A VANISHING CULTURE - THE MIAO

Writing with thread, Wearing our history

Hmong proverbs:

"One leg cannot stand erect, one hand clapping cannot make a sound."
Ib ceg sawv tsis ntseg, ib teg npuaj tsis nrov."

Only keeping certain pieces of Hmong culture cannot sustain a cultural heritage.

"With wedding traditions you can follow others, but with religion you cannot."
Tshoob kos mas yoog tau luag, kev cai dab qhuas mas yoog tsis tau."


"On the inside we are family, on the outside we are relatives. Opened doors make us family, closed doors make us a village.
"Qas ntawg yog neej, qas nraug yog tsav. Qheb rooj yog yig, qos rooj yog ib zog."


"Animals that are not loyal to their masters will die, people who are not loyal to their parents will be poor."
Tsiaj tsis hwm tswv yuav tuag, tub ki tsis hwm niam hwm txiv yuav pluag."

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[FLOMOSAPIANS]

@niamtxiv do you happen to know where all the locations and towns in China where the hmongs live ?

[niamtxiv]

@FLOMOSAPIANS

Hunan (fenghuang), Guizhou (kaili, songtao, guiyang..... lots of Miao/Hmong in Guizhou), Yunnan (weishan).

[CrazyNative4]

do the Hmong have anything to do with the natives of north and south america

before colombus?

[niamtxiv]

@CrazyNative4

I do not know. Hmong have many origins because their ancestors came from different parts of China long before the rise of the Chinese civilization. The Hmong ancestors, basically have been exterminated to near extinction... but there is a saying in the Hmong language.... we are like the weed and bamboo groves... no matter how much the Chinese gov't in the past had waged extermination policies against the Miao, our people didn't perish.

[niamtxiv]

@se2cond

a culture is different from a people..... a people survive, but a culture does not.....

[niamtxiv]

@se2cond

you are ignorant. The Hmong people started living in the mountains during Qing dynasty. The mountains were the only way to protect them from Qing's soldiers. You don't know their history, you don't understand.

[tshavntujnrig]

Niam txiv koj puas paub peb hmoob muaj tsawg pua tus nyob rau suav teb

[ihearthmongdotcom]

Just wanted to let you know that your videos are an inspiration! I will be sharing your videos and channel on my blog in the near future!

Best,

K

[villinnes]

@niamtxiv

Nice thought,"writing with thread,wearing our history"also in the West they looking up to the richness of these dresses,moreover they like to learn back what once was real and not fake.I like the pureness and the color,something we miss in this grey world.Right,"one leg cannot stand erect,one hand clapping cannot make a sound" make sense to me,i can only support your endeavor to keep this culture alive.

[FLOMOSAPIANS]

@FLOMOSAPIANS thankyou

[CrazyNative4]

@niamtxiv thank you

[Sundincubus]

@CrazyNative4 no, not that I know of. there's no documentations but thru centuries we were told that the hmongs has their own land in china. later, they were pushed out across South East Asia.

[RichelleYulia]

I love this. Such a beautiful video.

[jcx17ify]

@niamtxiv People, theres no point in arguing. We all should try to put the pieces together and not fight against each other. Appreciate those who try to preserve the Hmong culture, teach those who wants to learn, and show respect for those whose trying to educate the public about Hmong to thier best potential. Keep in mind, our heritage was and still is (somewhat) an oral library. We dont have books, scrolls, or artifacts to rely on, so we all need to respect each other and share!