Loon Lake Powwow '09, Mens Traditional Special, Part 1

[Ataulftheking]

Awesome costume's, must have taken alot of work.

[coyote2talez]

This man is one of the best. And there are many. It seems to me this type of dance is very difficult and takes alot of mental and spiritual fortitude. I love it. It does not look easy for sure.

[tradionaldancer]

brokenheartmender,i am a traditional dancer myself and how this dance was explained to me was that the dancer is a warrior and he is telling a story,either a story from the hunt,meaning that he is looking for signs from animals that he is hunting or a warrior in battle looking for signs of his enemy,now if there is more,can someone please fill in the blanks of what i typed out for this man,thank you once again A-HO

[buffalowarrior80]

watch this guy at 55 sec he his a clown .put him fancy dancing because hes not traditional.huskydawgs comment. theres nothing wrong with constructive criticism we all need it at times. and the judges are crooked to half of them dont dont what to look 4. all im saying is keep it traditional.

[brokenheartmender]

What a beautiful traditional dance. Will someone more educated that I am please tell me what this dance represents. 

[tradionaldancer]

i love this vid,the dancer that is first shown on this video,looks like he is in full spirit and he dances for the people,something that i wish more of our men would do for their people,dance,pray ect..I see that he carries his eagle feathers with pride and i honor him for that,I too am a traditional dancer and i love watching other traditional dancers.

thank you again for sharing this video

A-HO

[bearspaw001]

lmfao i mean bro

[bearspaw001]

thats my bor josh bear the first dancer shown on this vid

[AmigoKandu]

VERY NICE VIDEO!

[hoganhopper1978]

Thanks for putting up the video. Yes, Josh Bear is awesome, Him and his travelling companions. Thank you for showing us how it's done..Hope to shake your hands in the future..

[superwarriorblood]

RESPECT !!!!!

[MANOLOXBULERIAS]

very very good your culture

[D12345678W]

i wonder how many fearthers on that bustle

[DesireeTwoBraids]

This Is Too Bad Ass!!!!!! =)

[romanobritish]

All I have to say is wow!

[ndnprincez49]

holy heck ...killer vid!! awesome dancer!! his face paint it killa!!

[myminty]

that guy was pree prime with his bustle and fans :)

[foxyboi13]

i noticed josh bear when i was like 15 im 22 now nd ever since ive been watching him he almost barely nvr miss's a beat hes got his onw style seems like he really knows how the old ways are done... nd brings em into the 21st century... nd not 2 mention his awesome sweetass suit!!! i finally talked 2 him about 5 yrs ago shook his hand nd took a pic with me nd him... nd this yr i think im gonna get him 2 make a suit keep it up josh bear good stuff!

[purpleelephant1311]

the 6 dislikes were pale faces

[sessohiyakowa]

THIS IS THE MOST INCREDABLE PROFOUND AMAZEMENT I  HAVE EVER SEEN! POW WOW

[btorres1983]

Who is the guy that's in the beginning of the video I love his style nd he's a great dancer

[insanezean]

can anyone say assimution...

[trainwreckIII]

there's louis vezquez like he sed....but it's louis wawatie...rips everyone off..cops want him everywhere..he;s hiding if you see him u get 1000 dollars....

[honishivet]

@21lumbeewarrior mind you those are HAWK feathers for the inside bustle so does this make that traditional dancer WHITE? i don't think so.

[sagehills73]

ive officially watched this video 7 times.. i seriously wanna give this guy some tabacco and just say HAIHAI.. i won't lie, almost cried. the most amazing sense of self awareness and the drum with its singers the energy that went through him, he to me, and my opinion, he embodied.. spirit, like the song was wrote by hiim or for him.

[jussum1random]

omg he is beautiful, fierce.

[shackoshadoo]

love the mens traditional dance

[bigbilldaddy]

wow.

humble bustle

[PosiePo]

Wonder how long it took to get all the feathers for the bustle?? im soon to be a traditional dancer , but do they use eagle feathers or crow feathers??

[21lumbeewarrior]

@PosiePo you must be white REAL indians use REAL eagle feathers whiteys use fake and turkey feathers

[PosiePo]

@21lumbeewarrior Im Gonna Be Using Eagle Feathers I Was Just Asking A Question...

[21lumbeewarrior]

@PosiePo probably took a while to get all of them from what i can tell there are over 20

[SnowBoardNative]

Good dancers

[katielindienne]

magnifique  video thank

[katielindienne]

magnifique cette video , the wolf dance , thank

[mrbunnykiller44]

i can't get enough of this dancer

[JBloodBigmedicine]

im happy for all us natives still into our heritage and ways of our ancesters, the white jeleous ,envy,is infecting our natives ,with hate jelousy and negative attitudes, go back way back back in to time , put yourself in check remember who,why,and what your doing for your people, you all got the rage an dhate hate ,talk bad about one another, back in the day we all got along , respect each others feathers,spirit,and aura,its all about the disapline and how you were raise, all my relations

[bunnykiller44]

dam that dance is the best of all of them put together

[unused435]

DAMN I MISS DIS STUFF SINCE I WAS A KID :(

[definenormal087]

so impressive.

