Cree Elders Get Emotional When I Speak Their Dying Language

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Anyway, I was challenged to come out in the middle of the ice cold winter to remote northern Saskatchewan to learn Cree, one of the world’s most difficult and highly endangered languages, by Patrick, a dancer from Canada’s indigenous Cree people, and then try to give a speech in Cree in front of a room full of skeptical elders. We also went dog sledding, sweat lodging, and moose eating - a truly unique First Nations / Native American experience! If you want to learn some Cree, Patrick and his family have Cree courses available at repeataftermecree.com
0:00 Introduction
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1:31 Buying gifts for the tribe
3:00 Talking to random strangers in Cree
6:23 Speaking Welsh in Canada
7:56 Going dog sledding
8:52 Eating moose and rabbit
10:22 Meeting the village elders
12:09 An emotional moment
13:08 Saying goodbye to the elders
13:51 Experiencing sweat lodge
16:15 Ordering in Chinese at local Chinese restaurant
18:46 How hard is Cree to learn?
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@xiaomanyc Ай бұрын

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@robertfaucher3750 Ай бұрын

this reignites my passion to maybe someday learn Ainu

@KayoWR Ай бұрын

thats cool

@Louis-iz8nq 28 күн бұрын

Great videos. I've caught a few in the last few months. I was wondering if Ari is your real name because that means Lion in Hebrew.

@Dracopol 10 күн бұрын

18:00 You tried to teach the Chinese lady the Cree for "hello", which is "Danseh". It reminds me of the bit in the song by the Canadian band Men Without Hats, "The Safety Dance", a worldwide hit in the 80s. After he sings, "We can dance!" the girl yells "Dancez!" which is French for "Dance!" but it sounds the same as "Danseh". Did the Cree think she was saying, "Hello."? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zrd0fq-Y0au0ZY0.html (28 seconds in)

@Justin-yt5nh 3 сағат бұрын

ainu language

@TreachRake 3 ай бұрын

As a Canadian it disgusts me how much our government doesn't care about Native languages, you have done more with this video to promote Cree than our government has done, I thank you for learning and promoting this beautiful language.

@frankvonfrauner 3 ай бұрын

They pay millions every year to help preserve the languages. They've even gone so far as paying scholars to anglocize an alphabet for a lot of First Nations languages so that they can be used more widely. I listen to a native owned radio station and every day they have vignettes teaching you words and Cree, Blackfoot, Sioux, and a couple other languages, and that's paid for by the government of Canada. Maybe save your disgust for what they actually do.

@tamd5670 3 ай бұрын

@@frankvonfraunerhow about ignoring the mass graves? How about leaving indigenous people to live with no real support and no clean drinking water? How about every time people twist the governments arm to help indigenous people, or to make reparations for their crimes against them, they barely lift a finger or just say “my bad”? Helping support their language and culture is not enough. You saying that is so insane because you’re just saying that the government is kinda doing something small for them and then using that as an argument to be like “we do enough” get fucked

@mmoogl3547 3 ай бұрын

@@tamd5670 that's what his disgust should be saved for. The person above you made a good point that the Canadian government is doing things to promote the language; more than this video has for sure, and you made a good point that there's a lot of things about the government that actually warrants a disgusted reaction.

@z0mbaeee 3 ай бұрын

As a fellow Canadian, I haven't heard a word a the government doing any of these things; so they don't publish, talk about or promote it. Ever. Never heard a single thing about it. What gets me is - why are we almost forced to learn "french" when we SHOULD be taught these languages. We want Truth and Reconciliation? Let's start actually doing the things.

@brando8086 3 ай бұрын

Clean drinking water for sure, and sanitation. But those graves in my hometown haven't been proven to be actual graves and there is evidence for the contrary due to a septic system's weeping tiles. Not discrediting the injustice our first nations people have experienced but I'd personally like actual proof on a major talking point and not just ground penetrating radar images of proof.

@MontagZoso 3 ай бұрын

Xiaoma speaking Cree, then switches to Chinese and teaches the Chinese woman how to say “Hello” in Cree to her customers, then teaches the Cree man how to say “Thank You” in Chinese. Just, wow. 😳❤️ Like Xiaoma said, “Bringing the world together.” 💯

@endeeray4295 3 ай бұрын

Don't forget the smattering of Welsh!

@dingaia 2 ай бұрын

humans aren't separated by languages, they're connected by them.

