I really wanna thank you so much for posting these tutorials. My mother taught my sisters and I when we were younger and we don’t live close to any other traditional families. My sisters have stoped dancing and my mother is getting older so for the past couple years I’ve been trying to teach myself other moves and spins but never new where to start. Something I’d like to hear from you would be meanings behind our dances and maybe explanations behind the high drum beat segments in the songs.

Hello I have been disconnected from my culture and raised without it I am now trying to connect to it and your channel is helped me a lot thank you and please continue what you’re doing!

Amazing you should do an old style fancy with just a scarf for old style dancers

I wanna thank u so so so much for helping us shawl your fhe best shawl dancer everr

Thank you for getting us into native American culture!

Thank you for your videos. I've been learning more of my culture since I've gotten my Genealogy report back. My Grandmother who is my moms mother is full blooded Blackfeet (Siksika) dad side African and Choctaw. (She) has shared the history, the culture, the traditions and music with me but for years I was afraid to check into it because for many years I have been bullied and told my skin was too dark for anyone to believe or accept me into the community. My grandmother skin tone is of a lighter copper color and I'm of a peanut butter color. Anyway, I've dug deeper over the years. I've recovered older family pics that had some full blooded and very black skinned and some lighter skinned wearing the traditional clothing and headress. My grandmother and her mother and father, yes they were also in traditional clothing and lived in a plantation as close house workers. I can go on but knowing all of this, I had went and gotten 3 different geneology reports. My grandmother and I. She came because she said since the 1800s some of our family had to sign off as only (AFRICAN AMERICAN) to protect them from being removed from the land. Speaking of land, my ancestors are in Winnipeg, Alberta regions. And yes we are scattered in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Montana, and some more. But anyway one of the reports put us as 99% African. But the other 2 from different places put me at 85% Aborigine/Native and grandmother at 100%. While trying to get accepted in the community, it was no problem for my grandmother but when it came to me it was a big racial outburst. Majority of younger DNA (50-) didnt want to accept, many did with open arms. And they were the older ones who knew more. I have been trying to learn to dance soooooo long to honor our traditions , kept tripping over my feet and I found you. You made me realize how easy this is. I dont want yo just dance for fun, I want to dance to honor the Ancestors. And your doing well at showing me the steps.

Thank you for this! We are Ohlone, my girls loved watching this and dancing this morning. 🩷 Sending love

Can't think you enough for empowering us. You are doing GREAT

You are a wonderful teacher . You have wonderful energy . Thank you

Thank you so much for sharing these videos. My family is urban and has sadly lost so much connection to our heritage, (residential schools, 60s scoop, etc). My little girl has been watching your videos and practicing steps and I've connected with a resource center that will help them learn other aspects of their culture (like protocols for dress making.) This has been a great way to engage my girls and involve them in our healing process. Your impact is profound. ❤️💛🖤🕊️

I cannot thank you enough for these. They are truly, truly appreciated

As a fellow Ojibwe, thank you so much for this. ❤

I love ur videos ur the one who showed me how to fancy shalw and one time i got royalty and i wanna say ty to. U ur the. One that made me more excited and confident and ty for every thi g u show

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! It's hard to get into dancing when you have little access to resources in your community and online /: I would love to hear you talk about strength training for powwow! Like excercises that'll help keep you in shape for dancing, and ways to stay motivated! Love your videos 💜

I'm a new subscriber and wow, that is a workout. Thank you ,for giving us lessons, which helps me to understand some of the moves and the name of the steps.

My name is Munkwon and Im Mik'Maq and Wabanaki, I grew up dancing Fancy Dance style but once I started my own drum group and became the only woman drummer of the group, my dancing unfortunately took a back seat. Seeing/hearing you teach and dance has renewed my spirit and truly has inspired me to get back into what I loved and still love doing! Your a wonderful dancer and Dance instructor, thank you for helping so many urban natives that need that help! ❤

Thanks for your comment in the video description that going out to dance is to be brave. I'm shy and when I hear the powwow music I really want to dance and have wanted to learn for a long time. I'm just really shy about it. I danced around a fire one night to some powwow music at my parent's house, and they thought I was really good considering I had learned just from watching the dancers and hadn't had any training. My parents recently found out that some award winning Native dancers just moved here, and they really want me to learn from them. Maybe it is time for me to be brave and do it.

Yes! Finally someone that can teach me💖 I’ve Been wanting some one to teach me but nobody really had the time so I went to pow wows and watch fancy shawl dancers feet but I kept messing up. I’m glad I found your channel☺️

Thank you for this!! I’ve been a dancing cloth since I was 4, and i quit when I was 14. I wanted to do fancy but I could never find anyone to teach me! I’m now 19 and hoping to start. My two year old is being introduced into the arena and I want to dance with him.

My kids and I both love your lessons! We incorporate your video's into our homeschool.

