[Music] who keeps you up at night
for me it’s many things but I probably
for me it’s many things but I probably share the same worries as you do about
share the same worries as you do about
share the same worries as you do about the future the uncertainty of the path
the future the uncertainty of the path
the future the uncertainty of the path before me but I’ll never forget what he
before me but I’ll never forget what he
before me but I’ll never forget what he told me
told me
told me [Music]
[Music]
[Music] that there’s always a story behind
that there’s always a story behind
that there’s always a story behind everything behind some his actions
everything behind some his actions
everything behind some his actions if someone’s words were intended to hurt
if someone’s words were intended to hurt
if someone’s words were intended to hurt it’s how we understand if they are
it’s how we understand if they are
it’s how we understand if they are hurting inside and there’s a story
hurting inside and there’s a story
hurting inside and there’s a story behind the world how many are fighting
behind the world how many are fighting
behind the world how many are fighting and fought and shed blood over the
and fought and shed blood over the
and fought and shed blood over the history of power inequality war
history of power inequality war
history of power inequality war corruption but we must understand it to
corruption but we must understand it to
corruption but we must understand it to me forward
me forward
me forward you
this is him pray band Potawatomi but
this is him pray band Potawatomi but ascendant of chief Abram Burnett and
ascendant of chief Abram Burnett and
ascendant of chief Abram Burnett and whiskey Dominic our family is documented
whiskey Dominic our family is documented
whiskey Dominic our family is documented by the US Smithsonian Institute in
by the US Smithsonian Institute in
by the US Smithsonian Institute in Library of Congress and the tribe there
Library of Congress and the tribe there
Library of Congress and the tribe there are less than 10 speakers left he is an
are less than 10 speakers left he is an
are less than 10 speakers left he is an educator and performer of authentic
educator and performer of authentic
educator and performer of authentic traditional Native song and dance but
traditional Native song and dance but
traditional Native song and dance but above all else he’s my dad
above all else he’s my dad
above all else he’s my dad [Music]
and worry like any other person but I
and worry like any other person but I feel a bit scared because what happens
feel a bit scared because what happens
feel a bit scared because what happens when a story is forgotten agree honey
when a story is forgotten agree honey
when a story is forgotten agree honey Mira commit ninda Plympton mean box
Mira commit ninda Plympton mean box
Mira commit ninda Plympton mean box mean Get Set is pikia can’t make it a
mean Get Set is pikia can’t make it a
mean Get Set is pikia can’t make it a what a paparazzi angle now condemned we
what a paparazzi angle now condemned we
what a paparazzi angle now condemned we are joke TT Ashok Nagar Jaya even gay
are joke TT Ashok Nagar Jaya even gay
are joke TT Ashok Nagar Jaya even gay Mahesh know what what myths oh they were
Mahesh know what what myths oh they were
Mahesh know what what myths oh they were met so queer a kick kick
met so queer a kick kick
met so queer a kick kick the same dog Maria Maria Navarre kisses
the same dog Maria Maria Navarre kisses
the same dog Maria Maria Navarre kisses kisses they walk members for day not
kisses they walk members for day not
kisses they walk members for day not million name Edie not more deer wagon
million name Edie not more deer wagon
million name Edie not more deer wagon Yahweh need Walton give me oh nice Navi
Yahweh need Walton give me oh nice Navi
Yahweh need Walton give me oh nice Navi money
money
money bourree pas de nada
we’re Anishinabe mich Navi Potawatomi
we’re Anishinabe mich Navi Potawatomi Chippewa I’m enrolled with the prairie
Chippewa I’m enrolled with the prairie
Chippewa I’m enrolled with the prairie band Potawatomi Sameach to Kansas
band Potawatomi Sameach to Kansas
band Potawatomi Sameach to Kansas originally we’re a Great Lakes tribe we
originally we’re a Great Lakes tribe we
originally we’re a Great Lakes tribe we occupied about 28 million acres
occupied about 28 million acres
occupied about 28 million acres historically eventually through
historically eventually through
historically eventually through complicated warfare sensitive history
complicated warfare sensitive history
complicated warfare sensitive history our people will be located during the
our people will be located during the
our people will be located during the Removal Act to Missouri Iowa and into
Removal Act to Missouri Iowa and into
Removal Act to Missouri Iowa and into Kansas during that time our people had
Kansas during that time our people had
Kansas during that time our people had to learn to change our great-grandfather