@donniebacklund6743 2 ай бұрын

Y wife is chinese and taught math and science in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. I was blown away when they went the Chinese restaurant OMG. Amazing. The Chinese people are everywhere. I thank you for going and doing it was a great idea to have you as their guest. It works. I have a great respect for first Nations people. They are the best. I love your show. Thanks

@historygirl2343 2 ай бұрын

That was my favorite part!

@MeachPango 2 ай бұрын

That was honestly one of my favorite parts.

@penand_paper6661 Ай бұрын

I have an older relative by marriage. Her father, being an immigrant to the Prairies, spoke a lot of Eurolangs - and also picked up Cree. Later in his life, my relative told him that their housemaid was Cree. I think he said to her, "Why didn't you say so?" He then called up the stairs to the housemaid in Cree, who was vacuuming. She went still like a statue. The vacuum fell right out her hand, down the stairs. She started to weep, if I recall right. She hadn't been spoken to in Cree in decades at that point.

@jgieseler 9 күн бұрын

Well.....dang that is a really beautiful story. What do you mean by "the Prairies"? I'm from Ohio and can only think of our prairie states between the Mississippi and the Rockies.

@Oneryeone 7 күн бұрын

@@jgieselerSame prairie, just Canadian side. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are all prairies up until the Rockies.

@c.jarmstrong3111 Күн бұрын

@@jgieseler The great plains carry all the way up to the Arctic, brother!

@DANI3LLADAVI3S Ай бұрын

As a Welsh person, the way my jaw DROPPED when he started speaking Welsh…. That was the last thing I was expecting to see in this vid. What the holy hell

@Kakuretaka 9 күн бұрын

Shes thousands of miles from home and she hears her native tongue maybe for the first time in years. As a Scot who lived in Canada for a bit I fully understand.

@vanexraven7961 2 күн бұрын

Not too many languages he can't speak

@adamdesanti6713 9 сағат бұрын

Molly's response at their parting: "No worries dude! Glad you enjoyed it" is _very_ Canadian. I use "no worries" a lot if someone thanks me for something that costs me very little and I was happy to do.

@ashsmee 3 ай бұрын

As an Indigenous person who doesn’t know their native tongue this made me emotional. Please learn more and share the beauty of North American Indigenous Languages. Thank you. Edit: I was adopted at birth so if I ever find my tribe I’ll learn my language. Thanks for all the encouraging comments.

@oxlip 3 ай бұрын

yo i hope this inspires you to pick it up -- if you're willing to share, what's the language of your people?

@YoreHistory 3 ай бұрын

It is never too late to learn. Learning the language is like carrying your ancestors with you. I did the same with my ancestral tongues.

@sylvilaguscunicularius3155 3 ай бұрын

Learn! Learn! Do it!

@bigploppa154 3 ай бұрын

@@oxliplanguages are fascinating. ive been considering picking up nahuatl as of late despite not being indigenous to any extent. something about it really draws me in

@kradylladel2785 3 ай бұрын

Same here, I am cree but only know a few words.

@PowwowTimes 3 ай бұрын

Was such an amazing time hosting Ari to come to our homelands and not only learn Cree but help promote our language.

@UndrwearBomber 3 ай бұрын

This is now one of my favorite videos from Ari. Thank you for having him come meet your people. I hope I have the opportunity to meet your people some day too.

@cadillaccasper 3 ай бұрын

Good job bro. The ending was powerful. Language immersion is so important. And AI might help sometime in the future but for now the elders, uncles and auntys are the way to go.

@oO0X2K0Oo 3 ай бұрын

It looks pretty there

@fammue 3 ай бұрын

Truly hope, it'll bring young people to learn the old languages and revive their usage! I remember once watching a woman doing birch biting art in Vancouver and still remember it vividly, because it was so awesome and fascinating. The old cultures have so much wisdom and knowledge, which I hope will be rediscovered.

@beccal.5369 3 ай бұрын

What an amazing video.... much respect to you and your people for trying to keep your language and traditions for the future generations .... I pray your language and traditions will always be here and your people will always happy. 💜

@djwilliams7935 2 ай бұрын

That shoulder grab by one of the elders. You honored them greatly! He was proud.

@pattyolascoaga5706 15 күн бұрын

This is the comment I was looking for

@DriftEntry101 13 күн бұрын

@@pattyolascoaga5706 Yup

@allie1953 7 күн бұрын

I noticed that, too!

@isaiahinthewoods7458 2 ай бұрын

I’m not Cree, I’m Lakota. But I treat all tribes as my Brothers and Sisters. This made me emotional, and it’s a beautiful testament to preserving the culture of my peoples. Thank you Ari.

