I’m a native decented, I can take you to another tribe in North Dakota. I lost my step mom, my auntie, my uncle and another uncle all in the span of a couple years

Wow! Congrats to the big guy that went from 800lbs to 300. That’s amazing and I’m happy he made 70 years old and still sharing his knowledge and his story!

Thanks for this video. I’m Anishinaabe from Wisconsin and live down here in Phoenix. I don’t get to see much of my native relatives down here because they are different tribes and sometimes it feels like we don’t have much in common so it’s nice to hear about them and their tribe. Back home on my Rez we have murders left and right. People dying of over doses all the time. Through 2016-2018 it seemed like I lost a family member every month to murder or suicide or overdose. It’s such a huge problem in Indigenous communities. It’s one of the reasons I got sober. I been sober for 9 years. Thanks for highlighting our people!

I am so glad you made this video! I am a native indigenous Plains Cree lady from Saskatchewan, Canada. We have the same issues over here…especially with our reserves. Multi-generational trauma is a huge issue for all First Nations Indigenous peoples.. i recommend a really educational movie you should watch about residential schools. It’s called “We Were Children”. It really shows the raw, real hardships that native children had to endure. When he said “I asked my grandma about it and she went quiet” it really hit hard.. that’s the case for my grandparents, as-well as thousands of others. 😢 Thank you, you have a beautiful soul. ❤

Iam Native American and I have been waiting for you to drop one of these videos much love bro

With how many different stories from so many different backgrounds I don’t think Tommy will ever run out of videos

I Am A Young 15 Year Old Native American From Warm Springs Indian Reservation In Oregon, I Like How People Like Tommy G Comes To These Places & Learn about The Natives & Community, It Would Be Cool To Get Our Reservation Out There On KZfaq

I am Lakota Sioux and we are on the poorest reservation. We have nothing like this tribe. Our grandma’s, elders and children are in abject poverty. It is beyond sad. My favorite photo of my mother is her at maybe age 8 with thick beautiful braids. The next photo is at white man school her braids are gone and so is the light from her eyes. They killed the Indian spirit in her. I just cried. She never spoke of those days.until she was walking on (dying). The horror stories still haunt me. The black robes (priests) beat them with the Black Book (bible). . ❤️🙏🌹 I am now in PNW near Yakama Rez. I hold ceremony & sweat with them. Very friendly happy tribe. Our rez is in SD. I always make the fry bread. It’s my great-grandmother’s recipe. I use bison for my native tacos. Yummy!

the last guy was very genuine and i wish we had more people who spoke like him, much love tommy thank you for sharing this experience.

Love from Upper Sioux Community! Tommy G thank you so much for speaking on boarding schools. My great grandmother was a victim and its frustrating when people act like we aren't feeling the consequences of it to this day

Awww! I just came across your channel just now!!!! I love listening to my Elder's from every Nation! Thank You 🙏🏻!!!! ❤️🤍💛🖤

shout out to grandma sandra and her positive outlook, as well as her hospitality

As a Hidatsa (Three Affiliated Tribes) and Lower Brule Sioux person and Addiction counselor, I appreciate your sensitivities and for covering this issue! Much love to my brothers and sisters in Gila River!

Thank you for shedding light on our natives and the struggles they go through , growing up in cali just a couple of miles from the Rez, my best friend who lived there Roma disappeared and was never found. Idc what anyone says, if you’re an American you care about ALL of our people and Tommy is truly showing all sides.

I absolutely love how you provoke thought & emotion with some of your questions, especially when you use scenarios that you know will really make people think deeply & understand things from someone else’s point of view.

Well done as ALWAYS. You have a wonderful kind spirit. 🔥💯✌️🫶

I’m also Native American (Aztec) and I wanted to thank you for documenting and bringing awareness to our struggle! We all need to come together to solve our worldwide problems. Thank you again! A’ho!

