Rain Dance

mingya

Category:

Music

Tags:

• native
• american
• rain
• dance
• oklahoma
• cherokee
• ellerd
• byrd
• clan

[TheOBERONSTAR]

all action is known by the great spirit un to which we adress our work and in so doing so we given honour in action to the ancensters . thank you for your splnded work and truth. thou art strange

[rustedtractor]

@TheOBERONSTAR You are most welcome and thanks!

[koolaidman555]

... i don't think these are rain dances... just sayin..

[rustedtractor]

@koolaidman555 theyre not ('cept for the one at the beginning and at the end, not traditional rain dance but there is rain and there is a dance in each of them)

[standnbear]

the best way to learn is to ask elders, not to insult the native people. by posting this video you spur on the ignorance of the wanna be's. like the "pay as you go" sweat lodges that injure and kill people. if you want to learn about your heritage you must seek out the true elders, approach them with respect, and ask them to teach you in the old ways. a small gift of tobacco goes a long way in getting a true elder to open up to you.

[rustedtractor]

Thank you for sharing your insight standnbear. I wish to reiterate that I have posted this video with no mean or blatant insult intended to native people. I would amend the above statement to say that the best way to learn about heritage is to ask elders (all the while possessing an open mind and heart). That's the true spirit in which it was made- too often people have misconstrued the idea as being gullible. I disagree with them. Thank you for your advice and i will follow it with respect.

[rustedtractor]

@CSFLY77 the film represents who I am. Culturally confused and resented by those who perceive me to be not even a half breed, even worse, an ignorant white man. But what i am is an artist, and i take the risk of ridicule, or more important to myself, redemption. No, affirmation. Affirmation that who i am is a person who has lived half of his life wholly ignorant of his Native American heritage, and who doesn't want to spend the other half in the dark about it. Because he doesn't have to anymore.

[CSFLY77]

Some comments here are mean and hateful, when you intend no disrespect at all. But your film is culturally confused, and many people resent seeing their cultures misrepresented and distorted. Most of your film features generic Powwow footage that has nothing to do with a rain dance. Nor do the vintage photos. Also, Powwows are not tribal ceremonial rituals. They're social dances. You should attend some and learn more about them. But your film features some nice editing.

[smlapointe2003]

Way to post something that you do Not know a thing about dude. Your just promoting a stereotypical image of natives. This sets back a lot of work people do to erase that image Hollywood created. And just because you have powwow footage does NOT make this a "rain dance"!

[jethro035181]

i learned this dance in prison along with the rest of my native heritage...it's origins can be traced back at least 6 months and can be used to bilk whitey of more money

[TheJulian7799]

@standnbear were can you find and elder because im bout 70%native American and i want to learn more about my heritage

[B1ggTuna]

@rustedtractor Nice job on that reply btw :D

[aranita68]

@standnbear mi padre era comanche me gustaria conocer mas de ustedes el me enseno muchas cosas pero me falta convivir mas con los que yo considero mi familia y mi raza yo respeto y admiro todo lo que concierne a ustedes gracias.

[MrElmacannon]

LOL !! YOU  HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO??

[Ondelendo]

I am very happy to see the vidoe Rain Dance after you give this