@killereverb3928 3 ай бұрын

I’m not going to lie; I cried when Ari was speaking to the Cree elders. Speaking another’s language is a way of communicating, “I love you” and “I care” which, of course is universal. Thank you so much.

@biggestcomplainer 3 ай бұрын

You need to get outside and enjoy the world if something like that brings you to tears. Maybe a chemical imbalance?

@bela-sofia34 3 ай бұрын

@@biggestcomplainer There may be truth to what you say...that said we don't know for sure. And if it *is* true, maybe there's no other way to experience the world except through these videos. That's the reality for many of us.

@user-ps1ft1hy4j 3 ай бұрын

@@biggestcomplainer Don't be a piece of garbage on the internet. It's been done.

@Miyoswin462 3 ай бұрын

Me too! ❤

@DirectorNeumiller 3 ай бұрын

same. this dude is pretty amazing

@FLoooT 3 ай бұрын

I'm a Cree native from Saskatchewan, and I'm very grateful to have people like you who don't let cultures like ours die or be forgotten. Thank you and I hope the Creator grants you happiness and peace in your years to come.

@isailwind3471 3 ай бұрын

Why can’t the Cree people keep their language alive?

@vBrazzyy 3 ай бұрын

Alot of the Youth hasnt learned the language from their elders. They speak English only mainly now. Im ignorant in this topic and am only speculating. I've never met a Cree native.@@isailwind3471

@jenniferluong5898 3 ай бұрын

@@isailwind3471 many Cree people have lost their language capabilities because of residential schools and the lack of people speaking it anymore to learn it.

@isailwind3471 3 ай бұрын

@@jenniferluong5898 I don’t know about after 2008 or so but i lived and worked in several northern communities and every single person could speak Cree, kids included. So if the language is dying it has to be in the last 10 years or so.

@FLoooT 3 ай бұрын

@@isailwind3471 It is a self-made problem as many of the youths in recent years haven't been taught about our language or culture and unfortunately, it's widespread so it has led to a severe lack of native Cree speakers but also like Jennifer said, the generational trauma and the forced stigma about our culture has made many of the older generation unwilling to teach the youths the language.

@roge1567 Ай бұрын

I'm a cree Native from Saskatchewan! I was so surprised to find this video, watching it really makes me so emotional to know I dont know much of my Native language other than what we addressed our grandparents. My grandmother is from Willowbunch and was in the residential school system. She mentioned a few times how cruel the nuns were to all the children and how they berated the parents in the homes for speaking anything but english. They spoke French AND Cree, and you can see the regret they have about losing most of it. I grew up fluent in french from what I was taught in their home and in French immersion from pre-k on. I am absolutely going to make sure I learn Cree, hopefully better than I know my French. Thank you SO much for making this video. Much love and infinite respect.

@chrystelelacroix4681 11 күн бұрын

So sorry to hear what they did to you and your people. Your language, culture and people are beautiful. It would be a tragedy for humanity that your language disappear. I really hope you will learn how to speak Cree language. ❤from France.

@spookyzombae 2 ай бұрын

I'm sobbing. I really want to learn my native tongue. My grandmother had dealt with so much trauma from residential schools, that she refused to teach my mom, therefore my sisters and I never got the chance to learn. I'm going to look into these lessons and learn my language. I'm a full-time streamer and would love to also teach my community my culture, and to hopefully have cree/english streams. It's really a dream of mine. I want to break the cycle. I want to learn more about my culture, and if I ever have children of my own, I hope to teach them as well. Thank you so much for learning our language and promoting this. This inspires me, and I'm sure it will inspire the youth in the communities as well. I can't thank you enough for such a beautiful video. ❤

@kelllefae3026 23 күн бұрын

Blessings in all your cycle breaking 🙏

@ShinobiGaijin 2 ай бұрын

"If this white guy can learn to speak Cree, then we can teach out children." ❤ ... Thank you Xiaoma for teaching the world the importance of respecting, learning, and embracing other cultures. You just don't miss.

@cognoscitivos 2 ай бұрын

bro thats real1!

@Amaliel_Mirael 2 ай бұрын

I was in tears with this woman 🥹

@PissBreakSupervisor 2 ай бұрын

For real. This guy learns so much it must be insanely difficult to learn and remember that much. For someone who is mixed it makes me want to sit down and try to learn again It'll still be difficult for me in my own way but that shouldn't stop me. also that he is sharing it out there to the rest of the world is amazing.

