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Howdy!

I came across this most awesome video today and wanted to share it:

The Berenstain Bears in Lakota

!!!

I think this is so cool not because I like the Berenstain Bears, but because I think representation in various forms of media is really important to keeping languages healthy and from disappearing. Also, rather than make this thread solely about cartoons in Lakota (although that works for me ), I figured I'd open it up as a spot to share videos and music in all the various Native American languages.

Good idea!

And I saw that video a while ago. It is pretty cool that they did that.

Hopefully more of them will be made, both by the Lakhota and other tribes. And not just the Berenstain Bears. Maybe some day CSI will have Mohawk subtitles/dubbing or something.
[Yes, I know that's on long-shot of a dream.]

księżycowy wrote:And I saw that video a while ago. It is pretty cool that they did that.

And you didn't tell me?

księżycowy wrote:Hopefully more of them will be made, both by the Lakhota and other tribes. And not just the Berenstain Bears. Maybe some day CSI will have Mohawk subtitles/dubbing or something.

And maybe you can work on doing the subtitles Can you hear Mohawk calling? As an aside, lately I've been looking at Cree.

Struthiomimus wrote:
And you didn't tell me?

Actually, I forgot until you posted it here.

And maybe you can work on doing the subtitles

That'd be cool!

Can you hear Mohawk calling? As an aside, lately I've been looking at Cree.

Yeah, actually I can.
I've been trying to think of a good "easy" NA language to get into. I was thinking of Oneida, but the audio doesn't work anymore! I'll have to see if I can get it to work again.
And Cree is awesome!

No-one else going to post some stuff?

Here is a sampling of some dances/songs I've found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnR1bKTF3jg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uCUZC2YBs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZxTCxin2eE
This one's a bit loud, just so you don't blow out your ears.

Oooh! Oooh! A thread where I can post Native American music without looking like an idiot.

Music:

Shoshone (Song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUU_om7a8MQ
This has to be my favorite...I think. I don't know, I love them all! But this one is just...amazing!

Land of Promise (I think its Navajo, but I have not looked into it...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T-OmUT7vQM
Its another one of my favorites!

Yeha Noha (sung by Navajo elder Kee Chee Jake of Chinle, Arizona)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPd9be8R5bA
Everyone should give this song a chance. I absolutely love it.

Yo-Hey-O-Hee - Brandishing The Tomahawk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i4OCAdPJ3Y

Ghost Dance - Native American - Power Drums - Spirit Pride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pen8GoXPq0

Lakhota Lullaby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P_zmSJDaDE

Lakhota 1 sur 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcH6_IlGSms
2 (can't find 2..., 3, 4 and 5

Lakhota Powwows:

2009 Oglala Lakota Nation Pow Wow Saturday Afternoon Grand Entry Pt 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbgHCuHc48M

Singing at Oglala Lakota Nation Pow Wow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNQX1tLAWrg

Oglala Lakota Nation Pow Wow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on9bnvuOLtE

I'm sorry if I posted too much!

I recently bought a flute from a Shawnee gallery. They had some amazing stuff, even some stuff that they said belonged to a chief of the tribe at a point, and some music CDs (which I bought). Might be I post some of the songs.

Struthiomimus wrote:The Berenstain Bears in Lakota

Kaylee wrote:Oooh! Oooh! A thread where I can post Native American music without looking like an idiot.

Exactly.
We have Struth to thank for this too!

I'm sorry if I posted too much!

I recently bought a flute from a Shawnee gallery. They had some amazing stuff, even some stuff that they said belonged to a chief of the tribe at a point, and some music CDs (which I bought). Might be I post some of the songs.

Not at all. Post as much as you like! It is a music/video thread after all!

You seem to have more luck then I do finding songs.

Some stuff in partially Dena'ina, and on the tribe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g36oIvod2-k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN5XyxUIlVc

Sacred Spirit - Indian Dreams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpRNjoL-BjM

Looking for North - Sacred Spirit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ5ZU1HDPLQ

Blues Mama Original - Wolf Medicine: Native American Flute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHNsLd-Yoqc
(^ I wish I knew what language that is lol)



PS.

Yes, I love wolves.

(^ I wish I knew what language that is lol)

The first song, Indian Dreams, sounded like it had some ɫ's in it. I'm guessing an Athabascan language, like Navajo or Apache. I'm not 100% sure though.

The second, Looking for North, is just to hard to tell.

I love wolves.

Could never had guessed!
You had a wolf avatar at one point, didn't you?

Ah! My mother said Navajo, but I couldn't find anything on it. xD

Could never had guessed!
You had a wolf avatar at one point, didn't you?

Yup, I sure did! And an actual wolf.

A pet wolf?

Cool.

Yup! A female Red Wolf named Wyle. She looked like this. She was amazingly peaceful/loving and protecting.

Wow, that's pretty cool!

^

I just found out about a band (I don't know what you'd call it) called Nightwish. This song has some parts sung in Lakhota!

Nightwish - End of An Era 16 - Creek Mary's Blood (With Lyrics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gia2qcih1OY

Its like a hybrid of rock music, some of the above that posted and musicals? I don't know how to describe it, but its great!

Kaylee wrote:I just found out about a band (I don't know what you'd call it) called Nightwish. This song has some parts sung in Lakhota!

Its like a hybrid of rock music, some of the above that posted and musicals? I don't know how to describe it, but its great!

I've listened to these guys before, and they are pretty good.
I just remembered that Fennek posted this song in one of the other forums a few months ago. Forgot all about it until you just posted.

And yes, they are a band.

Here's a place to post any music, videos, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwr1m1e4RAs
A Greenlandic band (though they all seem suspiciously Danish to me ).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N46anCHmYnk
Pamyua - a Yup'ik group from Alaska.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWzTHwTE2Q
Taima - a Canadian duo that includes a native Inuit.

CBC North has daily news in Inuktitut called "CBC Igalaaq". You can find them here.

I really like Nanook's music, although I've read a comment from a Greenlander about a tendency of foreigners to ignore other Greenlandic musicians, and so I think we need to strengthen the support for others too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRCQrdzzfyI
Daani Lynge Christophersen is a soloist who was born in Denmark but has spent most of his life in Aasiaat and Nuuk.

Thanks for the stuff guys!

ffrench wrote:I really like Nanook's music, although I've read a comment from a Greenlander about a tendency of foreigners to ignore other Greenlandic musicians, and so I think we need to strengthen the support for others too.

I'd agree, we need to support as many groups as we can.
That's why I tried to get a bit of everything in my first post. More to come (hopefully).