Canadian First Nations Mohawk Native Dance

[tutisnowbird]

Thumbs up to my Cherokee brothers picking up the end of the line! WoOt!

[LonleyMother]

wow wanna see more of other nation dances :) just love see!!

[noonancarol]

Looking to join mohawk people to share and connect...for a good reason ...pls add me as a friend

[ronnoc1990]

thumbs up for the afro headdress.

[jebus0000000]

Aboriginal cultures are so fascinating. I just love the fact that Native people of the Turtle Island never let the invaders destroy their spirit and culture. Right now more than ever Aboriginals are letting their voice be heard and strive for more autonomy and nationhood.

[ArcticWolf424]

I have alwasys been facinated with Native Canadian culture and when I found out that there is supposed to be Native roots in my genes I was ecstatic. I've been told that I look Ojibwe and Iriquois and where my mom comes from in Québec there's a lot of Mohawk land. I would love to find out for sure and actully know that I'm Native instead of hoping to be.

[ArcticWolf424]

@ArcticWolf424

OOOPPPPPSSSS typo Iroquois

[WBShepherd]

Nice. Luv the outfits.

[RezDawg26]

that was cool

[lucy9359]

If I were native what would I do? I would start a tourist organizaton bringing all the Canadian people into the reserves. I would set it up as a celebration of the culture Canada lost. I would of course have an under lying motive but I would play dumb just like the government. I would get the flocks of people who don't see into my land and exspose them that is what I would do!

[MrIndianSupporter]

I live in Saskatchewan and there are a lot of indigenous people of this land. What I would like to see the revival of their culture. Things like: men with long hair, traditional cloths, speak their language openly and have their cultural events in cities for all the foreigners to see and enjoy the true Canadian culture for this is indigenous to this land.

[clintleung]

@MrIndianSupporter I would like to see that too. I think the Prairies First Nations are under-represented even in native culture in Canada.

[MrIndianSupporter]

I wouldnt call indigenous people First Nations, that is the whites lie. Its says that they are the first group of people to come to this land and we all know it is not the case. Indigenous people are part and parcel of the land given to them by the creator. Calling indigenous people First Nations gives all these foreigners the right to the land they stole from the indigenous people. I am a foreigner and I make no clam to this land.

[lucy9359]

@MrIndianSupporter why would it be the whites lie? You probably support the native people as a ethnic minority because you hate whites and are looking for support of your cause. Are you muslim also?

[PaganBorn79]

@clintleung the prairies are under-represented in everything. lol

[RedNativeRose]

I couldnt agree with you more, then so many more people would see NA as a culture and not just the drunkard....etc

[lucy9359]

@MrIndianSupporter What I would like to see as a white Canadian is that you all start major tourism industry and make every body that bread you make. And be really nice to them and act like it is a legitimate tourist industry. Which many curious Canadians could flock to, then you nicely be hospitable and blow the top of the governments policies which have put your people into 3rd world environments on some reserves. Play dumb like they do and let Canadians see the truth!

[AbyssCrown]

@MrIndianSupporter

Well, that's not "true" Canadian culture, because they never (even before colonization) considered themselves Canadian.

[Mehtaphorical]

@AbyssCrown Well, you can say that but it's really problematic when you make generalizations like that. That's maybe true for some natives, but there's a great diversity of native people's in this country who all have their own histories, and many natives are very patriotic Canadians who still cherish their local native identities, languages and traditions, while still being Canadians. That's not so different from the situations of people in, say, Cape Breton, with unique traditions.

[singingSydneySherry]

what is this dance called??

[Korydinan11]

Im a Proud mohawk

thank you for posting this video :)

[iLikeUrChopstickz]

@Korydinan11 Agreed!

[DeanWinchester786]

so good on u

[HOTINONSHONNI]

thats quite the gustoweh!!

[Etimos]

you can tell a lot about a people by their traditional clothing, particularly the sort of climate they come from.

[greyxwolf]

thanks 4 sharing

[eshjane]

NICE POW WOW. JANE FROM FLORIDA

[AmaoNoBolso]

are there any dancers in kanesataké?

anyways i think this kind of event should not be just once a year.and this dance s really cool

[poi1011]

I'm Metis, Cree, This is very nice... Since I moved to BC I've really missed all the familliar aspects of Native culture... Coast Salish culture is different, very exiting though... Firewalking.

[nativeladeeNY]

my familys from akwesasne (im mohawk) but im livin in syracuse

[Skittlee]

I'm gald i came upstate our native americans still exist living in new york only one come say do you know what you look like No? go to ny in the summer five borough and show your selves it would mean so much hat we still exsist i23 in college. For some reason they didn't speak about the indians in debth nand my people TAINO from puerto rico where parents came from but i felt it in my mother their sometheir she wanted to ell me but ciouldn't but she spoke of her parents

[aliebear]

(for those of yo9u who dont know) this is smoke dancing...im cayuga from 6 nations ontario :)

~Alie~

[Dovefeather]

I am Mohawk, down in Southern Oregon... thank you for the dance...The Dove

[aliebear]

nya:weh good work...

~Alie~

[kwiter]

Nia:wen Thank you Mr Leung.

[kwiter]

Kahnawakero:non ken? Were the dancers from Kahnawake? or Kanesatake maybe?

Skennen Peace

[clintleung]

Yes, the host dancers were local to the greater Montreal area.

[cdiabo]

were from kahnawake...in this vid, there Tahatie montour his wife & son, chad diabo, steven & winnie mccomber,marion snow and some cherokee dancers from the states...

[slobbergoat]

lol

[KAngrnasungaaq]

holay that was the biggest mop top/gustoweh i've ever seen! wasn't that a smoke dance song? how come nobody was smoke dancing??

[Smoke716]

LOL!! thas what i was jus sayin!! I know rite?! Im Onondaga Clear Sky from SIX NATIONS!! So im representing the Smoke dancers Holla!! lol!! 2 funny

[KAngrnasungaaq]

I love smoke dancing! I've tried it before. Its one of my fav dances, I love the songs! Who is it Bill Crouse, I love his songs. Dave Locklear is pretty good, he's from NC. This really good smoke dancer from NC is John Oxendine. Aaanywayz, latah! lol

[cdiabo]

It was actually Old Mocassin song...im the dancer in blue...were the Thunderhawk dancers out of montreal.

[clintleung]

I have no idea as I was just a spectator. The songs from the other dances are nice too - I have other videos of them here as well.

[Iluffyou2Death]

i love that song whats it called?

[cdiabo]

Old mocassin song...