@TheDylls Ай бұрын

Probably the most respect ever put behind the words "This white guy" lol

@WileChile51 Ай бұрын

This is it. ❤

@DownEastSaw 3 ай бұрын

That welsh girl’s smile could have drown out the sun when Xioama started speaking Welsh. Language is such a beautiful connector of people.

@maximus6622 3 ай бұрын

@Akari_Reinhart That's not strictly true, sorry but you need to travel around Wales more. I'm English and have lived all over Wales. If you go down the west of North, Mid and South Wales, you'll find majority of small towns/villages, their first language is Welsh, especially amongst the farming communities. I met dozens of elderly Welsh folk who struggled struggled to speak fluent English and rightly so. The Welsh language is actually on the rise, more Welsh speaking schools and teachers. Yes the Rhondda is predominantly English speaking, I live in Porth, but in my experience there are still lots of Welsh speakers in Wales and that's a good thing. I've not been to Aberdare for years, a bit scary driving over Maerdy mountain in the fog and rain lol. 👍

@Sholto69 3 ай бұрын

Agreed, I live mid-Wales and all the locals speak Welsh. Even the English expats are taking classes.

@GwladYrHaf 3 ай бұрын

Many don’t bother in Aberdare, elsewhere it’s a different story. But as for main language, Wales is no different from the rest of the UK. Germanic is the main language group.

@FightingCoward 3 ай бұрын

@@GwladYrHaf Welsh stems from Brythonic not Teutonic, it developed into recognisable Welsh in about 400AD.

@DarthJynx115 3 ай бұрын

@@AzuraeLyonheartIt’s been English because of the English control of Wales. Same goes for Ireland and Scotland. Before England’s control, they all had their own languages that they mainly spoke. The reason everybody primarily speaks English is because of the English and their control over so many nations at one point in time

@-Vitalis- 26 күн бұрын

12:15

@MysticMoonlight10120 Ай бұрын

I’m Dene and Cree, me and my family are from Treaty 6. Unfortunately I can’t seem to learn our language no matter how long I tried. Even being in a school where there’s a class for the language I still struggled learning it, I’ve been there for 7 years and can only say like 10 words right. I appreciate that you’re doing this, you’re really encouraging me to keep trying.

@MrJuulia01 4 күн бұрын

Im curious what is treaty 8? Someone mentioned blow ur comment treaty 6 too. I did research, but idk much

@rustykoala 3 ай бұрын

You made a grown man cry Ari, I used to be a hater but after watching some of your videos I realized that the hate was unwarranted. You're connecting people and uplifting Indigenous people from around the world. It's beautiful man ❤

@rttp-righttothepoint6656 3 ай бұрын

Why would you hate this in the first place. It’s just a genius going around promoting different cultures.

@rttp-righttothepoint6656 3 ай бұрын

Anyone that blinks like that is super intelligent

@ZebSound 3 ай бұрын

may i ask what did you hated on him? i am really curious because its just a channel about learning languages and connecting :)

@PS-cq8qr 3 ай бұрын

For some they see this as cultural appropriation because hes white instead of seeing an inquisitive young man with a mind for languages that not only learns them but learns about the cultures and traditions.

@allegra6425 3 ай бұрын

I‘m proud of you for recognizing that you were wrong before. You’re doing good

@Gingermycat 3 ай бұрын

He spoke 3 languages in one spot. It's amazing that he is helping bring awareness to the dying languages. Edit: OMG an American spoke English 😲 so it's 4 languages! 🤦‍♀️

@jmo53214. 3 ай бұрын

Four if you count his native english! (Cree, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese ((I think)) and English)

@jeremybenoit759 3 ай бұрын

One of those languages was either mandarin or Cantonese aka chinese, not exactly a dying language lol

@notcrazy6288 3 ай бұрын

@@jeremybenoit759 Welch is definitely a dying language. Two in one video ain't bad.

@sadhu7191 3 ай бұрын

Bro it's not normal to learn Language so fast. He needs to have t9n of kids.

@sadhu7191 3 ай бұрын

The comments. Bro this is to much I barely can speak English my first language lol

@brendacollins1315 Ай бұрын

This man is a true polyglot. Much respect to him; his gift brings people together.

@markmullen1852 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful Cree people. Please don't lose your language. Teach your kids. It's priceless.

