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Am A Ugandan 🇺🇬 all the way from East Africa I bet if there’s anyone there enjoying this channel more than I do!!

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His channel should be required watching by the school systems.

Preach. My 9 year old watches these videos with me and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

All these native proverbs are just stuff white people said 50 years ago none of them ever said any of that

Beautiful saying!

Exactly the same thing was said by the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox church, long time ago. I don't think that he could know that Cherokee people have that saying. He became a monk as a very young man and when you become one you don't have much connection with the world outside. That's a great saying by the way.

An amazing proverb, I love it

Omg I LOVE THAT!!!

They love their land but pay someone else to take care of it now🤓

Littering is a huge deal there. When i was there, there wasn't a whole lot compared to where i'm from (NY) and they take it very seriously. They absolutely will try persecuting someone for it if caught, and there's volunteers from different walks of life frequently cleaning what there is. There's definitely some poverty which doesn't seem accurately portrayed in this video, but overall easily the most beautiful place i've ever been to, and i've been all over the country. Everyone is very friendly too, which caught me off guard because at the time i had only ever been to NY and massachusetts. Almost a different world from what i was raised in

@@Eminembest4eva1I’m a NC native and been to Cherokee all my life. It is absolutely beautiful up there. I’m supposedly a descendent of William Thomas that bought the land and gave it back to the Cherokee. Family folklore. My cousins did the genealogy for a college project. There is a play that is called Unto These Hills in the area that tells his story and the story of the Cherokee and the Trail of Tears. My husband is from TN and is 1/16 Cherokee. I’m so proud of our band of Cherokee that are here and I hate what was done to them. So happy to see them thriving and living a good life now.

@@rhondadavis1483 i'm right there with you. I experienced nothing but kindness while i was there, for the short time i was. I'm not native by any margin, i was working with the US Forest service in the area. Nonetheless it's my favorite place i've ever been

@@user-dl4je7dw7ris there something wrong with that?

Many blacks in America have Indigenous ancestors (Jimmy Hendrix is one) and there were many people during the slave era who look African American who were not, they were Indigenous, but pretended to be Black because the Indigenous people were typically treated worse than Blacks at that time. I know there are some in New Orleans. There's so much history of America never taught in schools...it's really interesting.

Yeah, not all “white, red or black where against the injustice of black peoples! I have an Irish American ancestor who died in the Civil War!

The terms of "snowflakes" are invented by USA, so...

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The reparation question was kind of stupid. They were given their own land and were able to keep their language and culture and they were left alone. Look how well they are doing now as opposed to black people who were messed with from day one, and still were responsible for the growth of this country.

It really is the real america. Dont let big media fool you. Much love ❤

Here in Oklahoma the tribes live better than the media makes it out to be they have many casinos and their own government we live together and you wouldn't even know you are in a reservation of many tribal nations all across eastern Oklahoma

You should come by and visit the real ones here on the reservations!

Fellow Brit here. We need a Peter to tour the UK and expose our underbelly. Tbh though I don't think it would be half as extraordinary as the US.

English need to learn there history and never forget what use did to the Irish and every where else use colonised 🍀🖕🍀

Irish

Damn I just googled that that’s so sick

The Irish helped native peoples during Covid. ❤

I love learning the history of love and sharing

Halito! The Choctaw helped the Irish, too.😊

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Speak a psalm to your dad state any issues then speak the goodness of God to the issue. He will recover in Jesus name Amen. 🙏 🙂

Can I send some money please

Prayers are going up at this very moment for your dad. God bless.

Sending positive healing energy, blessings and prayers ..Blessed be to your Daddy, you and your family my sister..☯️LOVE & LIGHT from Pittsburgh PA..💛🖤💛❤️ (TheGoOdGreEnWiTcH🌎🌊🔥🌬️)May your God,God’s,Goddesses or Higher Power be with you always..

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Take a trip there if you get a chance brother, especially in the fall when the leaves are changing

I'm from the Appalachians, hillbilly, but have some Cherokee down my bloodline, so these videos definitely hit "home". I, too, am loving these videos! Keep up the great work, Peter.

I totally agree with you.