to learn to change our great-grandfather
to learn to change our great-grandfather cheap whiskey a Mook is the biological
cheap whiskey a Mook is the biological
cheap whiskey a Mook is the biological grandson of chief semoga one known
grandson of chief semoga one known
grandson of chief semoga one known better as chief sonali who was the
better as chief sonali who was the
better as chief sonali who was the principal chief of the prairie band this
principal chief of the prairie band this
principal chief of the prairie band this here is a photograph of him taking in
here is a photograph of him taking in
here is a photograph of him taking in 1921 by an anthropologist named Jesse
1921 by an anthropologist named Jesse
1921 by an anthropologist named Jesse Nussbaum who actually took this
Nussbaum who actually took this
Nussbaum who actually took this photograph for one silver dollar my
photograph for one silver dollar my
photograph for one silver dollar my great-grandfather’s brother
great-grandfather’s brother
great-grandfather’s brother his name is Walker – crew this is a
his name is Walker – crew this is a
his name is Walker – crew this is a photograph of my grandfather in 1906
photograph of my grandfather in 1906
photograph of my grandfather in 1906 along with his father
along with his father
along with his father whiskey Adamiak was sitting at center
whiskey Adamiak was sitting at center
whiskey Adamiak was sitting at center this is documented in the Library of
this is documented in the Library of
this is documented in the Library of Congress in Washington DC and this is my
Congress in Washington DC and this is my
Congress in Washington DC and this is my grandfather’s mother
grandfather’s mother
grandfather’s mother Roseanne lastly k ol corn iguana here is
Roseanne lastly k ol corn iguana here is
Roseanne lastly k ol corn iguana here is a photograph of my grandfather here in
a photograph of my grandfather here in
a photograph of my grandfather here in 1963 your great-grandfather that’s him
1963 your great-grandfather that’s him
1963 your great-grandfather that’s him there in Kansas documented as a ritual
there in Kansas documented as a ritual
there in Kansas documented as a ritual leader and elder
leader and elder
leader and elder at the time taken by James Clifton now
at the time taken by James Clifton now
at the time taken by James Clifton now on our family and our citizen van nation
on our family and our citizen van nation
on our family and our citizen van nation this is chief not wish ma no better as
this is chief not wish ma no better as
this is chief not wish ma no better as chief Abram Burnett in his right hand
chief Abram Burnett in his right hand
chief Abram Burnett in his right hand he’s holding a cane this is the actual
he’s holding a cane this is the actual
he’s holding a cane this is the actual cane here that still also remains with
cane here that still also remains with
cane here that still also remains with us in the family and of course it’s not
us in the family and of course it’s not
us in the family and of course it’s not American Indian It’s Made in Paris
American Indian It’s Made in Paris
American Indian It’s Made in Paris France
France
France your grandfather my father here taking
your grandfather my father here taking
your grandfather my father here taking around 1967 with some other tribal
around 1967 with some other tribal
around 1967 with some other tribal members George Allen Bernard qisas Gary
members George Allen Bernard qisas Gary
members George Allen Bernard qisas Gary whiskey Kadam you Kurdish pacano and
whiskey Kadam you Kurdish pacano and
whiskey Kadam you Kurdish pacano and James Cagney got taken by James Howard
James Cagney got taken by James Howard
James Cagney got taken by James Howard anthropologists around 1950 that’s your
anthropologists around 1950 that’s your
anthropologists around 1950 that’s your family I remember learning at a dance
family I remember learning at a dance
family I remember learning at a dance when I was really little four or five
when I was really little four or five
when I was really little four or five years old and I loved it
years old and I loved it
years old and I loved it just because it was so fun and that was
just because it was so fun and that was
just because it was so fun and that was before I learned that many languages are
before I learned that many languages are
before I learned that many languages are fading away before I started questioning
fading away before I started questioning
fading away before I started questioning the history in textbooks and before
the history in textbooks and before
the history in textbooks and before learning about the complicated world of
learning about the complicated world of
learning about the complicated world of politics maybe we made a mistake maybe
politics maybe we made a mistake maybe
politics maybe we made a mistake maybe we should not have humored him in that
we should not have humored him in that