@Rmx-tq5vi 3 ай бұрын

*There are KZfaqrs who waste their time promoting stupid stunts or pranks for clout.* *Then there are KZfaqrs who spreads awareness, knowledge and happiness to the world.* *Thank you Xiaoma.* 🙏

@SGC511 3 ай бұрын

much respect

@houseofchinn6112 3 ай бұрын

You act like every YT'er should be like this channel. Why? What's wrong with people having success on their own. Pretty pretty for some random commenter to shame others that they don't follow your personal opinions

@unicw21 3 ай бұрын

@@houseofchinn6112Stay mad hater

@houseofchinn6112 3 ай бұрын

@@unicw21 cry

@angelstyle9677 3 ай бұрын

@@houseofchinn6112they didn’t say those other channels shouldn’t exist. They are thanking him for using his platform to spread awareness. Which is something you don’t see a lot of youtubers do, especially like learning a dying language and traveling to Saskatchewan to speak to the natives on his own dime.

@Kushert 3 ай бұрын

You're seriously an international peacekeeper. This man can single handedly bring the world together.

@sclerodermasmarter2742 3 ай бұрын

Amen!

@tsho08 3 ай бұрын

Just the little bit of time in the chinesse restuarant he brought that community a little closer. Xiaoma for the next UN meeting lol

@Double.G 3 ай бұрын

It proves that so many of the problems could be just miscommunication and misunderstanding, and how communicating can really connect everyone!

@narcodium 3 ай бұрын

I agree, his channel is one of few that show’s cultural appreciation instead of appropriation

@leathercheerio1 3 ай бұрын

Send him to Ukraine fast then

@davidthomas-ot4cl 23 күн бұрын

@7.20 the Welsh girl was just impressed that an American had even heard of Wales and then he spoke Welsh and blew her mind! Most Welsh people don't even speak Welsh which is why he asked her do you speak Welsh. This guy has some mad skills.

@pingponghappytime 2 ай бұрын

And just look how friendly these first Nation people are, after everything that's been done to them. Amazing people. Long live Cree culture

@sineadwhelehan1755 3 ай бұрын

This is probably my favourite, of all the videos of yours that I've seen. I'm a white Canadian woman, and our First Nations peoples have been treated incredibly poorly for hundreds of years. Their culture, language and history is rich and beautiful; thank you so much Ari, for doing this - and PATRICK for asking Ari to come in the first place! I hope very much that Ari continues to visit First Nations communities in North America. It's beyond valuable!! I wish I could go up there to visit this community too. THANK YOU ARI.🙏💖 (and thank you for the terrific resources mentioned in this video too!) 🙏💖

@TheCynicalOptimist88 3 ай бұрын

I moved to Canada, Vancouver island from Australia and I can agree it is an amazing culture, The museum in Victoria on Vancouver island is a really good place to go learn, if anyone has an opportunity to go check it out... They have an insane collection there I was blown away!

@missdann 3 ай бұрын

I’m sure the woman who unexpectedly had a welsh conversation with you so far from Wales felt a piece of home! You share so much with your passion for languages thank you for always wanting to share it with us!❤️

@chrism45 3 ай бұрын

I'm so curious how she ended up working there.

@mikedown1250 3 ай бұрын

sounded like chinese welsh to me.

@noahlebaron9337 3 ай бұрын

@@TheDogGoesWoof69zero. There are no innocent settlers lol

@Eskii_NZL 3 ай бұрын

You could tell by the way she lightened up around him that him speaking her language to her in his country touched her heart

@patrickcolin7073 3 ай бұрын

@@noahlebaron9337what are you accusing this random lady of?

@huskeyfosterfail4980 29 күн бұрын

What an honor to be able to eat with the elders. I thank the elders for allowing this to be recorded, so I could watch and learn. I appreciate what this is about and pray to the creator and ancestors that the language and culture not only lives forever but thrives. May the children and grandchildren be inspired to learn and then teach.

@xEPICxNESS Ай бұрын

I’m so humbled to see you know what to gift our Elders. Blessing them with sweet grass and tobacco like our ancestors have for millennia.

@rickbel645 3 ай бұрын

Dude is extremely modest. He definitely has a gift that very very few people can even grasp.

@OdinWannaBe 3 ай бұрын

Of course he has a gift to quickly learn language, and he does the practice for our entertainment too.

@greasher926 2 ай бұрын

Yes, but his point still stands, anyone can learn a new language if they are consistent with it, and verbally practicing and not afraid of making mistakes in public and making a fool out of themselves. The main difference is what takes him a month probably would be a year for an average person.

