Apache Womanhood

A Malibu Artist revisits the Apache Sunrise Ceremony to partake in a young girls initiation with a community that celebrates the sacred life force of Changing Woman.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Sunrise Ceremony
• Filmmaker reel
• Campbell Dalglish
• Catherine Oberg
• darcproductions
• D'Arc Productions
• Native American
• documentary
• ahalani studios
• apache
• tradition

[darcproductions]

Yes, Susan gave appropriate gifts. If you watch the video again, you will hear that Susan has been visiting these ceremonies for 16 years. We were invited by both families through the tribal council to film this particular dance. We also gave gifts and our own heartfelt prayers for Shante.

[MrPepito]

If everybody begins "giving themselves permission" to enter the Apache world in order to "feel spiritual", what is left of their culture won't last very long. the artist can feel spiritual in malibu too.

[nokiannie]

They look like realy friend'ly people I am in love with an Apache from the white mountain's and people try to tell me to keep away i will get hurt .All ive seen of my friend's is the work they do to preserve the wild life .I can't wait to be with my APACHE warrior one day ..

[SnowwDubb]

I remember my Sunrise Ceremony :) I'm very proud to be Chiricahua.

[nekojames81]

Well im a navajo but cool !!!!! but KINNALDA is BETTER!!!

[173skater]

I was drunk in the background! :)

[MoonRedHawk]

I have blood connection to the Apache & Tsalagi nations and I do appreciate seeing this. I think those who think they want to be Apache cuz it's fun can now see there is so much that is part of the culture and it's not all fluff and feathers. You can't just wake up one morning and say, "Think I'll be Apache today." It's not honoring who you were born to be as well as not real. You may feel some spiritual feelings. That's ok. You don't have to be Apache to be spiritual, just yourself.

[19irving]

I know some Apaches are hurt by this being publicized. But the message here is very universal when the girl must endure dancing, etc. for hours on end. It is preparation for a life in which many of us are pushed to our physical and mental limits in many ways--regardless of culture.

[MattyTheMole]

@MrPepito I am only 1/4 Apache and I dont know much however my grand father says these ceremonies are not even real ceremonies, they are more like reinactments like the shows Joe Tohonnie puts on. He says the real ceremonies take place in sacred areas that can only be reach by foot like the guadalupe mountains where everything has to be carried in. I wish I knew more about the traditions of apache people and learn them properly.

[DVDluvr123]

@174basketball Maybe you need to ask the question of why the Apache are allowing their ceremonies to be filmed. You dumbass.

[nikonone2000]

...I also believe that we won't 'lose our culture' just because someone decides to record it who isn't Apache. Would you still be complaining if she was native, too? I doubt it. They way our culture will survive is if we learn all that we can from the elders around us and make sure we and future generations carry on our culture! Don't blame others for our problems when many young people in San Carlos don't even speak Apache! We're losing our culture on our own, we just need to fix it!

[nikonone2000]

I don't get what some of you are saying. Why keep it private? Can you honestly say you have the right to be angry about this when the family and medicine man allowed the recording to be made and most like knew it would be public knowledge? What's with blaming 'white people'? Comments like that make Apaches seem more ignorant than they already think! I am full Apache and I think you all should grow up and get off your high horse! It's not witchcraft either! I pray to God while participating!!!