS]

It this just another video of another nigger making of us beautiful natives.

[isnawica]

Ok, I understand this is highly offensive. I am not sure if he understands just how culturally incompetent and ignorant his video makes him look. I am a Black Jamaican Man living and working in Indian Country. We have a culture but unfortunately, poverty & hiphop have replaced it for many Black as well as Indian families/youth/communities. We are in the same boat that way. If you live in Indian country you know what I'm saying. Lets not get quick to wrath and name calling when we see behavior.

[deluxv]

Squaw? For real? Please educate yourself on just how insulting and ridiculous this is.

[randomkiowa]

Ehh he doesnt know any better than to act exactly what his stereotypical name means. (and we all know what that is)

Sadly there are ignorant, and just plain ole stupid people everywhere.

[Ashkii44]

Hahahahah zhinnie.

[munchkinaporizkova]

for the people who think squaw isnt a derogatory word,go up to a native american woman and call her that to her face and wait and see what she does.case closed.

[CrowdPleeza]

I'd be curious to know where they got their information from for what squaw means?

[penchair476]

well all the controversy aside and the moron who thought he was being another cool hip hooper. The ladies in this video showed real class. would loved to have seen them dance.

[CrowdPleeza]

Who was operating the camera?

[ojibwestyle]

what a fucken NiGGER!!

[CrowdPleeza]

What did he say or do that you disliked?

[wakeupstupid]

@CrowdPleeza r u joking?.....i'm white, i just have to point that out first, simply because native americans shouldn't be the only ones offended by this guys ignorance. he's being disrespectful to those girls, and it's not an appropriate event for him to be picking up girls. if he wants to do that he should go to a bar or somethin. secondly, he's not making any intelligent efforts to get to know their culture, he's just trying to look cool for the camera and making the whole video pointless.

[CrowdPleeza]

@wakeupstupid

1.Well I don't disagree with your comments about the guy's attitude.

2. My comments have been on the actual meaning of the word squaw. What is the Algonquian word for female?? So far no one has answered this question for me.

[PotawatomiApiwa]

@CrowdPleeza it doesn't matter where it comes from. the context of the word is used to put down and offend. that's why people hate it. it's used to offend. they took it and turned it into something horrible and degrading. end of story.

[CrowdPleeza]

@PotawatomiApiwa

I don't think he knew at the time that the word was considered offensive by many. Many Americans aren't aware it's considered offensive. I think it matters where the word came from. People shouldn't just accept anythting they hear about a word. That's how false urban legends can take root. Many Americans learned the " true meaning" of this word from Suzan Harjo who appeared on Oprah. My question is who turned the word into something offensive? Whites or Suzan Harjo?

[PotawatomiApiwa]

@CrowdPleeza it means young woman in Algonquin until some arrogant white author decided he wanted to change the meaning to vagina and have his hero refer to native women as such. lets just not say it okay. it pisses people off. i don't go around flinging the n word or degrading asian people or even white people because i was taught that is wrong. I would think others were taught the same. but i guess not.

[CrowdPleeza]

@PotawatomiApiwa

Just curious. Have Algonquin speaking people created a new word for young women to replace this one?

[PotawatomiApiwa]

@CrowdPleeza not to my knowledge. it's not a widely spoken language anymore. it's almost considered extinct.

[RunningBuffalo]

The Video was a good video, this is about the word. The word NIGGER coming from a white man is the same as the word SQUAW coming from a black man.

As you can see, noone is saying anything about the video.

Peace My Brother

[CrowdPleeza]

Squaw being a "bad" word may be an urban legend. Look up squaw on wikipedia.

[realnicoli]

I looked it up shortly after posting that comment. There's apparently some controversy surrounding its meaning, but most of the sources I came across considered the derogatory connotation to be a more recent development.

[jowood6]

myron horse...."thats dope as fuck" haha

[wakeupstupid]

@jowood6 that's probably the dumbest shit he said in the whole video. totally disrespectful to a chief. i do have to say racism goes all ways here thou. i'm white, and i see alot of you native americans being racist back. 2 wrongs don't make a right. i have creek in my blood, but even if i didn't, i've always loved the depth of native americans.

[whitewomenaredirty]

ok ok...maybe this nigga needs to do his research on the native american culture before he posts ignorant ass videos like this! and atleast talk to some better looking women with real regalia

[CrowdPleeza]

Please,the first sister was FINE!

[MANDAWAH]

Then europeans try to destroy their culture?

[pensmoke]

"Squaw" means vagina. It's basically calling a woman a "c*nt". A piece of meat. A sex object. You are ignorant man.

[realnicoli]

So Squaw Valley Utah is actually "vagina valley". Sounds like an interesting place to go skiing.

[RunningBuffalo]

The Native Americans do not use this word. It is very disrespectful real.

Running Buffalo

[CrowdPleeza]

Look up squaw on wikipedia

[RunningBuffalo]

You have to be Native American Indian to Understand, this you are not.

[CrowdPleeza]

Google:

Marge-Bruchac squaw

[smooth306]

lol thats too vicious, tha boi jus tryin to holla at sum native hunnies, nuttin wrong wit hittin up shawty's at a pow wow. sheeit son neechies be pimp warrior playa's.

[wakeupstupid]

@smooth306 i'm guessin ur black. cuz from any other race, nobody sounds that stupid. you wonder why white people think ur morons. pull up ur pants, speak properly, we get it, u just bought a new hat so keep the sticker on it so we know it's new cuz we wouldn'tve known otherwise. basketball jerseys 10 times too big, garbage rap that has made up bullshit words that don't even make sense. ur all a bunch of fuckin monkeys. i'm so tired of seeing this disease on society.

[justxlindsey]

You are aware that "squaw" means prostitute in most Native American cultures, right? You need some serious enlightenment on what are and aren't derogatory terms in native culture.

[punktheripper]

Yeah this is f#%kinf racist. The poster is an ignorant racist no matter what he says. Dumb shit.

[statetv]

see the pow wow from the start..

[statetv]

I'm not a racist so don't get it twisted...

[tsuj510]

Right...yer at UCB, yer black and YOU don't know for racism? Bull puckey...

[statetv]

see the pow wow from the start..

[pentagramhands]

Chief? Squaw? I bet you got all bent out of shape too at the "nappy-headed hos" fiasco, right?

[statetv]

see the pow wow from the start..