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Traditional Jingle Dancing of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | Little Otter | TEDxGullLake


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[Applause] long long ago one of our tribal elders

long long ago one of our tribal elders

long long ago one of our tribal elders had a dream about this dress and he

had a dream about this dress and he

had a dream about this dress and he dreamt of four colors of how distress

dreamt of four colors of how distress

dreamt of four colors of how distress was supposed to look and how he were

was supposed to look and how he were

was supposed to look and how he were supposed to use it he brought it to one

supposed to use it he brought it to one

supposed to use it he brought it to one of our big drum ceremonies back home and

of our big drum ceremonies back home and

of our big drum ceremonies back home and he had a sick little daughter and he

he had a sick little daughter and he

he had a sick little daughter and he brought her into the hall and she just

brought her into the hall and she just

brought her into the hall and she just laid on the floor and he explained to

laid on the floor and he explained to

laid on the floor and he explained to these ladies how they were supposed to

these ladies how they were supposed to

these ladies how they were supposed to move outter is supposed to conduct

move outter is supposed to conduct

move outter is supposed to conduct themselves you know the color of the

themselves you know the color of the

themselves you know the color of the dresses and they started to sing and

dresses and they started to sing and

dresses and they started to sing and dance around pretty soon that little

dance around pretty soon that little

dance around pretty soon that little girl was starting to stir around move

girl was starting to stir around move

girl was starting to stir around move around to see what what that noise was

around to see what what that noise was

around to see what what that noise was these dresses make a a real pretty noise

these dresses make a a real pretty noise

these dresses make a a real pretty noise and the more they danced the more this

and the more they danced the more this

and the more they danced the more this girl moved around soon she was sitting

girl moved around soon she was sitting

girl moved around soon she was sitting up

toward the middle of the ceremony the

toward the middle of the ceremony the little girl was up dancing that’s why

little girl was up dancing that’s why

little girl was up dancing that’s why they call this dress a healing dress

they call this dress a healing dress

they call this dress a healing dress it’s it’s very special too they were

it’s it’s very special too they were

it’s it’s very special too they were Ghibli people it comes from the Mille

Ghibli people it comes from the Mille

Ghibli people it comes from the Mille Lacs area so I hope you enjoy these

Lacs area so I hope you enjoy these

Lacs area so I hope you enjoy these songs these dances this next one we’re

songs these dances this next one we’re

songs these dances this next one we’re gonna do is a sidestep

gonna do is a sidestep

gonna do is a sidestep this song also comes from the Mille Lacs

this song also comes from the Mille Lacs

this song also comes from the Mille Lacs area we we use these songs a lot in our

area we we use these songs a lot in our

area we we use these songs a lot in our our big drum ceremonies we kind of

our big drum ceremonies we kind of

our big drum ceremonies we kind of specialize in this song this is our

specialize in this song this is our

specialize in this song this is our favorite style of singing we’re even

favorite style of singing we’re even

favorite style of singing we’re even gonna have our little guy here take a

gonna have our little guy here take a

gonna have our little guy here take a couple leads so listen carefully for him

couple leads so listen carefully for him

couple leads so listen carefully for him he’s he’s a awesome singer he’s only six

he’s he’s a awesome singer he’s only six

he’s he’s a awesome singer he’s only six years old and he’s on he’s taking it to

years old and he’s on he’s taking it to

years old and he’s on he’s taking it to another level for us man we’re real

another level for us man we’re real

another level for us man we’re real proud of this guy

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