great series! it really helped me out. as to the other comments on here, as an Indian, (Notice I did NOT say native american.) I do not personally care if you want to imitate me or my culture. What you do does not affect me or mine in the slightest. I do not call myself a native american for one very simple reason... ANYONE born in the USA is a Native American. the phrase is just more PC Liberal BS, designed to make rich white people feel better about themselves.
@savage12k I find your comment here very helpful, actually. Thank you for putting it in such unabashed terms that we ignorant white people can finally GET what is right. You're lucky you have a heritage you can be true to, and a culture that is so beautiful. I wish the ancestors of my own heritage would have recognized these things as well.
I believe that some things should not be here on YouTube, for example sacred smudging, and foul language. But obviously some people have different beliefs. Be proud of your culture whoever you are. Try to respect the cultures of others.
Celebrate and be proud of your culture. Be proud that people want to immitate you or take an interest in your culture. Every tribe in every part of the world has differing cultures and beliefs. Just because one is native, doesn't mean his culture is the same as all natives.
@WhiteThunderDrum said "Be proud that people want to immitate you..."
( in terms of NA's)
Not when it becomes cultural fetish created from false Hollywood sterotyping of Native peoples. Not when others distort your culture or are cultural & historical revisionists. Not when others are disresepctful either.
On videos 1 through 3, they show unnecessay footage of the drum maker pretending to be an Indian with him smudging the drum and waving his little imitation eagle feather around, plus footage of snow on the ground. Then in video #4, it starts with him pulling wet lace through holes around the edge of the drum head with no explanation of how to make the holes or how big to make them. He leaves out a step.
Incense alters your frame of mind, my favourite is frankincense (lightens the mood of a place while promoting focus on the divine). The guys intent will go into the drum.
Hmm its me again, what i ment about that comment was that if your own culture makes drums than you should stay with your own culture, And i didnt like what he said about making drums that it doesent have to be semetrical, In order for the drum to sound its best it has to be perfect all around, this way the drum wont rattle and the hide wont crack, meaning dont tie it to tight on one end and not so tight on the other, I made over 673 drums so i know what im talking about, Im native, From Rupert
yeh thats what i thought,as soon as i saw him and my grandfather saw him we were like uuugghhh, , dont get me wrong though hes a good drum maker but , i found it quite offensive. Im native , and the only people who are allowed to make drums are my people, my gramps said if ur going to make it you have to be native and you have to learn your own family songs, thats why we have them, we sing at funerals(mourning songs ) coming of age, birth, potlatche songs, its sacred to us in our own ways
But dear, im "white" man desenchanted of our civilization, as many of us, and we learned from natives grandfathers their wisdom and knowledge. So i think we have the right to make our own drums, rattle or what ever. With all my respect midnightprincefallen, you are scotish, japanese, native american. You dont have the right to argüe against that man. You are mixtured enaugh to understand that.
Fuck you , stay the fuck out of our territories your peoples ancestors raped and murdered our people, you pushed your dam religion on us what the fuck would you know invading our land you fucker!!!
So, Ho of your granfathers were the assassin. The scotish or Japanese. Who you think you are stupid otaku. Living like a white bitch readings Otakus magazine, watching Otakus movies, writing in Internet and believing you are Pocahontas. In my blood runs INCA´S gen and i have a mixture races between many native american. And watch your lenguage, in the country I live, my people have a lot of respect of natives.
I know my english is like Tarzan, because its not my lenguage, of course I cant spell well, but at least I dont do racist commentaries like, give us back our land stupid white man. And where you belong to, if you confess that you are pretty weird mixture. Anyway, just reading your nick I can see how native you are.
the desire to make things is common to all people. I find the best philosophy is to learn from other cultures while celebrating our own. Frame drums are found in all parts of the world. Sometimes we forget our past and our connection to the earth, that's when we look towards people who have not forgotten those things. I'm white I have no family songs and very little knowledge of my ancestors, this makes something within me cry out for those things.
hello. I have a question concerning your interesting movie. What is the skin that you have used? thank you so much!
MrCmrf 3 days ago
I am very impressed by you video
good work , thanks.
RedIV 1 month ago
great series! it really helped me out. as to the other comments on here, as an Indian, (Notice I did NOT say native american.) I do not personally care if you want to imitate me or my culture. What you do does not affect me or mine in the slightest. I do not call myself a native american for one very simple reason... ANYONE born in the USA is a Native American. the phrase is just more PC Liberal BS, designed to make rich white people feel better about themselves.
savage12k 6 months ago
@savage12k I find your comment here very helpful, actually. Thank you for putting it in such unabashed terms that we ignorant white people can finally GET what is right. You're lucky you have a heritage you can be true to, and a culture that is so beautiful. I wish the ancestors of my own heritage would have recognized these things as well.
beth063 2 months ago
I have 83 hand drums 8 to 18 inch and custom sticks for sale I made drums I am from Alaska. pls leave message on youtube
dogmusher 1 year ago
I like the native American Drum Making, and the name Sacred MountainDrums.......Um let me think.....................