I’m not native but I watch a lot powwow videos since the dancing and regalia looks amazing and I always wondered how a lot of the dances worked since they seemed so difficult just from watching, I’m happy to see you educate your community and anyone who wants to reconnect or simple watch 💕

Thank you for this, i am from the Cree tribe and im trying to learn fancy shawl moves so i could dance powow amd get my own own outfit soon. I am from my moms side of the family they arent really close with our culture but my dads side is and i rarely get to visit them and im trying to get into a part of my culture by dancing powow. Thanks again for the tutorial. :)

I’ve been watching you for a few months now and when I watch you and dance with you I feel my ancestors smiling 🙂 I’ve learned so much I do fancy shawl and jingle 💗thank you for teaching me when I was ready I went to a powwow and I got so many compliments only thing was my side step but other then that I was good thank you so much from the bottom of my soul I feel so connected to my roots 🧡💜

I really love these videos! I really can’t thank you enough. I’m a mixed native (half native half Spanish). My dads side is native and my moms side is some native and some Spanish. I didn’t grow up learning my indigenous culture, and no one really talked about it because they were ashamed of practicing their culture. As a proud native in the family, I taught them our indigenous culture and dances, and they slowly started loving, celebrating, and embracing their culture. I am so happy to finally see my family celebrating their culture that they were once ashamed of. And the dances I taught them, were the dances that I learned from you.

I love your regalia and this is really helpful for me 👍

Thanks! My small daughters loved watching and learning something new.

Your videos are inspirational! I have been interested in dancing for such a long time now. I’m practicing and hopefully can connect with other dancers to learn more. Thank you thank you 🙏🏼

CHOKMA! You are incredible! Thank you so much for your powerful gentle light^life force! I have been dancing pro for 30 years. Yet never of my own beautiful people. THANK YOU AGAIN... Illbe learning and and stalking you daily! muah!

Thank you I am showing my cousin how to dance she said me teaching her was complicated so I found you she said it is still hard but she is getting there so thank you

Beautiful ❤Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻

Ty so much now I know how to do fancy dance for the powows!

Wow wish I saw this when I made my first outfit, lmao, Love this!!!

Thank you so much for this. This was never part of our culture being from northern sask and I've always wanted to learned but didn't have anyone to learn from. Now, I live far from home as teachers start to move to my home community haha so I appreciate these videos that teach me! Thank you, tiniki!

Che Megwetch for sharing your wisdom ❤❤❤

I always wondered how the steps were done. I am glad I came across this video.

hello and nice greetings from germany i respect your culture so much and i love jingle dress dancing😀 my biggest dream is to join a powwow i wish you the best and be blessed 🙏👍

So appreciate your tutorials. I have a culture class and i use them

I really appreciate your videos. I can't wait to learn this beautiful dance. 🥰

I’m so glad I found you on KZfaq thank you for reaching me ❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful, Chi Miigwetch! :D

Thank you so much (Nyaweñhah) I just found my family, I had been looking for over 40 years, I have written my first coupla songs in my father's first language and have been trying to learn as much as I can, I realize the dances are different but I so appreciate the basics you are sharing, though I will join in with social dances, this helps me feel a little more bold. I am also learning about traditional foods... frybread was very different and healthy, been playing with some recipes. Prayers for Creators blessings on you and yours as you dance to bring connection and healing.

YEAHHH A FELLOW OJIBWE PERSON

Your a good teacher how to pow wow dancing you like the old ways of pow wow dancing you must dance like your grandmother or ypur great grand mother how they used to pow wow dancing you take care my friend Robert have a good day God bless 😀

Oh my goodness girl you are such a beautiful dancer.

Keep doing what you’re doing sis! We just want to learn it all, and you are an awesome teacher 😊😊 The dances are really helping us over here with the quarantine blues lol. Keep it up!

Hello.. my name is Angie and I am from the Hoopa nation.. We live in the bay area and we love watching your teachings and they are extremely helpful. I have a 10 year old daughter and unfortunately I was not taught much when I was her age. She loves to fancy and I know it is challenging for her. We watch these videos a lot and if there is anything I can do or if there are any resources available that you know of I would appreciate it. I wish someone did this for me when I was young and I know she lives to dance. Thank you for your time. ♥️

Love your video!

i love these videos so so much! im half kiowa & then seminole/mvskoke creek on my other! my absolute dreamm is to fancy shawl dance. its so beautiful to me & these vids help that dream seem more realistic💕 aho/mvto!

thank you for indigenizing KZfaq, I was so happy when your videos were suggested to me

You should do one about stopping on time! ☺️

I’ve been trying to learn how to traditional dance and i am Ojibwa and Métis . I’ve been trying to learn more about my culture and your videos have helped me learn how to pow wow dance. My dad where I get my native side from is a struggling drug addict and I haven’t really had any sort of education on my culture because my mom is white and I don’t see my dad or that side of my family. I appreciate your videos so much they have taught me so much.