That tells me its time now for him to explore another not so popular area of america or the world so more people can learn something new again. Thankfully he has given us a lot of Appalachian already. I'd love him to explore the yellowstone area. Yellowstone is the most beautiful place in america hands down, maybe the world (in my opinion). Zion and Bryce Canyon are also amazing with a lot of native history. Probably the most beautiful type of desert/mountainy scenery possible.The native history is rich in both yellowstone or the zion/grand canyon area.

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Yes ❤

Yeah I can see that, There Customs, Beliefs, mannerisms, Behaviors, How they run their Lives. And all with out Leaning Judgement.

Meanwhile the rest of us have to pay back student loans by busting our asses working countless hours. It’s disgusting to us that you get that free and we don’t.

​@@IslenoGutierrezI for one am happy that the Native Americans are getting the help they deserve. We did steal their land. They've gone through hell and back to fight for their own land that we stole from them.

​@IslenoGutierrez well we weren't slautered by the millions and Noone took our land..so there's that

@@IslenoGutierrez when you get a loan, you’re sort of expected to pay it back no one made you get the loan that’s your lifestyle choice … You could’ve got a job and went to work

@@mitdec2179 I didn’t steal shit from them and no one did today. Them getting free money and free schooling and other things is unfair to the rest of us.

What's your tribe name if you don't mind? I'm curious

I have close family friends from the Cherokee region. Life is much more affluent now. Still a lot of self sufficient communities.

@@JakeSant the yurok tribe, in northern california

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I don't know why these people act like they lived in paradise before Europeans came. I am not justifying it but then they were not good people either, They lost to powerful tribe called Europeans and then that Europeans now are trying to undo the wrongs but then these people pull the victim card as their tribe never ever done such atrocities against another tribe members.

And probably richer than you

@@nixwestlake9196Are you really that hateful? It’s just an observation from someone who actually believes in using good manners and being humble about my own privileges. Every time I see a comment like yours, I cringe at the thought of someone who is so ignorant that they really believe that they can just say or do whatever they want online WITH ANY CONSEQUENCES.

@@fishercourt 😂😂😂 that’s rich. Good manners, being humble and polite is synonymous with asking someone you do not know if they’re “really that hateful? “. Check yourself ✅

I like how he got a different view from someone else other than the person who gave him the "Korean Tour"😮

If your great great grandma was Cherokee, you are Cherokee too. We don’t do blood quantum.

What a pleasure is to read your comment. I’m imagining you looking at that photo. So precious.

she walked the trail of tears because your cherokee grandaddies sold their land to the US for $5 million. I don't for sorry for any of you Cherokees. My native ancestors stayed and fought for their land.

​@@menarentlogicalWho sold land during the trail of tears? I've never heard that version of the story and it doesn't make sense to pay for land that you are stealing in the first place. 😮

Just an opinion I feel the fed should have no right to anything, especially Native American land. For people who don't know, there's proof that Native Americans were officially here even when other Natives of other regions migrated into this region. This land is rightfully there's there's zero need to have the fed involved with what land they are to have. What I stated of Native Americans officially being here even when other tribes migrated is true fact. It's their land bottom line.

You’re somewhat contradicting yourself. How can the tribal family hold title and the federal government also? The land is designated Indian Country and the title is half by the federal government in trust for the allottee. As it passes down through generations, living, direct descendants on equal share to the property so disposing of it requires 100% agreement from all, which rarely ever happens. Having the deed in the name of the federal government protect the tribe from state oversight, so it’s actually a good thing for them

The trusteeship protects the land from being sold to outsiders which would eventually destroy the community

After seeing this video, its definetly on my list. Hoping to move to NC anyways so id love to take a trip. Surrounded by mountains it looks gorgeous, im kinda jealous

Thank you too

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Thank you, Peter, for yet another excellent video. I've learned more about the USA from your videos than from TV programs and elsewhere. You provide a unique, genuine, and unbiased opportunity to explore the behind-the-scenes USA. As a Finn in Finland and a European, I truly appreciate this learning opportunity.

Greatting from Indonesia 🇮🇩 thank you so much for always sending amazing vidio

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS !!! BEST on KZfaq

that's because you put too much work into trying to please online strangers. Disconnect from the internet once in a while!!

