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this was really neat for me to see, as I am Kwakiutl...Unfortunatly I wasnt brought up around my Bigstone Cree/Kwakiutl background...I was adopted out when I was 5 years old and I tried finding out more about my aboriginal background and did not find out until late last year I am Cree as well...Thank you Aurorakismet for posting this...r u Kwakiutl as well?
My sincerest apologies. I should have addressed it to that other person. I shared in a potlatch many years ago and felt the spirit. I meant no dishonor to you.
Why? So they could stuff them into museums where they will sit and be forgotten and rot and lose the purpose which human hands gave them through making?
Those masks should be returned. After so much misery and disrespect the white man has given the Native American peoples, they still do not repent for their mistakes? Even now, so far into a future bragging of equality, kindness, and doing what is "right"?
Human kind really does have a knack for contradictions.
@Hellbrought The masks were confiscated to destroy the culture as at the time, the government was pursuing a policy of assimilation. This was to bring natives in line with western european ideals
@Hellbrought ... yes you're right. I agree with you, they should be brought back to their respective people along with the ancestors' bones and every other sacred item. The reason why they're in museums and places like that is so that the general public can HOPEFULLY become educated about ALL the ways, cultures, etc. Unfortunately too many whites out there don't take the ways and cultures seriously so as a result, ignorance sets in and they end up having no respect for the items!
ps: those insects confiscated youre sacred mask's! ..Get them back!! Demand they be returned at once!! doesnt matter if some museum has any, take them anyway! theyre youres!!
the solution to saving the culture is.....Folk-Metal!......it works for us, and it can work for you too!....vid:..(Martin Kesici feat. Tarja Turunen - Leaving you for me)
thank you so much. I sure hope this all you all live on forever I know you are right for this.
Robin SilverLake Wa.
labloverz2000 10 months ago
was the kwakiutl tribe in vancouve island?
indianloves23 10 months ago
@indianloves23 .. yup, the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation are on northeastern portion of Vancouver Island as well as the adjacent mainland coast in BC.
BigLaxFan1994 1 month ago
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bass109 1 year ago
Hello AurorKismet, this is a great video, the documentary quality video and commentary is both interesting and relevant to Canadians. This video would be great for the Canada’s Got Treasures collection, which aims to feature Canadian videos of personal or cultural significance. Help celebrate Canadian diversity by joining our YouTube group (/group/TresorTreasure) and submitting your video. It would be made available on our channel and website.
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TreasuresTresors 1 year ago
this was really neat for me to see, as I am Kwakiutl...Unfortunatly I wasnt brought up around my Bigstone Cree/Kwakiutl background...I was adopted out when I was 5 years old and I tried finding out more about my aboriginal background and did not find out until late last year I am Cree as well...Thank you Aurorakismet for posting this...r u Kwakiutl as well?
lilwarriorprincess 1 year ago
Its James SEWID,
TootsiesRoll 2 years ago
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Memorial dance ? They don't remember anything... And even they never ever understood anything.
JuliendAnce 2 years ago
They understood more than you do.Stop trolling.
AuroraKismet 2 years ago
My sincerest apologies. I should have addressed it to that other person. I shared in a potlatch many years ago and felt the spirit. I meant no dishonor to you.
sanpedrojohn 2 years ago
How come you know so much? It's not so much what you think you know, but what you know. You apparently don't have the spirit.
sanpedrojohn 2 years ago
Are you addressing JuliendAnce or me?
AuroraKismet 2 years ago
We still remain strong and our culture well never die.
potslagoon 2 years ago
Serbians are nowaday's Kwakiutl.
Serbia was bombarded two months and a half, just because She dared defend Herself
against nazislamists and catholic croat hyenas.
KATAFRAKT 2 years ago
They confiscated the masks?
Why? So they could stuff them into museums where they will sit and be forgotten and rot and lose the purpose which human hands gave them through making?
Those masks should be returned. After so much misery and disrespect the white man has given the Native American peoples, they still do not repent for their mistakes? Even now, so far into a future bragging of equality, kindness, and doing what is "right"?
Human kind really does have a knack for contradictions.
Hellbrought 3 years ago 5
@Hellbrought The masks were confiscated to destroy the culture as at the time, the government was pursuing a policy of assimilation. This was to bring natives in line with western european ideals
EGCblackknight 1 year ago
@Hellbrought ... yes you're right. I agree with you, they should be brought back to their respective people along with the ancestors' bones and every other sacred item. The reason why they're in museums and places like that is so that the general public can HOPEFULLY become educated about ALL the ways, cultures, etc. Unfortunately too many whites out there don't take the ways and cultures seriously so as a result, ignorance sets in and they end up having no respect for the items!
BigLaxFan1994 1 month ago
During the second world war the US GOvt
set up 45 gallon drums full of Uranium
and also drop towers with Uranium filled drums
hung.
The shot them all full of holes to see what the results would be down wind.
Downwind were the Indians of Dakota
the effects are horrendous.
As A Canadian White Man I Say get your trophies back .
It's time for the war dance Something is not right in North America .
dave777blaster 3 years ago 4
Do you see how white blended in to our nations. People don't call them white indians
ASKIAOTA 3 years ago
ps: those insects confiscated youre sacred mask's! ..Get them back!! Demand they be returned at once!! doesnt matter if some museum has any, take them anyway! theyre youres!!
acerb45666555 3 years ago
the solution to saving the culture is.....Folk-Metal!......it works for us, and it can work for you too!....vid:..(Martin Kesici feat. Tarja Turunen - Leaving you for me)
acerb45666555 3 years ago
lol he says kwakiutl funny:P
toasty649 3 years ago
I have read that the Kwakiutl masks also represent some wood humanoid similar to Bigfoot-Sasquatch.
Do they represent the Thunderbird also?
KronprinzAdam 3 years ago
thats not funny
daddyslittleboy 3 years ago
miss the dances hey?
you do know they still go on today:L
toasty649 3 years ago
I remember dancing this when I was little
That is my Grandfather
I wonderful man that I miss dearly
I also miss the dances
biffet 4 years ago 3
good history collection
xthexrealxgamex 4 years ago