Grandma and Mike are the best !! So sweet love the hospitality

Thank you for this video Tommy! shedding some light on alot of the things that go on in indian country. miigwech from a Michigan Anishinaabe

Thank you for sharing this I’ve hade and aunt and cousin go missing in the Estrella mountains; It feels surreal recognizing locations and the people.

This is such an under covered issue! Thanks for shedding some light Tommy and Crew!

long time viewer here- probably my favorite Tommy G video, felt deeper, more substance in it. Great stuff

Been on a marathon of watching your videos, love the content man. Keep doing what you do!

Thank you for educating people like this. Warms my heart. Thank you for seeing us.

I have family on the Gila Reservation. At night go and sit in the cemetery and pray and listen to all the souls crying. It is so sad what happen in the old days. My husband is laid to rest with his whole family now. God Bless and respect our family

Thank you for bringing attention to us. Not a lot of people give us natives. I'm from Montana and wish more people would be aware enough to the trials we have to endure. Again, thank you, Tommy.

I randomly found you on KZfaq. Watched for the entertainment, came back for the vibes, and this video made me a subscriber. I’m Mexican and hella proud. Loved this video

I'm from Flagstaff, currently living in Phoenix, this is my new Favorite channel for sure!!! ❤❤❤

As an Arizona native, I wanted to climb into my phone and yell at him calling Gila with a G and not an H sound like it should be.

Just stumbled upon your channel in my recommended. I think Tommy is the very different from other KZfaqrs in a good way. ❤

So glad this is being shown with someone with a following. This is one of my passions. Learning the languages , culture, history, and also all the problems and atrocities that happened and are still happening with all the tribes. It takes more than a Google search.

Thank you for this ❤

I am a Sicangu Lakota and i appreciate the love you're showing my fellow Natives.

Just ordered a copy of "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"- thanks for the recommendation Tommy!

I love how you relate everything to our lives nowdays. It's important to bring these issues to the forefront. I'm not much for history, but when you relate history to our current lives it creates empathy. Nothing but good can come from that, understanding another person, or another group of ppl. God bless your work.

You done realllllly stepped it up with these last 2 videos going deeper into societal issues fr

THANKS TOMMY FOR GIVING EVERYBODY THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR LIFESTYLES AND TELL THEIR PERSONAL STORIES.

Hey Tommy! There are so many things wrong with Winnipeg Manitoba rn and I feel with the right video and awareness you bring, you’d make a huge change and inspire many young children who are lost! Many people I went to highschool with have already dropped out or just given up because they have no motivation. There’s a dark cloud over Winnipeg and this type of video would be amazing to look deeper into the TRUE problems of Winnipeg! -If you read this thank you for taking the time of your day to read about my hometown! Thank you and have a wonderful year!

Great episode!!!

Loving Tommys Informative content

I haven’t seen every single one of your videos; but this one is hands down my favorite thus far. Wishing you and your young family all the best.

00:00 🕵 Unsolved Murders and Police Shootings 00:25 🛡 Understanding Native Reservations and History 01:43 🤝 Gila River Reservation Community Introduction 02:04 🏠 Visiting Grandma Sandra's Home 02:52 📘 Recommended Reading: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 03:45 💰 Tribal Casino Income and Community Benefits 04:29 🏡 Free Housing and Quarterly Stipends 05:00 🍽 Thanksgiving and Family Reunions 05:52 🌀 Mountain Spirit Legends 06:26 👵 Sharing Traditional Recipes 06:43 💡 Local Challenges and Crime 07:36 🚫 Alcohol Issues and Sobriety Achievements 08:10 🍖 Traditional Cooking and Recipes 08:58 🌪 Dust Storms and Environmental Challenges 10:02 🚩 Zone 6 Gang Affiliations 10:23 🔫 Historical Gang Presence 10:47 👮 Relationship with Police 11:17 🌜 Night Caution in the Circles 11:21 🏫 History of Boarding Schools 11:48 😢 Indian Boarding School Horrors 13:03 ⛪ Personal Views on Religion 13:18 🏒 Opinion on Sports Team Logos 13:35 🌀 Man in the Maze Symbolism 13:58 🚗 Stolen Cars and Bodies in the Mountains 15:00 🔍 High Murder Rates on Reservations 16:55 ⛰ Sacred Mountains and Interstate Dispute 17:09 🍫 High Diabetes Rates Among Natives 17:28 💔 Resentment Towards Europeans/White Culture 18:02 🗻 K Dak Mountain and Sobriety Journey 19:13 🌿 Drug Overdose and Recovery 20:00 🌌 Near-death experience and life change 20:25 💔 Discussing PTSD and cultural loss 20:55 🗣 Importance of language and traditions 21:14 🇪🇺 Impact of European colonization 22:10 🌍 Spiritual beliefs and social structures 22:25 🎰 Casino revenue and community benefits 23:06 🏡 Housing provided by tribal earnings 23:09 🏋 Staying active and combating diabetes 23:38 🎶 Going home song and episode wrap-up Key Moments by Agent Gold AI