My great-grandmother was Mi'kmaq. She was removed from her family and culture at age 6. She never saw them again. They were in Nova Scotia. I grew up in Montana, on the Crow Reservation. The first time I saw a Mi'kmaq pow wow (online because I haven't had the opportunity to go to Mi'kma'ki yet), it was so different than what I'm accustomed to. The regalia is vastly different and they have different dances than the Plains groups do where I'm from.

Woliwoni! Thank you!

❤thank you!

Your videos are helping me improve so much, they are so helpful thank you for sharing.

Long post alert: I enjoy watching your channel, and learning to dance. It brings back random memories. I remember that I used to dance like this when i was a little kid in my room but much MUCH less elegant lol. I hope one day to go to a powwow if it is acceptable and not taboo. I also hope my appreciation and practice does not offend... If it does I will stop as I know I am not full Indian. My father and his mother's side of the family are Creek and Cherokee as far as I know. Everyone passed away before I could learn so my dad is sharing everything he knows including the family name when we walked the Trail of Tears after gramps passed. Something my dad needed to do, he said. Growing up, we never talked about that side of the family (my mom disliked him saying anything about his fam = blood feud) I remember seeing my dying gramps wear this huge and full headdress with a red/black band and white eagle feathers that had black/brown markings on the end. I remember peeking in the doorway of his room and saw him looking in a mirror with a faraway stare, muttering what I thought was gibberish. He never noticed me or maybe he did and didn't care. Idk. He died with a closed casket, the same headdress resting on top. Idk what happened to it, I wonder if he was buried with it. Idk. just wanted to share that, it came back when I watched one of your videos. "How to powwwow-Fancy Shawl"

Thank you!!!!

Thankful for you 🖤

I love these videos, they are very easy to follow along to!! I was wondering if you could make a video going over some contemporary jingle freestyle moves.

I don't dance. My daughter is 8,i think she's gonna try tbh... I think that skipping rope would be a good training tool for her stamina, because it looks like when the ladies are dancing? They dig DEEP sometimes to keep going. Great stuff.

Beautiful

I appreciate you so much! Nia:wen koa for teaching us 🙏🏼

I LOVE your videos ❤️ Ura ❤️

Thank you so much

Cherokee from Tahlequa Oklahoma, now living near the seminoles in Florida

Thank you for this I wanted to learn how to fancy dance and your videos have helped me and I'm a beginner! 😂 I'm a Mexican - Indian my dad is mayan and my mom is Navajo, so I'm trying to learn a lot about my culture on both sides!! 😊✨

So Glad i found ur page:(

😊❤good

Aw you should invite a male guest to teach men’s fancy and grass dancing ❤️

Hi from Albuquerque NM. My grandadaughter and I watch you and you are awesome.

We are of the Diné tribe, over here in Bakersfield California. Wow your teachings are awesome, but what would I start a 5 year old and 9 year old? Thank you for your time and consideration.

I want a Gucci one too

i love these! i struggle with transitions feet. From left to right. When i dance all I find myself stuck on one leg. lol and one move.

I am Lakota Sioux kul wicasa oyate in lower brule South Dakota

OmG!! THank you soo much for what you're doing here! YOu are doing a wonderful job down your life's purpose. Hey, I'm working on a dance to the song that's got a bit of Pow-Wow at the end of the artist's' work. Do you think you can work with me on choreographing that part? I'm a half-breed, but Dine' / Navajo is my tribe. To'di''ceeii' ni'e (can't spell it. never had too. ahww.) or "The Bitterwater Clan" and Mutt'eeh'/'desh/'shki'nee' , or "The Coyote Pass Clan." WELL what do you think...? I hope so.. but either way. You're soo cool.

I went to my people and I got terribly bullied by a so called world champion fancyshawl dancer and her protege! There is also a sneak up in fancy dancing... Thank you for this video🤩🤩🤩

Hi I’m emilia I am from Canada and I am Ojibwe😊 And I love this

hiii:) i just came across your channel and it’s very informational so far but i want to start doing pow wows i always wanted to dance at them i just never got the chance to learn since i haven’t been to long house in years and i been to last years pow wow at salamanca but i don’t have any one to teach me how to smoke dance i don’t know if you can but this would be helpful! but keep up the good work in the videos ❤️

Can you do southern and northern ladies traditional

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Im a fancy dancer ms

I have so much respect for the Native Americans and I think they’re cool

someone really dislikes this? its fun!

I'm making my fancy shawl out of satin, how do I prevent the edges of the shawl from fraying ? Also thank you for the video !

I have a question can i make a shawl when im not from the tribe that wears them im navajo.

i want too know, if you don’t have status can you still like talk and “hook up” with you elders and people etc?

Can you do a how to Traditional dance video?

IM GOING TO A POW WOW AT 6 AND IM SCARED

I have to ask if you’ve ever been to wendake’s Powwow?

The shawl hop at 4:23 is so hard to do lol 😭, been trying just can’t get it lol.

Clan : Navajo

0:35 - A LOT of colorism/racism still in my Tribe. A Chahta sia. #OklaHannali