Well done!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 It takes a great deal of spiritual work to acknowledge past mistakes in perception and to head towards a place of peace, love and unbiased enlightenment. X

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Good job bud. It takes a mature person who show some humility. It's just a part of life that some never reach, which is changing some of the views you one had.

What a wonderful thing that you've learned from these videos. If I were Peter your comment alone would be the best compensation ever

It's funny how it's stated natives only reside in North, Central and South America 🤣

Tears of both Joy & Sadness ❤❤

Thank you so much Rob!

I’d encourage him to come back and talk to sone different folks..

@@cumberlandquiltchic1I’m not even from there but, I agree 100%. Some of the things said by Dylan is suspect.

I like the way Peter asks questions. He does so in a non-judgmental way and to stimulate discussion and also raise awareness of what he’s asking about. Truly a person who is aware and sensitive and respectful. I love whenever a new video comes out.

A lot of eastern band people just want Peter to remake the video with someone else because Dylan didn’t really reflect what we think or believe or our culture or history all that well, a lot of facts that he gave were just his opinion and not accurate or history based very much at all, other things that Dylan mentioned he very much needed to explain in greater detail, Dylan mentioned Cherokees had slaves but he didn’t go very in depth on the history of it, Cherokees had slaves prior to the 1800s and the slaves Cherokees had prior to the 1800s were mostly primarily native people from other neighboring tribes and captured white trespassers who were illegally squatting, trespassing, mining, homesteading without permission on what at the time EVERYONE knew was Cherokee land/territory, so before 1800 Cherokee slaves were usually natives from neighboring tribes captured during a war party or white people who were doing things they knew they weren’t supposed to in a place everyone knew they weren’t supposed to be, and Cherokee slaves at that time it was a different social construct than European slavery of African people, Cherokee slaves were temporary, firstly people usually only received or got slaves via capturing someone on a war party as a result of retaliation for a family member being killed previously which is kinda weird but if someone attacked and killed…..grandma or someone then they’d go get even by attacking whoever attacked us and capture the same number of their people as they killed of our people and we’d get a slave to replace our recently killed grandma or brother, that slave would belong to a family who had someone recently killed by the enemy to replace the dead family member, the slave would be forced to work and do domestic chores for years but after 2-5 or so years if the slave seemed trustworthy and like he didn’t want to run away, if the slave seemed content with where he was then he’d be adopted into the tribe and no longer be a slave he’d be like a new family member like a new son, of course that didn’t always happen and some people always wanted to escape and bring back others to get revenge and so those people would either always be slaves but more often they would be killed (the logic is a mercy killing that to put a caged bird out of its misery instead of letting it live it’s entire life in captivity wishing to be free) and so before 1800 Cherokees had slaves that often got adopted into the tribe that’s why there are Cherokees with mvskoke/Muskogee creek ancestry or Catawba or uchi ancestry, but after 1800 Europeans were intent on Christianizing the entire North America continent and Europeans didn’t feel comfortable living on the same continent as people who believed or lived differently than them so Europeans endeavored to civilize and Christianize Cherokees and in order to civilize us they had to make Cherokees live as similarly to Europeans as possible and one way of doing that is by replacing the traditional Cherokee methods of agriculture and growing crops with the European method of completely domesticating and subjugating the land and creating very European style farms and during the 1800s the most civilized way to farm (if you asked a European colonist) is to use African slaves and Europeans were kinda forcing Cherokees to act and live like Europeans do because that’s what Europeans said was the most civilized and modern way to farm, so Cherokees adopted the European method of farming and living and Europeans really emphasized to Cherokees that these African people are not like you and are somehow less than you that you’re not to adopt these slaves like we did the others, the slaves are less than you and less than human so they should be slaves permanently and that’s how Cherokees began to own African slaves, most Cherokees did not own African slaves, by the time African slaves became available in Cherokee territory most of the war parties capturing enemy tribes had pretty much died out, we didn’t travel long distances or make many military endeavors after 1800 we kinda started to chill out, i kinda think the reasoning for that is European decimating our neighboring tribes and it just didn’t feel right attacked groups that have already been nearly taken out by Europeans and we knew it wasn’t a good idea to attack Europeans