Oh my gosh the little boys are adorable! Lil keepers of the old ways!

Such a joyful group of people! The two little boys are darling -- It's so good to see the traditions passed on to the children.

I honestly love this video cause I love how the girl and the godmother just get into the feeling of the song

Aaaw so beautiful the cute little boys stole the show! ❤ Thank you for sharing! 🙏

I'm Navajo but I sure LOVE to hear Apache music...the Crown Dancers and now this Sunrise Dance ….Thank you for sharing all the way to Houston TX

I remember coming to sunrise dances early in the morning with my grandma! Loved those days❤

It is AWESOME to see so many people embrace their culture and tradition! I especially love the fact that the kids are NOT SHY about participating. Just freakn' awesome!! :-)

im loving this!! my culture is proudly showing! Being so far away on the eastside of the US. I can feel connected to my roots and imnot ashamed to be myself who is full blooded Apache!

This is wonderful. Thank you for sharing this video and thanks to the Medicine Man and the family who gave their permission. This is the only way for me to see something like that. I like people keeping their traditions alive and follow their ways. Greetings from Germany

I was honored to be invited to a young woman's sunrise ceremony in the 90's at San Carlos rez. Powerful. Beautiful.

And the Flags are just what they stand for. They are Apache, but they are also proud to be American, so they bring the flags to offer the power and prayer to their homeland. its also to honor the Apache soldiers and all soldiers who are american warriors fighting for the traditional ways to continue.

Navajo and Apache clothing are wonderful

it is for me so wonderful to see this young girl go in her womanhood!I Wish her the best Live .My heart beat with the drum!Love fromGermany!

Love this---makes me swell with pride of who we are and knowing after everything we as a people been through we r still here stronger than ever in culture and tradition

Whoa this was so amazing to watch love the lil boys pullin the ladies out to dance ....I wanna go home to the white mountains now.

I think the women's dresses are quite beautiful, and great chanting.

Question why is the American flag there? Answer: We are Native Americans and we honor our relatives who have served in the U. S armed forces with the flag. We maybe screwed by the government but we still are patriotic. 👌🏼👍🏼

Lets not ever loose our powerfull culture. Forever Apache

thanks for sharing, this is a beautiful video and I like how the little boys get involved and are serious about their culture

I miss the rez i was born there but really miss it my mom and my brother and all my family in 7mileJr Whiteriver Az

I cant get enough of the little boys 😍 And not to mention the late Medicine Man Bert Hinton ❤

Awesome to see two young ones getting the two females an dancing. What courage. 😊😊😊

Beautiful, heart lifting...thank you so much for sharing!

Real, real good songs to hear.

Now thats singing! Singing all togther. Given each other strength.

I am Native (Paiute) that little boy bring me a big smile when I need it on bad day, I just watch you video and he makes me smile.

i just beautiful to listen this music.i don't understand anything they sing but makes me feel so relax.

Sitting here missing the sunrise dance ceremonies this summer! Was honored last year as I was able to sponsor one for my daughter. I wanted her to have the same experience I had back in the early 90's. As I read several comments of the godmother wearing the navajo attire to why cowboy hats to the american flag being part of the ceremony I have to mention a few things. For one the godmom is half Apache & half Navajo so in this part of the ceremony which is the 1st day out of the 4 day ceremony the families are being introduced as well as the girl & her godparents this is where it all begins. Usually the godmom will represent her other half if she is not full blooded Apache which is what this godmom did for this part of the ceremony and the next 3 days she was in her camp dress Apache attire just like the ones you see the other women in the video are wearing. As for the men & the medicine men wearing cowboy hats it protects them from the heat & sun as they are singing & praying for the 4 day ceremony, from as far back as I can remember cowboy hats have been around in our culture. Haven't you heard of Indian Cowboy? Lol. As for the American Flag its not really part of the ceremony, during this part the godparents dance over to the girl's camp & some families (not all) will display the different types of flags especially if they have relatives or families from either sides that are part of the armed services. On this day & on the 3rd day of the ceremony during the gift exhanges are the only time it is used, some families display it at the entrance of their camps & thats it. This was a good dance because everyone was dancing & participating throughout the whole weekend & the singing by the late Bert Hinton Sr was definitely powerful as always along with his group.

I really enjoyed this video, thank you for posting. I love the beat and how it just lifts my spirit to hear my native brothers and sisters singing and dancing!

That lil boy in the maroon shirt though !! Love to see this being passed down ✨💜

Love the support between different tribes. Love that the godmother is Navajo and dressed representing her own tribe yet she still dances hard in the ceremony.😊

Da'an'zho pyialli I'm 100 💯% native american apache mescalero love my people its god given being native american I'm thankful everyday ixehe never switching lanes never gonna change

we've had plenty of Native Americans serve our country in the military service and we are proud Native Americans and also proud Americans to have serve our country

THIS IS LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL CULTURE AND SO MUCH PRIDE. EVEN PASSED DOWN TO THE CHILDREN. BEAUTIFUL JUST BEAUTIFUL!

Man that communal vibe is awesome! Them yungns, that's how they learn ,so cool to see the community come together and be one,wish ours could so the same but it is what it is. Keep that stuff going there my Apache bros and sisters, good to see natives coming together and getting down ,brings a tear to my eyes ,keep it up there my Apache people's.