we should not have humored him in that wanting to stay in that kind of
wanting to stay in that kind of
wanting to stay in that kind of primitive lifestyle maybe we should have
primitive lifestyle maybe we should have
primitive lifestyle maybe we should have said no come join us these citizens
said no come join us these citizens
said no come join us these citizens there’s a weight that lingers now and I
there’s a weight that lingers now and I
there’s a weight that lingers now and I think it’s the fear of losing a part of
think it’s the fear of losing a part of
think it’s the fear of losing a part of our identity forever but everyone
our identity forever but everyone
our identity forever but everyone worries and wonders about how we’ll be
worries and wonders about how we’ll be
worries and wonders about how we’ll be remembered after we pass away and maybe
remembered after we pass away and maybe
remembered after we pass away and maybe it’s that fear of being forgotten
it’s that fear of being forgotten
it’s that fear of being forgotten makes us want to tell more stories
makes us want to tell more stories
makes us want to tell more stories because if you don’t tell your story who
because if you don’t tell your story who
because if you don’t tell your story who will or will someone else write it
will or will someone else write it
will or will someone else write it instead or will it just be lost in time
instead or will it just be lost in time
instead or will it just be lost in time forever I don’t know but I still try to
forever I don’t know but I still try to
forever I don’t know but I still try to keep that spirit when I was a kid just
keep that spirit when I was a kid just
keep that spirit when I was a kid just not to worry so much out of love and I
not to worry so much out of love and I
not to worry so much out of love and I miss that a lot of things for myself
miss that a lot of things for myself
miss that a lot of things for myself growing up almost like a wanderer like
growing up almost like a wanderer like
growing up almost like a wanderer like many of my friends from other enrolled
many of my friends from other enrolled
many of my friends from other enrolled tribal nations a lot of us trying to
tribal nations a lot of us trying to
tribal nations a lot of us trying to find ourselves in the world again we
find ourselves in the world again we
find ourselves in the world again we asked what does it really mean to be a
asked what does it really mean to be a
asked what does it really mean to be a native person we are people that are
native person we are people that are
native person we are people that are from a tribal society a nation but are
from a tribal society a nation but are
from a tribal society a nation but are we really a tribe we are descendants of
we really a tribe we are descendants of
we really a tribe we are descendants of something that once was I always tell
something that once was I always tell
something that once was I always tell people that I’d be lying to you always
people that I’d be lying to you always
people that I’d be lying to you always if I tried to pretend that I was really
if I tried to pretend that I was really
if I tried to pretend that I was really living a lifestyle fully like my
living a lifestyle fully like my
living a lifestyle fully like my relatives and descendants did long ago
relatives and descendants did long ago
relatives and descendants did long ago today as an American Indian we struggle
today as an American Indian we struggle
today as an American Indian we struggle with keeping language alive keeping true
with keeping language alive keeping true
with keeping language alive keeping true culture and customs alive there are so
culture and customs alive there are so
culture and customs alive there are so many influences in the world and
many influences in the world and
many influences in the world and materialistic things around are people
materialistic things around are people
materialistic things around are people that have basically destroyed the world
that have basically destroyed the world
that have basically destroyed the world of native societies most people believe
of native societies most people believe
of native societies most people believe that all natives are receiving some form
that all natives are receiving some form
that all natives are receiving some form of money from the federal government
of money from the federal government
of money from the federal government because their natives that had to deal
because their natives that had to deal
because their natives that had to deal with complicated and sensitive history
with complicated and sensitive history
with complicated and sensitive history but the truth is is that our people do
but the truth is is that our people do
but the truth is is that our people do not receive money from the federal
not receive money from the federal
not receive money from the federal government
government
government manner that most Americans think they