since by 1800 they pretty much had us surrounded bordering our territory on all sides almost so we did what they told us and became farmers and the richest Cherokees who were part white or half white would have African slaves, THE RICH PART WHITE SLAVE OWING PLANTATION OWNING CHEROKEES ARE THE ONES WHO SIGNED THE CHEROKEE REMOVAL TREATY BECAUSE WHITES PROMISED THE SLAVE OWNING CHEROKEES MORE LAND OUT WEST THAN THEY OWNED IN THE EAST!!!!! The part white slave owning Cherokees spoke on behalf of the entire Cherokee people when they were not chiefs nor did they have any authority or special permission to sign a document that affected all Cherokees, the Cherokee chiefs had already refused to sign the treaty the granted the government permission to remove the Cherokees, instead the Americans got a bunch of wealthy half white slave owning plantation owning Cherokees to sign the document, basically the United States government didn’t need any official chief or leader to sign the document they just needed anyone of Cherokee descent to sign it so they bribed and tempted a bunch of rich slave owners, the majority of Cherokees in the 1800s did not own slaves they couldn’t afford them and when the government rounded up the Cherokees and forced them to walk to Oklahoma the African slaves were included, the Cherokees who stayed here in Appalachia and hid in the mountains were poor and didn’t own ANY African/black slaves and we hid in the woods and avoided the army, Dylan did not explain any of this history but even a Cherokee from Oklahoma should’ve known this being that Oklahoma received all the Cherokee slaves and they became the Cherokee freedmen which were granted Cherokee nation citizenship SO ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE WHO SAY MY TRIBE OWES UOU REPARATIONS PLEASE RESEARCH YOUR GENEALOGY, IF YOU FIND THAT YOUR ANCESTORS WERE OWNED BY CHEROKEES INSTEAD OF WHITES THEN PLEASE FIND OUT IF THOSE CHEROKEES WERE PART OF OR THEIR DESCENDANTS ARE CHEROKEE NATION FROM OKLAHOMA!!!! It’s highly highly unlikely to find Cherokee slave owners that were eastern band/living in North Carolina after 1830, if you believe Cherokee people owned your ancestors and you deserve something then I’m here to inform you the Cherokee nation from Oklahoma (DYLANS ACTUAL TRIBE!) allows enrollment of black freedmen if you can prove your ancestors were owned by Cherokees, Cherokee nation tribal members don’t get money but if the eastern band didn’t own your ancestors then I don’t see the logic of owed reparations to someone who never owned your family however in the extreme unlikely event of finding paperwork that proves North Carolina Cherokees owned your ancestors after 1830 then i would recommend reaching out to the family personally because I’m not aware of ANY Cherokees in North Carolina owning slaves after the trail of tears we literally hid in the bushes every time we heard anyone coming that’s not exactly how wealthy slave owners live, in Oklahoma those Cherokees were given big plots of land and they still had slaves until just after the civil war, we didn’t and if somehow someone does find evidence EASTERN Cherokees still had slaves I can’t imagine that it was more than one family that somehow retained their wealth and home place but I haven’t been made aware of the existence of such but i would recommend in that extremely unlikely event that one would reach out to the descendants of that family but no the eastern band of Cherokees did not have slaves after the trail of tears, Dylan did not explain any Cherokee history about slaves other than we had them and so I don’t feel like anything that I’ve said justifies having slaves I still think it’s very very wrong however by just blurting out we had slaves and we’d put you to work didn’t really do much for explaining history and without context whatsoever it’s easy for people to think Cherokee slaves were the same as white slaves, I’m not saying being a slave was fun but without context it’s easy for people to think how we treated slaves and our cultures relationship to slavery was exactly the same as Europeans, Dylan also said Cherokees fought for the south mostly…….which is true however it was mostly the Cherokees living in Oklahoma because a lot of our people in North Carolina were still hiding from the government, Cherokees in Oklahoma fought for the south but not that many of them fighting for the south actually owned slaves, the confederacy told the native Americans living in Oklahoma that if they would fight for the south then when the south wins they’d give native people the entire Oklahoma territory to be a state for their very own and native people can govern themselves and live how they want in a state all their own, of course the south lost and the north told the natives “sorry you fought for the wrong side, as punishment we’re gonna cut your land holdings in half” before the civil war Oklahoma was basically almost 100% nothing but native people of many many tribes but now Oklahoma is inhabited by white people because natives sided with the south to be able to govern themselves and they lost so their land was taken AGAIN even though all the tribes in Oklahoma were told “if you’ll just move to Oklahoma we’ll leave you alone for good” and so the majority of the reason that most natives fought for the south had very little to do with slavery because not very many natives had slaves at that point anyway they just wanted autonomy

