who we are he or we are who we are he oh we are who we are he oh we are who we
we are who we are he oh we are who we
we are who we are he oh we are who we are he mm good morning I am the chief of
are he mm good morning I am the chief of
are he mm good morning I am the chief of the PD Indian tribe for South Carolina
the PD Indian tribe for South Carolina
the PD Indian tribe for South Carolina we are a tribe they’ve been here for
we are a tribe they’ve been here for
we are a tribe they’ve been here for well over 4,000 years according to
well over 4,000 years according to
well over 4,000 years according to archeologists the dancer today they were
archeologists the dancer today they were
archeologists the dancer today they were going to do a couple of dances for us
going to do a couple of dances for us
going to do a couple of dances for us I’d like to introduce some over here is
I’d like to introduce some over here is
I’d like to introduce some over here is Mike Dunn his wife dapping Daphne and
Mike Dunn his wife dapping Daphne and
Mike Dunn his wife dapping Daphne and John Lynch the tribe has been here for a
John Lynch the tribe has been here for a
John Lynch the tribe has been here for a long time we finally got organized back
long time we finally got organized back
long time we finally got organized back in 1976 we became chartered and from
in 1976 we became chartered and from
in 1976 we became chartered and from seventy six to nine to 2000 2006 we
seventy six to nine to 2000 2006 we
seventy six to nine to 2000 2006 we became state recognized we’re one of the
became state recognized we’re one of the
became state recognized we’re one of the ten tribes in South Carolina that is
ten tribes in South Carolina that is
ten tribes in South Carolina that is actually recognized as a tribe South
actually recognized as a tribe South
actually recognized as a tribe South Carolina did not recognize Indians up to
Carolina did not recognize Indians up to
Carolina did not recognize Indians up to 2005 so I’d like to thank y’all for
2005 so I’d like to thank y’all for
2005 so I’d like to thank y’all for being here I’d like to give honor to the
being here I’d like to give honor to the
being here I’d like to give honor to the to the Creator for having us here for
to the Creator for having us here for
to the Creator for having us here for allowing us to be here people thought we
allowing us to be here people thought we
allowing us to be here people thought we would stink thought we was gone but we
would stink thought we was gone but we
would stink thought we was gone but we also simulated into the white people
also simulated into the white people
also simulated into the white people world through the settlers we became
world through the settlers we became
world through the settlers we became farmers we became slaves we became other
farmers we became slaves we became other
farmers we became slaves we became other things our nationality or our history or
things our nationality or our history or
things our nationality or our history or our census when they took us they didn’t
our census when they took us they didn’t
our census when they took us they didn’t put down Indian they put out with either
put down Indian they put out with either
put down Indian they put out with either the word mulatto black or others but
the word mulatto black or others but
the word mulatto black or others but we’re a Native Americans we’re proud PD
we’re a Native Americans we’re proud PD
we’re a Native Americans we’re proud PD Indians
Indians
Indians and we’re here and we want to thank each
and we’re here and we want to thank each
and we’re here and we want to thank each and every one here today we’re giving
and every one here today we’re giving
and every one here today we’re giving this opportunity to show some of our
this opportunity to show some of our
this opportunity to show some of our traditional dances these are some of the
traditional dances these are some of the
traditional dances these are some of the actual clothing that we wore back then a
actual clothing that we wore back then a
actual clothing that we wore back then a lot of people think that we wore leather
lot of people think that we wore leather
lot of people think that we wore leather blue ribbons and our old life gather on
blue ribbons and our old life gather on
blue ribbons and our old life gather on today
today
today but we would back we didn’t have we
but we would back we didn’t have we
but we would back we didn’t have we didn’t use the leather because back then
didn’t use the leather because back then
didn’t use the leather because back then we had to trade our deer highs to get
we had to trade our deer highs to get
we had to trade our deer highs to get food and ammunition so we’re actually we
food and ammunition so we’re actually we
food and ammunition so we’re actually we use white man’s I say the white man I’m
use white man’s I say the white man I’m
use white man’s I say the white man I’m not putting that to hurt or anyone but
not putting that to hurt or anyone but
not putting that to hurt or anyone but the settlers we use the cloth that they
the settlers we use the cloth that they
the settlers we use the cloth that they brought that we dealt we we trade you
brought that we dealt we we trade you
brought that we dealt we we trade you with so I like to thank you again and
with so I like to thank you again and
with so I like to thank you again and we’re going to do the dance our first