I am Apache! My family consisted of just my father andi I. When I was three my father died then I was adopted into his side of the family, eventhough hey were part Isleta also, I was never taught anything because they were scared and ashamed to be native. Now at age 55, I know almost nothing about my culture, very sad story. However, MANY, THANKS for sharing your beautiful ceremony. (I wish I had family to have experienced my own ceremonies and aplaud you for your courage) Bless you!!!!

Awsome Dance, love the singing n Spiritual connections the Girl n her Godmother r feeling lifted higher to God

I honestly love this video you can honestly feel how powerful my people the apaches are with music

I love how she dances all hard and stuff ♥♥

Magnificent, I love the country and the people who continue to safeguard their traditions

One of my favorite songs!

That is the cutest thing with the 2 little boys taking part in the dance. I watch ur video alot. SO CUTE!!!

Beautiful and those 2 small boys were adorable! Thank you for sharing 😍

I watch your video alot. I have never seen other tribes traditional dances. Like to see the outfits, jewelry, and their songs. Great video .

My Mom was from WhiteRiver and our family we were raised in Utah but whenever we get to Whitriver to visit family or to go to a Sunrise dance it feels like home.

aaawwwe, the little guys !!! that's so awesome to know it's going on and on. WE are indians and we have survived all the put upon us. I would love to go witness this someday. Thanks, feel very blessed today.

Aww! So cute the Lil boys dancing..good to see the children still participating in their culture..

AWESOME! ♡ 2 Little boy's, dancing. It's AMAZING.

As a latin man of mixed heritage who was looking for a loop to sample... I say sorry and thank you for this beautiful video.

Be proud to be from a strong Native American Tribe with a history of great leaders. You are your own people.The history of America against native people is nothing to be proud of.

If i have a daughter with an Apache woman in the near future, we are definitely celebrating her Sunrise Ceremony!!! Great video!

Hey that is my grandpa. He is the medicine man for this dance. I love seeing dances that he dose.

I know alot of San Carlos, but this is the first time I have seen the sunrise dance.

I love the unity, the elders along with the cute kids.

Similarly tribe as the cucapah tribe from Baja California.beautiful dance.Aztec Pride.

I've got to admit it - it is really beautiful and great fun to watch!

i miss this :( i want to go back home so bad

Bless our strong Navajo and Apache tribes😇

Love it!!

Now, May 2023 and 5:30 am. I love that Apache practice their cultural dances openly and freely. It gives one the opportunity to explore traditional songs and dance.

Love thoses little boys dancing, awesome

I love this, very moving.

The most beautiful, amazing culture and traditions on this earth❤️

This part of the Ceremony was most likely taken place friday evening. where the woman in the Navajo outfit, who is The Girls, Godmother Dressed her or "Getting Her Ready"

Beautiful!

omg,,, the singing is amazing....

That's so beautiful and so cute God bless you all 🙏✨ I love it 🙏✨ The dancing the sing 🙏✨😍😍 the little kids dancing sooooo cute ❤️🙏

Hi there sorry for some negative responses you are getting for a simple question. Well here is my take on it and I am Apache. We are in a modern world now and of course live in the West. The western ways of "cowboy" is also a part of our Apache people now. We have cowboys who work the ranch, herd cattle, and live the whole cowboy life style. And as far as I can remember the medicine men and his singers have alwasy worn cowboy hats. It is just a part of our lives now.

Just cute the little boys😁

beautiful tradition

So beautiful all of them dancing to the drum Aho

I liked this cause the LIL bro got to steal the show with his dancing............

Beautiful!!

Listen to all of that LOVE , AND PRIDE 😤❤💕

very powerful .... thank you.

Thanks for sharing. I want to ask the question "Did First Nation people invent the cowboy hat ? And where did it originate ?

Thts is Soo awesome one of the girls is in full Navajo regalia.. yes we Navajos and apaches are one..

Many Native American people are now living in a transitional world of balance. We live two worlds, the Traditional Native world as well as the present "Modern World". They wear cowboy hats because many of them are ranchers, or famers. It's the Southwest. Many Natives adopted the hat and attire because its appropriate for working in their farms or ranches or fields it's just like teenagers wear emo, preppy, or skater type clothing. its just the trend or style a person prefers.

Awesome !!

Little boys were awesome!!!!!

Beautiful 😍 🎉🎉🎉

I enjoyed this very much

I love it .🙂

I myself I'm grateful for my great-aunt or she has told me that I have to culture the Mexican and the Apache culture I have to heritage's and I am very proud to belong to both to my native brothers and sisters and to the Mexican culture

Love my mescalero and white mountain Apache family

Awesome 👍

Beautiful

Looks lit 🔥

The little boys are cute

love the video..Ur rite bout asking the family and medicine man..I think, if your from another tribe, it matter what u wear.. (Sunrise or not)...

I like to participate in one of this Ceremonies, if I ever get invited. I feel a such of connection to this Ceremonies.

Love from The Navajo Nation 🫂

Makes you kinda wish that the early europeans had the same recording devices we now take for granted. One can only image how much has been lost forever. This is so unique. And after this song, I felt refreshed and energized. There is more to these songs than meets the eye. This song just resonants more that it says in the title.

D’zil ligai Ndee - This is life.

Im not apache but I'm hopi & navajo

Great Harmony

I wish we had a strong culture like this, our culture full of different superstition, bought on trauma of residential schools from catholic nuns and priests. The aftermath left us divided and fighting over government scraps. I wish i could witness this event, keep strong apache, for our youth.

What's this ceremony about. I never heard about this.

my people, my culture. I love my Apache blood.

i miss being apart of these.. in my opinion, the second night is when the real magic happens... and the third morning