 | North American Indigenous Games 2008, British Columbia A cultural tourism event combining modern sport activities with ancient protocol and tradition focusing on Aboriginal youth, Cowichan 2008 - the North American Indigenous Games was held in Duncan (traditional territory of the Cowichan Indian Tribes), British Columbia, Canada. This video, "The Awakening", is provided by Kwatamus (Richard Krentz). |
 | Paddle To Cowichan 2008 Canoes leaving Grand Entrance, Cowichan singing. (Raven Spirit Canoe Family) |
 | TRIBAL JOURNEYS 2008 PADDLE TO COWICHAN 2008 |
 | Drumming Northwest tribes drumming and singing. |
 | 'Namgis Tribal Journey 2008 On July 18th, 2008, the 'Namgis nation set out with it's people and friends to travel in their sea-going canoes, down the coast of Vancouver Island to the Tribal Journey's gathering in Cowichan territory. This is a short presentation of some of Dustin Rivers' photographs from the journey. Enjoy! // created at http://animoto.com |
 | Going to War doing what we do |
 | Pacific Northwest Tribes-a shoutout Even though YT has again shredded my video into blurriness,these old photos deserved to be seen outside the Library of Congress,I feel. This month I saw a YT partner perpetuating stereotypes of North American Indigenous Peoples.I hope this can help at least one person shed a wrong notion. The language spoken in the video is Lushootseed,provided as an example so that people can understand how the White settlers got Chief Si?al/Seattle's name,and many other Native words wrong. Another audio example can be found at: Vi Hilbert interview http://www.historylink.org/video/sound/HilbertSeattle.wma Lushootseed is the Native American Language indigenous to the Seattle area. It belongs to the Salishan language family, whose domain extends from the Pacific coast eastward to western Montana and from British Columbia southward to Oregon. http://nuuchahnulth.org/language/language.html (quicktime player needed) On 13 September 2007, the UN passed its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. While the term "indigenous" is not defined, its 46 articles affirm the right to self-determination including the pursuits of economic, social and cultural development (Article 3). Other rights include: * Maintaining distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions while participating in those of the state (Article 5), * Not being forcibly assimilated (Article 8, * Revitalizing and developing their language and educate in their language (Articles 13-14), * Redress for past injustices (Article 28), * Access across international borders (Article 36), and * Financial and technical assistance from the state to achieve these rights (Article 39) With Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States voting against, and 11 countries abstaining, the Declaration passed with 144 countries in favor.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~`WASHINGTON,D.C, Sept. 20, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~Washington State's Lummi Indian Nation presented two totem poles carved out of red cedar trees older than the United States to the Pentagon Sept. 19 as a gesture of unity and support to the families of the 184 people who died there in the Sept. 11, 2001 attack. The Liberty and Freedom totem poles with the Sovereignty crossbar placed across them are the "sacredness of love joining us together," said Jewell "Praying Wolf" James, councilman and master carver of the Lummi Nation. The Lummi presented the poles to the Pentagon in a Sept. 19 ceremony to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attack. Photo by Rudi Williams "The totem poles are a symbol of something that all of us have within us," said Jewell "Praying Wolf" James, a councilman and master carver of the Lummi Nation. "We have the power to heal, the power to love each other, the power to unite -- that's what the symbol is about. "The totem pole isn't a sacred thing, it's the sacredness of love joining us together," said James, who wore a coned straw hat over long, black, braided hair and a black vest with a shadowy gray wolf's head on the back. Praying Wolf James, who introduced all of the totem pole carvers, said, "I'm proud of the Lummi Nation for believing that the four colors on these poles red, white, black and yellow reflect the four races of America. I think America is beautiful because we're composed of all four races and we believe in liberty and freedom -- the freedom to chose our own leadership and remove them, (and) the liberty to practice our own native beliefs or our own form of organized religion." He noted that more than 80 people helped carve, paint and clean up, and about four dozen Indian nations across the country helped take the poles to the three sites and added their prayers. None of the photos here were taken from the University of Washington collection,though they have an excellent online library. http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/native.html Many of Edward Curtis&Asahel Curtis' photos can be found copyright free at the Library of Congress website. http://www.nalacircle.org/peacepoles.htm Nisga'a tribe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfxlQZDYVlU Makah Paddle to Lummi 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlHnXg3sg8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gx1JAGyKC8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmmxKzS19Z8&feature=related Tulalip Salmon Days,Lummi invite tribe to canoe journey,pow wow dancers,hoop dancer,Puyallup Tribe honors veterans First Nations' canoes Samish Family&canoes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_tOqwJLvmU S'Klallam enter Lummi Potlatch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU7q_ti3c-U Kwakiutl Red Cedar Ceremony Dances Haida,Tlingit,Tsimshian,Kwakiutl,Cowichan,Tulalip, Duwamish,Stillaguamish,Skokomish,Nootka,Sauk-Siattle, S'Klallam,Squaxin Island This video is dedicated to the memory of my friend Eleanor Little field,whose tribal name I could never say right.RIP |
 | End Protocol at Lummi on Journey '07 P2L This was the last night in Lummi when everyone was dancing and singing as a big group for protocol. |
 | Lummi Canoe Journey Featured On KVOS Northwest Notebook host Ty Ray looks at 2007's Paddle to Lummi. |
 | The Loon's Necklace "The Loon's Necklace is a short that tells the story of how the loon got its distinctive band around its neck. It is the story of Kelora, a once proud medicine man who is now neglected in his feeble old age and blindness. Having saved his tribe from many dangers, Kelora seeks out his totem, the Loon, and asks to have his sight restored. The Loon gives him back his sight and in return Kelora places his necklace of magic shells around the neck of the bird. The film helped launch Crawley Films and is certainly one of the most successful "sponsored films" ever made. The sponsor, by the way was Imperial Oil and the film was seen for years in classrooms across Canada. It was Judith Crawley's idea to use West Coast First Nations ceremonial masks to illustrate the legend. The Loon's Necklace won film of the year at the first Canadian Film Awards. It was identified as a "culturally significant film" by the AV Preservation Trust in 2001." (from northernstars.ca) |
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