we’re going to do the dance our first
we’re going to do the dance our first dance we’re gonna do is called a welcome
dance we’re gonna do is called a welcome
dance we’re gonna do is called a welcome dance and this dancers to welcome you
dance and this dancers to welcome you
dance and this dancers to welcome you guys out to see us in our culture and so
guys out to see us in our culture and so
guys out to see us in our culture and so anyway here we go the welcome dance we
anyway here we go the welcome dance we
anyway here we go the welcome dance we are here we are here we are here we are
are here we are here we are here we are
are here we are here we are here we are here who we are here we are here we are
here who we are here we are here we are
here who we are here we are here we are here we are here ho ho we are here we
here we are here ho ho we are here we
here we are here ho ho we are here we are we oh hey oh hey oh yo hey oh oh oh
are we oh hey oh hey oh yo hey oh oh oh
are we oh hey oh hey oh yo hey oh oh oh oh hey oh we oh hey we are here ho we
oh hey oh we oh hey we are here ho we
oh hey oh we oh hey we are here ho we are here whole we are here we are here
are here whole we are here we are here
are here whole we are here we are here whole we are here we are here we are
whole we are here we are here we are
whole we are here we are here we are here
here
here we are heya ho we are here we are here
we are heya ho we are here we are here
we are heya ho we are here we are here we are here we are hey yo oh yo hey yo
we are here we are hey yo oh yo hey yo
we are here we are hey yo oh yo hey yo ho yo hey oh hey oh hey oh oh oh hey oh
ho yo hey oh hey oh hey oh oh oh hey oh
ho yo hey oh hey oh hey oh oh oh hey oh hey we are here ho
hey we are here ho
hey we are here ho we’re are here who we are hey yo we are
we’re are here who we are hey yo we are
we’re are here who we are hey yo we are hey I hope all right our next tense
hey I hope all right our next tense
hey I hope all right our next tense we’re going to do is a dance we call the
we’re going to do is a dance we call the
we’re going to do is a dance we call the gourd dance and this dance so we’re
gourd dance and this dance so we’re
gourd dance and this dance so we’re thankful for the gourd because we’re
thankful for the gourd because we’re
thankful for the gourd because we’re using a lot of different things we use
using a lot of different things we use
using a lot of different things we use it as our rattles we use it to put fish
it as our rattles we use it to put fish
it as our rattles we use it to put fish bait in we use it to float our nets in
bait in we use it to float our nets in
bait in we use it to float our nets in the river we use it put our seeds in to
the river we use it put our seeds in to
the river we use it put our seeds in to store our seeds and a lot of different
store our seeds and a lot of different
store our seeds and a lot of different things that we use the gourd for so this
things that we use the gourd for so this
things that we use the gourd for so this is the what we call the gourd dance hey
is the what we call the gourd dance hey
is the what we call the gourd dance hey yo hey yo hey yo hey yo hey hey yo yo yo
yo hey yo hey yo hey yo hey hey yo yo yo
yo hey yo hey yo hey yo hey hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey hey yo hey hey
yo hey yo hey yo hey hey hey yo hey hey
yo hey yo hey yo hey hey hey yo hey hey hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey
hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey
hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey hey hey yo ha hey hey yo hey yo ha here
hey hey yo ha hey hey yo hey yo ha here
hey hey yo ha hey hey yo hey yo ha here you have HP yo her hasty yo yo yo yo hey
you have HP yo her hasty yo yo yo yo hey
you have HP yo her hasty yo yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey peace peace yo ha hey
yo hey yo hey hey peace peace yo ha hey
yo hey yo hey hey peace peace yo ha hey hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey hey
hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey hey
hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey hey oh hey hey hey hey yo hey hey hey hey yo
oh hey hey hey hey yo hey hey hey hey yo
oh hey hey hey hey yo hey hey hey hey yo yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey 60 yo ha
yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey 60 yo ha
yo yo yo hey yo hey yo hey hey 60 yo ha hey hey oh ha T Oki next what we’re
hey hey oh ha T Oki next what we’re
hey hey oh ha T Oki next what we’re gonna sing is a honor song and this song
gonna sing is a honor song and this song
gonna sing is a honor song and this song is to honor this program that has been
is to honor this program that has been
is to honor this program that has been established and honoring all you guys
established and honoring all you guys
established and honoring all you guys that have come out to hear us so this is
that have come out to hear us so this is
that have come out to hear us so this is an honor song we’re gonna sing for you
an honor song we’re gonna sing for you
an honor song we’re gonna sing for you guys you Yahoo he wave ha ha you Yahoo
guys you Yahoo he wave ha ha you Yahoo
guys you Yahoo he wave ha ha you Yahoo hey squeeze ha ha Yahoo whoo oh hey wait
hey squeeze ha ha Yahoo whoo oh hey wait
hey squeeze ha ha Yahoo whoo oh hey wait ha ha ha hey ha ha yo ho ho hey wait ha
ha ha ha hey ha ha yo ho ho hey wait ha