I appreciate u so much for this you’re the first KZfaqr I seen bringing attention to our people

Great video love your channel man.

Tommy, your respect, curiosity and thoughtful commentary are refreshing. Keep doing you brotha!

Wowww. Props to you @TommyGMcGee for taking a trip to a reservation. I'm a white kid, born and raised in utah but i have half brothers and sisters that are half navajo. Their birth families are on a reservation and it's a totally different life. For starters, it's sad to see the life on the rez sometimes, but its enlightening at the same time. I appreciate you casting a light on the missing people. It's a fact that a majority of native missing cases go unnoticed to the rest of the country. Also, alcoholism runs in the genome, so our native brothers and sisters are more prone to addiction. I have dealt with this at a personal level, and appreciate the work that you do! Again, thank you for casting a light on the rez life, much love and much thanks!

Great piece Tommy. Keep up the good work.

The best show you ever done ..and youve done alot of gud ones.... applaud...

Good to see you grow into what you’re doing now.. always unique topics, great coverage, & bringing gold to KZfaq. Keep on bro. Solid 💪🏼

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, what you’re doing is truly amazing. Keep up the great work man, this stuff is gonna make a difference sooner than later

This was a great video, thanks for sharing

Great video!

I respect you even more after this video tommy! learning from history so similar mistakes don’t happen IS SO IMPORTANT!

This is one of your best videos yet. Please keep it up and keep telling the history of why and how ppl are and end up in the situations they're in. 👏

Loved this ❤❤

Stockbridge-Munsee decent from Wisconsin here. Thanks Tommy g this video is great

Tommy i got denied my request for time off from work otherwise id be out there supporting at the documentary screening! I hope you host other events so i can hopefully get a chance to meet ya. Love the work you do big dawg

I respect your honesty about the good, the bad... all of it. Respect TommyG.

Thanks for your kindness.

This was a great little documentary. I moved to Chandler a year ago so I neighbor the Gila River reservation. It’s a night and day difference between the suburbs of Chandler and the Gila River reservation.

great insight in this one. Really like how much research you did on topics before coming here. Keep up the good work man fr

Tommy G. Thanks for the crazy great stories and showing these great, strong people of the land still here to tell these stories...

I’m so glad I came across this channel

That was an awesome insight.

Love grandma Sandra and love every person in this , I send you all a big hug ❤

Love the book recommendations. It’s great to read and always be learning

Good show! 😊

I was a little unsure of this tuber at first, but he really has some good videos and overall make alot of well done and thought provoking content.

It’s crazy how alcoholism not only affects the native peoples of the US and Canada but also all native descendants of the entire American continent. It’s become part of the culture of the indigenous peoples.

This was awesome, you’re amazing, Tommy!

Thank you for this. Hopefully you can do more tribes and Rez videos. Us indigenous people need to get this out there. ❤

Can't explain how much I LOVED THIS EPISODE!!! I love learning about history and culture of the natives and the land. Thank u for all u do!! 🙏🏼🫶🏼🤟🏼

I’m from Gila River, thanks for coming out 😊

I'm native, nakota sioux from Morley Alberta, Canada, and we can relate to this. I love your videos. Îsnîyes ,thank you for this.