I’m positive you’re not Cherokee or were your ancestors. Cherokee doesn’t skip generations dear

@@AnAdorableWombat1 tripe

facts

Facts again and truth

Like a lot of white people im am 1/32 cherokee, this series sparked my fascination with the cherokee people but I had no idea there was an Eastern band doing this well

@@deadmeatjbas an American white with no ethnic identity beyond a vague sense of irishness I had a similar, but different, experience when I learned both my fathers parents were from Irish Traveler families. Pretty depressing rabbit hole.

I know more American history, and other history than many people I know. I also know that many Native American tribes do good once they have casinos. I was not aware of this particular band of Cherokee though, and found this to be fascinating. My youngest brother (half-brother) thought he was part Cherokee stemming from someone that was abandoned on the Trail of Tears, but a DNA test did not show any native DNA for him. I think it was just a big story his family told, because his father was known for being full of unbelievable stories.

What do you mean? You literally said you don't believe in reparations, so by your stance they would get nothing lmao

🤔 my grandmothers mom also came from Oklahoma, we do have a very different sense of humour to others. I also cut my hair when someone close passes. Not sure about you but being around chanting or drum circles really makes my mind & body react differently to any other sounds.

I agree with you bro.

Yes!

Not owning the land you live on is not a “native American” thing. There are very few whites that own the land they live on even tho they think they do. Ownership just doesn’t mean what it used to!

Those would be the "pretendians" and the "five-dollar Indians."

A lot of black Americans claim to have American Indian ancestry. The black celebrities who claim that and appear on one of the genealogy shows gets debunked.

That's awesome to have. Are there other tribes that have similar documentation proving Native American ancestry?

A lot of people paid $5 to get on the Dawes rolls, so can we really use that as a resource? It’s about bloodline not a piece of paper telling you what you are

I’ve noticed that! They consider him a friend by the end of it. Peter is a real one that’s for sure. You definitely can’t fake that. You can see that he genuinely cares to learn about these people and places

im sure hes a good actor also if he was mean and bitter probably wouldnt work as well

You can tell when someone is acting, he’s a great person and people know he’s real. When they say it, it’s from the heart

@@outofbounds218 Yes, and if he was bitter... he wouldn't last. The work he does is exhausting. It's something you can only do if you have a passion for it and a genuine curiosity about people, and frankly a love for people.

My ex-wife was Dutch, and I'm German/Cherokee. Dutch women don't eff around! Lol My boy's are blonde headed with my Asian/native American squinty eyes. Lol we made some beautiful boys. The one thing from her we did right.

Cool, the only casino I'd been near is Havasu peoples, AZ.

The gas station is Buceess

@@mikebonom yes. I couldn’t get Siri to type it out correctly, so I just went with gas station rather than it looks silly.

Casinos rely on 'white' man's money. This money will soon dissipate and casinos will die out. The 'weed' factories too will become a burden upon the poor 'white' trash who are shunned in their own country by everyone foreign because of treasonous, treacherous parasitic rich elites who have taken over rule of government in the USA. The origins of the USA by those who founded it and shed their blood for it are being erased due to hatred of the so-called 'white' man and the culture that built the USA. Agreed though, Anglo men and women have been beaten down mentally and physically by domestic enemies who are determined to erase the Anglo-Saxon nation from the map.