ha ha ha hey ha ha yo ho ho hey wait ha ha Yahoo hey ha ha yo ho ho hey sleep ha
ha Yahoo hey ha ha yo ho ho hey sleep ha
ha Yahoo hey ha ha yo ho ho hey sleep ha ha oh ho ho ho hey where’s ha ha yo ho
ha oh ho ho ho hey where’s ha ha yo ho
ha oh ho ho ho hey where’s ha ha yo ho ho hey wait ha ha yo ho ho hey wait ha
ho hey wait ha ha yo ho ho hey wait ha
ho hey wait ha ha yo ho ho hey wait ha ha yo ho ho hey hey hey hi oh ho ho hey
ha yo ho ho hey hey hey hi oh ho ho hey
ha yo ho ho hey hey hey hi oh ho ho hey we’re Highway
Hey okay at this time we like I just
Hey okay at this time we like I just like to say that um the PD tribe of
like to say that um the PD tribe of
like to say that um the PD tribe of South Carolina we’ve got a lot going for
South Carolina we’ve got a lot going for
South Carolina we’ve got a lot going for us now
us now
us now we’re having a our culture restored
we’re having a our culture restored
we’re having a our culture restored we’re gonna start back classes with the
we’re gonna start back classes with the
we’re gonna start back classes with the language and get to try to get the
language and get to try to get the
language and get to try to get the language we realized again and our
language we realized again and our
language we realized again and our traditional dances I know you’ve
traditional dances I know you’ve
traditional dances I know you’ve probably some of you’ve probably been to
probably some of you’ve probably been to
probably some of you’ve probably been to powwows and powers it’s kind of like a
powwows and powers it’s kind of like a
powwows and powers it’s kind of like a pan Indian where the dancers you see or
pan Indian where the dancers you see or
pan Indian where the dancers you see or mainly actually came from Oklahoma area
mainly actually came from Oklahoma area
mainly actually came from Oklahoma area but each individual tribe had their own
but each individual tribe had their own
but each individual tribe had their own traditional dances and so we’re trying
traditional dances and so we’re trying
traditional dances and so we’re trying to bring back the traditional stuff at
to bring back the traditional stuff at
to bring back the traditional stuff at this time and hopefully with our
this time and hopefully with our
this time and hopefully with our language restored and the dances and all
language restored and the dances and all
language restored and the dances and all it’ll make us a complete tribe again
it’ll make us a complete tribe again
it’ll make us a complete tribe again where we’ve had to borrow from other
where we’ve had to borrow from other
where we’ve had to borrow from other tribes in the past but there are
tribes in the past but there are
tribes in the past but there are research that we’ve done on our own
research that we’ve done on our own
research that we’ve done on our own people we’ve learned that uh we have a
people we’ve learned that uh we have a
people we’ve learned that uh we have a lot of things that we need to learn and
lot of things that we need to learn and
lot of things that we need to learn and incorporate back into our tribe so we’re
incorporate back into our tribe so we’re
incorporate back into our tribe so we’re thankful for you guys letting us come
thankful for you guys letting us come
thankful for you guys letting us come out and be a part of this and she’s if
out and be a part of this and she’s if
out and be a part of this and she’s if there any questions out like I said we
there any questions out like I said we
there any questions out like I said we are the PD Indian tribe of South
are the PD Indian tribe of South
are the PD Indian tribe of South Carolina we have been here Hernandez
Carolina we have been here Hernandez
Carolina we have been here Hernandez Hernandez the Spanish came up here in
Hernandez the Spanish came up here in
Hernandez the Spanish came up here in 1492 and he found to try here and they
1492 and he found to try here and they
1492 and he found to try here and they called us BD instead of PD we are named
called us BD instead of PD we are named
called us BD instead of PD we are named the river there’s great PD River is
the river there’s great PD River is
the river there’s great PD River is named after our tribe we are a PD tribe
named after our tribe we are a PD tribe
named after our tribe we are a PD tribe that’s been in this area here right
that’s been in this area here right
that’s been in this area here right within ten miles from here at the PD
within ten miles from here at the PD
within ten miles from here at the PD River we used to have a big village
River we used to have a big village
River we used to have a big village there
there
there and we had a lot of activity even in the
and we had a lot of activity even in the
and we had a lot of activity even in the 1900 1910 1920 1930 in upton 1950 we had
1900 1910 1920 1930 in upton 1950 we had
1900 1910 1920 1930 in upton 1950 we had a village there and the pd people were
a village there and the pd people were
a village there and the pd people were there and i grow by their yesterday
there and i grow by their yesterday
there and i grow by their yesterday leaving here and I couldn’t find a sign
leaving here and I couldn’t find a sign
leaving here and I couldn’t find a sign at all about our people being here so my
at all about our people being here so my
at all about our people being here so my goal is now to find out what I have to
goal is now to find out what I have to