Dafiddla07 2 years ago
I believe that some things should not be here on YouTube, for example sacred smudging, and foul language. But obviously some people have different beliefs. Be proud of your culture whoever you are. Try to respect the cultures of others.
WhiteThunderDrum 2 years ago
Celebrate and be proud of your culture. Be proud that people want to immitate you or take an interest in your culture. Every tribe in every part of the world has differing cultures and beliefs. Just because one is native, doesn't mean his culture is the same as all natives.
WhiteThunderDrum 2 years ago
@WhiteThunderDrum said "Be proud that people want to immitate you..."
( in terms of NA's)
Not when it becomes cultural fetish created from false Hollywood sterotyping of Native peoples. Not when others distort your culture or are cultural & historical revisionists. Not when others are disresepctful either.
1NX9 1 year ago
most of you on this page sound like a bunch of racist , pieces of shit!! Can't you all just get along. no one on here is better then the other!!
tr1089 2 years ago
Mich hat dieses Video - zusammen mit anderen Anleitungen im Internet - darin bestärkt meine eigene Trommel zu bauen.
Dass so viele hasserfüllte Kommentare gegeben werden finde ich sehr schade.
seaweedredandbrown 3 years ago
On videos 1 through 3, they show unnecessay footage of the drum maker pretending to be an Indian with him smudging the drum and waving his little imitation eagle feather around, plus footage of snow on the ground. Then in video #4, it starts with him pulling wet lace through holes around the edge of the drum head with no explanation of how to make the holes or how big to make them. He leaves out a step.
Tatooinedragracer 3 years ago
Incense alters your frame of mind, my favourite is frankincense (lightens the mood of a place while promoting focus on the divine). The guys intent will go into the drum.
firehandszarb 3 years ago
Hmm its me again, what i ment about that comment was that if your own culture makes drums than you should stay with your own culture, And i didnt like what he said about making drums that it doesent have to be semetrical, In order for the drum to sound its best it has to be perfect all around, this way the drum wont rattle and the hide wont crack, meaning dont tie it to tight on one end and not so tight on the other, I made over 673 drums so i know what im talking about, Im native, From Rupert
midnightprincefallen 3 years ago
good job man very helpfull
greezeee 3 years ago
I LIKE IT IT NICE STILL GOOD JOB BRO
TheFlyre 4 years ago
das kinda whack
KodaBlue49 4 years ago
a white man making a native drum idk
N8VMAGGOT 4 years ago
yeh thats what i thought,as soon as i saw him and my grandfather saw him we were like uuugghhh, , dont get me wrong though hes a good drum maker but , i found it quite offensive. Im native , and the only people who are allowed to make drums are my people, my gramps said if ur going to make it you have to be native and you have to learn your own family songs, thats why we have them, we sing at funerals(mourning songs ) coming of age, birth, potlatche songs, its sacred to us in our own ways
midnightprincefallen 3 years ago
uhhh im native too im from the navajo nation
N8VMAGGOT 3 years ago
But dear, im "white" man desenchanted of our civilization, as many of us, and we learned from natives grandfathers their wisdom and knowledge. So i think we have the right to make our own drums, rattle or what ever. With all my respect midnightprincefallen, you are scotish, japanese, native american. You dont have the right to argüe against that man. You are mixtured enaugh to understand that.
Greetings
ohtrebor 3 years ago
Fuck you , stay the fuck out of our territories your peoples ancestors raped and murdered our people, you pushed your dam religion on us what the fuck would you know invading our land you fucker!!!
midnightprincefallen 3 years ago
So, Ho of your granfathers were the assassin. The scotish or Japanese. Who you think you are stupid otaku. Living like a white bitch readings Otakus magazine, watching Otakus movies, writing in Internet and believing you are Pocahontas. In my blood runs INCA´S gen and i have a mixture races between many native american. And watch your lenguage, in the country I live, my people have a lot of respect of natives.
Watch your lenguage
ohtrebor 3 years ago
LOL XD bite me, and watch your language, cause you cant spell, I like how your wasting your time on replying XD, this is fun,
midnightprincefallen 3 years ago
I know my english is like Tarzan, because its not my lenguage, of course I cant spell well, but at least I dont do racist commentaries like, give us back our land stupid white man. And where you belong to, if you confess that you are pretty weird mixture. Anyway, just reading your nick I can see how native you are.
Greetings
Aho metakuye oyasin
ohtrebor 3 years ago
the desire to make things is common to all people. I find the best philosophy is to learn from other cultures while celebrating our own. Frame drums are found in all parts of the world. Sometimes we forget our past and our connection to the earth, that's when we look towards people who have not forgotten those things. I'm white I have no family songs and very little knowledge of my ancestors, this makes something within me cry out for those things.
firehandszarb 3 years ago