I'm not real happy with this whole casino thing.

ive never been to WV but its always been a dream. Since i was a child i felt drawn or a coonection there. i have strong Christen beliefs so shouldnt have been going to any tea leaf reader to begin with. Anyway i went to this tealeaf reader ladyfew years back and usually they give vauge info but this lady told me straight out im to find love of my life in a very unusal way in a man from the mountains and all i could think about is this nagging feeling and connection to the mountains of WV tho ive never been there. Now i grew up on an Island East Coast of Canada so no mountains just endless water in all directions around me. Unfortunately bad choices when i was younger I have a criminal record which means im pretty sure ill never be able to go see the mountains in this lifetime

Same. I lived in Asheville NC and had to leave..but my heart still remains there. No place like the mountains. They have a spirit of their own ⛰💞

​@@astralygo8989there are mountains in Canada you could go to

When I'm in Wyoming, I get this weird opposite to claustrophobia. When there's no mountains I feel lost.

@@astralygo8989 pei is lame

when you come, visit me, in in los angeles and can show you my favorite spots across the state. ain't no place like california despite all the negative you hear

​@@amandaburleson2035 People have been making fun of California for DECADES. That's quite alright. They can just stay away. We don't need energy like that here. 😅❤

@@pinkythechihuahua3156 whats your favorite spot in cali? i really like SLO. and theres a few parks

Southwest Va should be a stop for you. Abingdon, Marion, Rural Retreat, Saltville. Alot of history here.

For landscapes try Wikipedia article about Caledonian orogeny.

Agree!

Awww thank you 🥰

I think language is just one part of who people are and not all that a person is

@@benedictcumberbatch4275 Doesn't that sound a little facetious? It's still terrible to lose one's language, and it's undeniable that language is as important to a people as their culture.

As an African American yes what that guy said hit hard!

England = the real Romans ruling the world.

When you know another language you see the world as the people who speak that language see the world. Every language is unique and has a worldview expressed by it. When you lose a language or a language dies you cannot express that worldview in the same way. There are many words, idioms and ideas that are unique to every language which tell you about the people who speak it.

Yep here in NC it’s pretty nice

@@everybodyclapyourhands4742 🙏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 hi from Pembrokeshire West Wales UK to you all in NC

im in the uk and have cherokee friends there and i really really dont think these places should be publicised . places only stay ok cos nobody knows about them. its being wrecked there as we speak but YT will only speed that up.

Hi from limerick Ireland 🇮🇪

​@@michaelj2528technology is amazing it can connect someone from Wales to someone in NC within seconds

Yup, got married in Gatlinburg and during honeymoon spent several days around Cherokee. Driving over the mountains are breathtaking. I remember going to Cherokee museum and all the little shops. My favorite peices of jewelry come from Cherokee. At least once a year we go there. The mountains, big blue skies with fluffy white clouds...one of the most beautiful places on earth. October during peak autumn season is magical.

@@Pixieshade You're so right. A beautiful place with really good folks.

Dylan's story may not be our story. He is Western Cherokee. Wonder how long he's been here?

Kenneth, USA government broke every Treaty with its native people. Every 4 years the Department of Interior announces the Increasing Debt they owe to the native peoples for use of their land over the years. It's over $150 Billion today, but no initiative among White Christian America to pay that debt. Christian peoples almost never behave like Christ! And this guy does not represent Indians well!

I totally agree with you I never turn on my TV. I am on KZfaq all the time. I love peters channel so much. He brings so much adventure and is so nice and polite doing it.

and can you believe its built on the pockets of addicts no different then a cartel

I'm hooked on KZfaq and all the wonderful things I learn about native people's. I'm blessed to have found your channel!!

Same here, I'd rather watch KZfaq than TV. There's another KZfaqr I enjoy, Indigo Traveler, a guy from New Zealand. Like Peter he explores communities as they really are but internationally.

Dont think theyd be thriving if casinos were legal everywhere else

@@JBS7551 I grew up around there. Not native. Before the casino they were still doing as well as anywhere else in the area. Culturally they were little different from the rest of the mountain folk up there. There is a huge difference between natives who went to live on reservations and those here that own their own land and businesses.

@@JBS7551 You better believe it. The Cherokee fight the State Rec Lumbee "Indians" tooth and nail from getting Fed Rec because they know the Lums wanna open up casinos and reap other benefits. Lum ancestry is questionable

@@JBS7551 what was the point of your comment besides being a dick? It wasn't simply having a casino, its how they used that money and distributed it, and the general culture of these people. Also, if you actually watched the video and wasn't being such a smartass, you would know they had other sources of income as well. This was mentioned twice. Cut the bullshit kid. We all need to do better with how we talk to each other on these social media platforms, hopefully you'll take a moment to learn from this but I doubt it.