goal is now to find out what I have to do to get some type of historical marker
do to get some type of historical marker
do to get some type of historical marker there we did a lot of trading there the
there we did a lot of trading there the
there we did a lot of trading there the settlers when they was settled they
settlers when they was settled they
settlers when they was settled they settled down around Charleston
settled down around Charleston
settled down around Charleston Georgetown in that area and they came up
Georgetown in that area and they came up
Georgetown in that area and they came up to PD River and we traded with them and
to PD River and we traded with them and
to PD River and we traded with them and in them though in those areas there
in them though in those areas there
in them though in those areas there there’s no historical market about the
there’s no historical market about the
there’s no historical market about the PDS we are here we were here and we’re
PDS we are here we were here and we’re
PDS we are here we were here and we’re going to stay here we’re going to grow
going to stay here we’re going to grow
going to stay here we’re going to grow we’re going to learn our actual cultures
we’re going to learn our actual cultures
we’re going to learn our actual cultures and I actually dressings we have seen
and I actually dressings we have seen
and I actually dressings we have seen much so much powwow things goes on and
much so much powwow things goes on and
much so much powwow things goes on and they’re good they’re good they help the
they’re good they’re good they help the
they’re good they’re good they help the tribe to gain momentum money and all
tribe to gain momentum money and all
tribe to gain momentum money and all these things but we want to learn our
these things but we want to learn our
these things but we want to learn our own culture our own history and there’s
own culture our own history and there’s
own culture our own history and there’s so much here in this area that we live
so much here in this area that we live
so much here in this area that we live in in Florence County Darlington County
in in Florence County Darlington County
in in Florence County Darlington County Marlborough Carolyn Marion County the P
Marlborough Carolyn Marion County the P
Marlborough Carolyn Marion County the P DS has a big activity with there at one
DS has a big activity with there at one
DS has a big activity with there at one time and it’s ads my heart to see that
time and it’s ads my heart to see that
time and it’s ads my heart to see that we’re we’re no we’re not recognized
we’re we’re no we’re not recognized
we’re we’re no we’re not recognized anymore so I I pray that the Creator
anymore so I I pray that the Creator
anymore so I I pray that the Creator would give us a way to do things we want
would give us a way to do things we want
would give us a way to do things we want to do it right we’re not trying to take
to do it right we’re not trying to take
to do it right we’re not trying to take nothing back or anything like that we
nothing back or anything like that we
nothing back or anything like that we want to be recognized that we were here
want to be recognized that we were here
want to be recognized that we were here and there are so many towns and so many
and there are so many towns and so many
and there are so many towns and so many businesses that has the word PD on it I
businesses that has the word PD on it I
businesses that has the word PD on it I wonder if they really knew what the PD
wonder if they really knew what the PD
wonder if they really knew what the PD was and who we were we were human being
was and who we were we were human being
was and who we were we were human being we were people just like everybody else
we were people just like everybody else
we were people just like everybody else like I said our people were the first
like I said our people were the first
like I said our people were the first tribes on the southeast coast
tribes on the southeast coast
tribes on the southeast coast was hit by the settlers we would almost
was hit by the settlers we would almost
was hit by the settlers we would almost not elated we was almost wiped out and
not elated we was almost wiped out and
not elated we was almost wiped out and the reason we we actually stayed here is
the reason we we actually stayed here is
the reason we we actually stayed here is because we married into the white
because we married into the white
because we married into the white settlers and the settlers into the Irish
settlers and the settlers into the Irish
settlers and the settlers into the Irish into the Germans into all these that’s
into the Germans into all these that’s
into the Germans into all these that’s how we’re still here there are very few
how we’re still here there are very few
how we’re still here there are very few full-blooded Indians around anymore but
full-blooded Indians around anymore but
full-blooded Indians around anymore but I am Native American if I got 1% of
I am Native American if I got 1% of
I am Native American if I got 1% of Native American I’m Indian and I like to
Native American I’m Indian and I like to
Native American I’m Indian and I like to thank everyone and we give you the honor
thank everyone and we give you the honor
thank everyone and we give you the honor and the glory amen
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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