Thanks for making this video! This should be shown in schools to kids. We didn’t learn that stuff in history class that’s for sure. I would love to spend a day with the older woman and her family learning how to make bread hear stories songs and learn crafts from their culture! So interesting!

Thank you for bringing this to everyone’s attention this needs more attention to what’s going.

Hey Tommy, my first time seeing this video and I’m like woah. You did a great job. I live on the reservation with my mom and dad(Stepdad) Big Mike and we all watched it he listened. We all enjoyed this video and felt it definitely represented a lot that not many knows about it. This tribe (Gila River) has been through so much and had been damaged a lot. This is because of many things that the US Government has done. I remember driving my dad to the meetings for the battle against Loop 202. I remember the arguments it was a long process. There is so much. I would love to see the Navajo (Denea) I may of spelled that wrong. A lot happened due to COVID then there’s the pipe line problem that happen where Natives all over came to protest peacefully and were met with brutality. I have subscribed and I look forward to watching your videos.

AMAZING CONTENT!!

Love the shirt bro!! Jordan Burroughs is a beast!!

i have a lot of respect for tommy and his team who go to areas where the peoples stories aren’t told and allowing them to speak for themselves

Tommy G is so respectful and it just goes to show you than humanity is everywhere, you can walk this earth and be safe as long as you treat people like humans, he is never holier than thow, he always treads lightly, chooses his words wisely, and is always acts like a guest who is grateful to be let in, and then and only then will humanity prevail and authentic conversations can occur

Thank you. Subbed.

Great show

this is one of my fave episodes you have done, and ive been here since before u even did videos like this. grandma and last guy should have their own hour+ long interviews

Navajo from Arizona here,keep shedding light homie. Awesome stuff.

🙌Blessings n love🙌💙💙best video great education thank you soo much

Top shelf content 👍👊

Don’t think all Native Americans get “free money” or “free housing” just don’t have to pay medical bills im native never got any money from them

THANK YOU!!!! I'm part Native as well and descended from some in the mid-west, and even if I wasn't part Native, I'd still appreciate you helping shed more light on a dark situation. I have friends from the 4-Corners area, missing / found passed on over the years. These situations were nearly all due to foul play. It has been tough, but more so for their families and those that had / have been closer to them. Haven't figured out why certain tribes have been targeted more so, as far as kidnappings and worse go. Bless you and others for helping in so many ways, with so many things, also!! Prayers, blessings, hope, comfort, peaceful minds and healing, for everyone, always!! ❤️🌈🌈❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️

I’m Hopi n Navajo, I appreciate you covering these topics and giving awareness to the topics

I just came across you.This my whole day because that's all I've done now.Is watch your channel thank you sir

I felt it when she said were all related. My wife an i watch you videos every week. We prefer vidoes like this over the hood lifestyle but All of them are great.

I’m native from siksika nation Alberta Canada can I’ve been watching Tommy g fir a minute and I appreciate this one fir reels things that are not talked about enough so shout out to you and your family 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Brother thx for coming out and seeing how we live 🔥 ❤️

Thank you, Big Mike.❤

I live in north Casa Grande right on the edge of Gila River. I can literally walk onto the res from my house ( it’s pronounced “hila” btw) I drive through the res everyday to go to work in chandler. That reservation is dangerous. Sacaton is a town on the res right next to my house is similar to what you’d see in a third world country. As a white dude I would never go there at night. I’ve had to drive through sacaton to avoid traffic and it’s sketchy. I always have my pistol out. My wife is a nurse in CG and has had natives as her patients. They have a severe problem with alcohol and drugs.

The fact that they’re on a reserve is so weird. Like they basically put them on an isolated piece of shit ass land and building these crappy ass houses.

I have been watching you for a while and to see a video about us is really cool

Thank you sir!

The fact that we get free videos from Tommy on KZfaq is priceless; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 🙏🙏🙏 May I also remind you the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