This really is one of the better corners of the internet in general. Even for the most part, besides some children *ahem JBS* even the comments tend to be more cordial and thoughtful on his videos.

Do you let white people move in?

I live in Knoxville as well and have always enjoyed a nice drive thru and around Cherokee.

Dylan was able to spend time with Peter, to share hidden gems concerning Native Americans from his knowledge of history. Other interviews, like the group of young men, especially the historian deep in the mountains and good ole Titus!!! God bless America!!! May God restore the Native Americans throughout the nation.

Well put and I'm the same.

All the reservations Peter visited the people he interacted with are all amazing. Warm kind welcoming people. I'm hoping to see ones on the First Nation tribes like M'ikmaq and the other tribes.

Same my grand parts spoke Cajun French. Wish I knew it. -Ian n.o.l.a. m 30

Is there not a “mother land” where your people originate from? There IS where you will find your culture thriving & surviving. This HERE is that man’s peoples “mother-land” I imagine way more scarce there others “home” original lands.

While working in that Area the locals told me the same as well.

@@wiztribe Not as most people think of a mother land. My ancestors were forced to leave LA Cadie, or Acadia, which is now Nova Scotia Canada, in the 1700's by Great Britain. France and Great Britain had both been fighting over the area and ownership had changed hands between them multiple times. In the mid 1700's Britain didn't like the fact that my ancestors would not swear their allegiance to the king of England. Besides not having anything to do with this fight between France and England, the king wanted us to go to war with the native people of the area. The same natives that we had become allies, and by multiple generations of intermarriage, and family. Great Britain did horrible things to them, and after 10 or so years they were forced to leave. They came to what's now Louisiana. So we've been here for twice as long as we've been anywhere else.

my grandma would speak it regularly in the house. surprised i didnt naturally pick it up as a second language as the entire household (grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles) all spoke it and spoke it well. they would mainly talk in cajun french so we couldnt understand them lol

You are not the natives They are You stole their land I know because my last name is Cowan Cowan brothers of Bristol Grew up on chestnut hill next door to the Kings That land was stolen from the real native people Respect you say? Get a clue Learn the real history

I’m from Knoxville and I agree. These videos are wonderful.

Everyone in East Tennessee definitely respects the Cherokee culture. I live in knoxville also. So much so that almost all families , black or white , claim Cherokee ancestry. Some have Cherokee blood , some wished they had it and a few actually do , but a lot claim that ....my mama's grandmother was full or half. ...just like me.😅I do have some proof. It really doesn't matter everyone respects the Eastern Band of Cherokee and they do deserve it. My family used to go through Cherokee every year to decorate my grandparent's family Graves and it has grown so much.

I'm not sure why indigenous Europeans always larp on being 1/16th native American😂 I'm 100% European and happy about it. The problem is my people forget who we were before modern times. Strange thing really.❤❤

@@RunninUpThatHillh I am 100% Native American... Born and raised here in the USA. I wonder what the inner circles of your European country would say about you if you went back there and claimed your 100% European? My wife is a green card permanent resident alien from Germany, and even she doesn't dare say shes 100% German (even though she is) to Germans, since she's lived in the USA for 50 years, and knows virtually nothing about Germany.

As a Murphy native, you have been deceived.

@@sj1345 Nope. This has been my experience and what I’ve witnessed! I’m sure everyone has a different perspective or experience but it doesn’t necessarily mean anyone has been deceived!

I'm at pilot mountain amd I never realized how much more beautiful places we have here in NC. I found alot of arrow heads in great shape when we plowed to farm tobacco so I've always been curious if there was a tribe by my house here amd who they were, I never knew how to find out but would love to if anyone knows how to get that kind of information

Absolutely, beautifully said!!!

You sound like a wonderful person. I'm glad I share the planet with you. NC is a beautiful state as well as Tennessee

It’s not your neck of the woods just because you buy a house and move here, honestly people will stand in one spot for ten minutes and start calling themselves local

I live in raleigh!