[ashlynlavallee]

hooka



[katsayohhlay]

Every tradition and practice has been systematically stripped from our people. We are on a threshold of losing our identity. When I see the young men and women, boys and girls dancing it refreshes my heart. We should appreciate the moment and celebrate a 'native style'. Dance on!

[huntinghawknumberone]

I saw him in The Pas Manitoba he lost alot of weight

[gitchimanidude]

that dude is pree badass

[1WhiteWolf9]

Awesome Shtataha!!!! Makes me proud to be Nish!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope to meet and dance with this guy one day!!!! Josh Bear! He takes much pride in his outfit he should wear those feathers!!! Hoka keep going Bear!!!!! Thanx for the ribbon of the shirt idea hahaaaa! Hoka!!!!!

[huskydawg73]

Josh is the nicest guy & an awesome dancer, he NEVER talks crap about anyone. That is so typical of our so-called natives to post negative comments. U dont even know him, do u know how hard it is to go & dance in front of so many people? The only peeps that should judge are the ones with the clipboards, THE Judges. He & his wife are good friends of mine & come from respected families. The more dancers like Josh we have, the better our role models are for our future generations.

[sxk445]

@huskydawg73 its not that hard to dance in front of people

[huskydawg73]

Josh is the nicest guy & an awesome dancer, he NEVER talks crap about anyone. That is so typical of our so-called natives to post negative comments. U dont even know him, do u know how hard it is to go & dance in front of so many people? The only peeps that should judge are the ones with the clipboards, THE Judges. He & his wife are good friends of mine & come from respected families. The more dancers like Josh we have, the better our role models r for our future generations.

[SuperBg2]

Wow dang thats an amazing Bustle i love it, great dancing, amazing face paint, lots of feathers im loving it...

[MrIBLEEDCRIMSON]

is this eagle dance?

[ishionsi]

@MrIBLEEDCRIMSON  looks like a sneak up to me..

[creekndn]

What's buddy's name...? Any one know...?

[JET3SKI]

awesome baby xxoo

[westshorebadboy]

you know its cool to be proud but to have that many feathers is kinda over kill that bird is majestic try to keep more real dont make fun of our beleif if those birds seen him in the spirit they might be offended i hope one doesnt punnised or hurt because not everyone is that lucky to have many at any time

[JBloodBigmedicine]

THE BEAST!! haha.. man Josh is wicked.

[Tdmalkie008]

I thought traditional dancers weren't suppose to turn in a complete circle it means to retreat so he would of got disqualified in my books

[DimeWylde]

@Tdmalkie008 that's true but the old ones say that if you go back the other way right away then its fine

[nativechica928]

this guy is awesome! is he single??? lol

[truedogsoldier]

who is the dude with the all the feathers

[silkethirteen]

these men are warriors don't mess with them

[HaliwaKid]

The Dude In The Beginning Has An Awesome Eagle Bustle.

[RoadlessPath]

They all rocked! Very nice video! :-)

[sisikwesis101]

OMG he's such an awesome dancer. honestly never get sick of watching him bust a move lol. And his ouffit is so beautiful... :)

[Hermineskin]

it would of been cool if you recored all the dancers

[moahman]

Contemp is Contemp, old style is old style, everyone keep your selfish bs to yourselvs and learn to respect and native way.

[HIGH50CIETY]

Well said...I totally Agree.

[huntinghawknumberone]

proud** lol  you know what i mean

[huntinghawknumberone]

alot of gossip about this video and jealousy you guys shouldn't even think of that be proub and love what they are doing

[mandamin22]

haha pretty contemp! .... awesome dancer though !!!!

[wuliechsin]

Paris, outfit get more contempary each year. LOL SOOOOOO who won?

[poncahuz]

@wuliechsin paris leighton vs josh bear now that would be a battle..lol

[wuliechsin]

@poncahuz It would be a goot one. Battle of the century. LOL

[bearwman07]

he is one good awesome dancer!!!..

[whitecapsioux]

not many good dancer here lol

[licfuture]

northerntradish ur an a-hole

[Man1c5AV]

thats wut it reminded me of....

[Ianzgurl]

that arena looks packed to the max

[northerntradish76]

trasformer paint-job..  lol

[Man1c5AV]

"punk ass decepticons" haha

[northerntradish76]

dart shitt is WHACK!! ha ha

[fourtimezthru]

4 layer bustle and two killa fans, this guys got sum game.....

[shawlerxx]

yeah thats Josh Bear, hes a deadly danceer :)

[HaliwaKid]

@fourtimezthru Dude I Just Noticed He Had Four Freakin Layers Of Eagles.

[MissBeeBeeEmm]

@fourtimezthru JOSH BEAR is who he is!! 

[44Thekhan]

@fourtimezthru the man has swag

[Boxer306]

Stagaa! No hate but no one will ever move like Jason Daniels!

[bubzpowwow]

...wtf...really?

[JackBrass522]

two fans? kind geisha if you ask me... a little too beaucoup...

[ulttrapurelion]

awesome steppin i tell ya...