manner that most Americans think they
manner that most Americans think they believe we don’t pay taxes which is not
believe we don’t pay taxes which is not
believe we don’t pay taxes which is not true they believe that all natives go to
true they believe that all natives go to
true they believe that all natives go to school and colleges anywhere and anytime
school and colleges anywhere and anytime
school and colleges anywhere and anytime they want for free that’s not true and
they want for free that’s not true and
they want for free that’s not true and that all Native Americans have some form
that all Native Americans have some form
that all Native Americans have some form of casino upon their Indian Reservation
of casino upon their Indian Reservation
of casino upon their Indian Reservation which is extremely not true most tribes
which is extremely not true most tribes
which is extremely not true most tribes live in a reality of poverty most tribes
live in a reality of poverty most tribes
live in a reality of poverty most tribes live in a reality of high rate of
live in a reality of high rate of
live in a reality of high rate of suicide alcoholism depression these are
suicide alcoholism depression these are
suicide alcoholism depression these are all things that have broken down over
all things that have broken down over
all things that have broken down over the generations to strategically destroy
the generations to strategically destroy
the generations to strategically destroy the tribe and the nation the reservation
the tribe and the nation the reservation
the tribe and the nation the reservation was a concentration camp it was a place
was a concentration camp it was a place
was a concentration camp it was a place to imprison the Native Society away from
to imprison the Native Society away from
to imprison the Native Society away from their ways of thinking from their way of
their ways of thinking from their way of
their ways of thinking from their way of living from the way that they centered
living from the way that they centered
living from the way that they centered themselves in their own world so how do
themselves in their own world so how do
themselves in their own world so how do you become native what does it mean does
you become native what does it mean does
you become native what does it mean does it mean having long hair does it mean
it mean having long hair does it mean
it mean having long hair does it mean how many feathers I can put in my head
how many feathers I can put in my head
how many feathers I can put in my head today most society and Americans believe
today most society and Americans believe
today most society and Americans believe that that’s what it means to be native
that that’s what it means to be native
that that’s what it means to be native now but that’s really not the truth the
now but that’s really not the truth the
now but that’s really not the truth the truth goes back to you as a human being
truth goes back to you as a human being
truth goes back to you as a human being and how our people long ago looked at
and how our people long ago looked at
and how our people long ago looked at the world and how they centered
the world and how they centered
the world and how they centered themselves being native was being one
themselves being native was being one
themselves being native was being one with earth being one with water being
with earth being one with water being
with earth being one with water being one with the spirit world being one with
one with the spirit world being one with
one with the spirit world being one with the world of consciousness being one
the world of consciousness being one
the world of consciousness being one with the world of someone who was alive
with the world of someone who was alive
with the world of someone who was alive and awake when one’s body is sick and
and awake when one’s body is sick and
and awake when one’s body is sick and damaged
damaged
damaged and one when one passes on to the spirit
and one when one passes on to the spirit
and one when one passes on to the spirit world
world
world our people look at the realm of sky and
our people look at the realm of sky and
our people look at the realm of sky and space the universe the realm of water
space the universe the realm of water
space the universe the realm of water the realm of land the realm of the dream
the realm of land the realm of the dream
the realm of land the realm of the dream world these are places that our people
world these are places that our people
world these are places that our people looked upon we are descendants of
looked upon we are descendants of
looked upon we are descendants of something that once was but there are
something that once was but there are
something that once was but there are many trying to hold on to those old ways
many trying to hold on to those old ways
many trying to hold on to those old ways [Music]
[Music]
[Music] whoa
[Music]
[Music] Oh
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