Very thankful to live in these mountains most of my life. We can only change the present and honor the first people who inhabited these mountains before us by respecting the land and the people. We intend to do both.

same!

You're seeing the good. Living in relative isolation as a homeowner makes you vulnerable to the inordinate amount of drug addicts, but our addicts are locksmiths, tech gurus, and builders. They'll find a way to steal ur shit and it's easy to hide. I live and work in Appalachia, and my family has been here since 1780, but my Native ancestors for thousands

​@@25oxendinedrug addicts are worst. Government should just imprison them for life

@@bendover-bz4bc No, racists are actually worse! I saw your racist comments in another comment section and you've been reported. You're ignorance is disgusting, and will get you no where in life.

Yes, it's called "Unto These Hills" outdoor drama. Very good and like 30+ years running. The Museum of the Cherokee Indian there is also great to visit!

I live in a beautiful area Pennsylvania Appalachian Mountains. There are no Native Americans and the area is super clean with beautiful homes.

I was in Cherokee working on a movie in Maggie Valley. Magical place Cherokee is.

Agree with the last line. This place is mesmerizing ❤

You need a job😂😂

@@blackdonte24it’s better that people spend their time learning by watching great documentary type content like this rather than garbage dating shows or reality tv.

Let me get this straight? He is encouraging his daughter to be on benefits for her future adult work life… bring on the depression…she’ll have no self worth…. And the weed? It’ll ruin things…seen it here in Washington state with weed and casinos…. The natives do HARM…don’t get any other ideas… they hurt societies.

I think its his wife editing:)

@@84CORVETTEBILLThe profits from the casino aren't government benefits. And I think you harmed the native societies more than they will ever harm yours.

In fact, everyone in this country should have that perspective, no matter which of the groups you spawned out of, and whatever issues there were previously, in the end, it's thanks to these people and the struggles they all went through that we now have what we do. The sad part is how we'll take what they all went through and then turn around and make a mockery of it and ruin it in so many ways. The lack of appreciation is concerning.

I recently discovered my great- grandmother was Eastern Cherokee, too. We were always told she was a Native American, but nobody knew what tribe until I researched our family tree. My DNA test confirms it and put me in touch with many cousins. The history is so rich; my Cherokee ancestors fought in the Civil War and even the Revolutionary War. I've been able to trace this back to the 1700, and still going! I'm amazed at what a wonderful people Cherokee are/ were and proud to call them my ancestors.

This guy is like the Joe Rogan of YT tourisim/documentaries

@@cybersechs1368Best comparison I’ve heard so far.

@@cybersechs1368 SO MUCH BETTER than JR!!

I thought the same until he disrespected the elder. Didn’t like the “know it all” attitude. Even if he was right, he should have not reacted in that way.

@@jns447 he didn't disrespect him, he was defending his land, this is a video and if he let it stand the lie he was telling we would think the guy help doing the video is a liar

@@sheliafarmer i just saw him defending his pride. Against an elder. He had presented his version, let the old man speak. Don’t argue.

Indian-American? LOL Indians are from India - Native Americans are American

@@diydiva3190 never heard it said, “American Indian”? just because someone’s vocabulary is different from yours doesn’t make it okay for you to laugh at them and think you know it all above them. These folk even call themselves Indian. The man at the end mentioned His granny and said how she spoke and sung in Indian. The fellow didn’t say speaking and singing in American or Native American. The fella said Indian. 54:54 Even the hospital’s sign literally says “Cherokee Indian Hospital” 58:25

My class mate who is indigenous to the Pacific NW refers to herself as Indian and by her tribe. She is 29.

I am in Albuquerque, close to Navajo and other native populated lands. I studied traditional ways with a Micmac elder when I was on the east coast in Virginia, the elder lived in eastern Canada. I am compassionate and respectful, but I don't play “PC” games very well. I refer to a native person, as a native person, or by whatever and however they tell me they want to be called. “Friend” is the best. I refer to persons from the subcontinent of India as “Indians" then I say, "dots not feathers”, and people always get it what I am saying. I don't use it the other way through. Native people are people, and I like people.

@@viviennedunbar3374 why should Indian people be okay with people referring to something they are not?