@Jake-bt3fc 2 ай бұрын

@@greasher926 I don't think it would actually take an average person multiple years to do this. He speaks a lot less than you'd think. He just knows exactly what he needs to learn to be able to buy something from a store and explain that he's learning the language etc. He uses a lot of the same phrases over and over again. When people try talking to him about off topic things he didn't expect to talk about you can see it gets pretty rough.

@deehznuhhtz5053 2 ай бұрын

It's not a gift. You too can learn multiple languages. You just can't be stubborn, don't procrastinate and actually focus on learning. To simply just say he has a gift technically is implying you're dumb yourself.

@lunacielo7680 2 ай бұрын

@@Jake-bt3fc How many phrases do you know in different languages? How many countries have you visited? Stop being jealous!

@Its_iQ 3 ай бұрын

You know, having a local take you to their reservation is actually a HUGE sign of respect and comfort. We do that to introduce you to our family, friends and even our ancestors so that you feel more comfortable and at home. We seriously appreciate this, as a Wisconsin local who loves to learn about our history, ekosani, Ari.♥️

@allytrudie864 3 ай бұрын

Maybe on American reservations but certainly not Canadian ones. I’ve been on many a reservation- they used to hold illegal “fights” and I was brought in to be a waitress for the events many many times 😂 I didn’t belong there and they no one invited me. I was simply hired. As a teen you often end up on reservations to party outside away from the eyes of the police- again, we aren’t invited but we are certainly welcomed.

@goseniors 2 ай бұрын

That's very true.

@southerncowgirl3911 6 күн бұрын

When she was expressing that if he can learn that they can teach their children, broke my heart. Do not lose your culture. It’s beautiful. Its unique. It’s needed.

@devanwc23 26 күн бұрын

I got emotional watching this. It makes me wanna study Hawaiian…my grandma was the last to speak it fluently and none of my family has tried to keep it up. Beautiful stuff!

@kra_hme 3 ай бұрын

Hello! I’m Cree and Dene, my family is from treaty 8 territory, My family lives closer to BC but I’m from Alberta! My father’s side (Dene) is from NWT. I am so thankful that you hear and speaking a language that I cannot speak at all. It makes me hopeful for my culture and that it will not die. Please keep learning about our culture, it would mean so much to me and all my relatives if you did. Thank you thank you thank you

@SketchyAsFunk 3 ай бұрын

Please learn your own language. It is up to each generation to learn and continue the language and traditions. I bet it would mean much more to your reletives than some randome dude on youtube learning basic cree for a short time.

@kra_hme 3 ай бұрын

@@SketchyAsFunk I am mentally not able to do so. My disability makes it EXTREMELY difficult to learn new things due to memory. The only way I could learn a language, is if I was taught it from birth

@maudevachon3658 3 ай бұрын

Big love from Yellowknife!! We are not native but my Dad was a pilot for Air Tindi over 20 years ago and his first week on the job he realised there was no point in giving the flight safety briefings in english because most of his passengers only spoke Tlicho. He picked up a translation dictionary, learned just enough to communicate and give a good safety briefing in the native language. The best part of native culture is being welcomed with open warms when you show love and respect, which is what happened with my father. I feel so lucky to have grown up in a community where your beautiful cultures and languages are still spoken even a little bit, and I will spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to learn as much as possible on everything that happened, how to help and be an ally. LOVE YOU SO MUCH ❤️

@MrsJones19 3 ай бұрын

Every time I see the word Dene, it’s a shock to my brain lol. My name is Denè and it’s pretty rare especially with that spelling.

@sihotech 3 ай бұрын

You gotta learn it... no excuses.

@benhaggerty8707 2 ай бұрын

I can imagine why the Welsh lady's jaw dropped, imagine you move from a country where the langauhe is getting rarer for natives to speak to a native American reservation in Canada and a mam from New York approaches you and starts speaking Welsh when he finds out where you're from That must've brightened her year

@lunacielo7680 2 ай бұрын

That was beautiful to watch!

@welshfae1249 2 ай бұрын

Until the recent past Welsh children were physically punished in schools if the spoke in Welsh. The powers that be tried to erase our language

@tarnokka 2 ай бұрын

@@welshfae1249common thread around the world

@otherwize12 2 ай бұрын

@@welshfae1249 That's so sad, I hope in the future everyone in Wales will be fluent in Welsh.

@lachie8784 2 ай бұрын

@@welshfae1249 its the same with scottish gaelic I read, quite sad and there are probably many extinct languages of the past that shared the same fate in the ancient world.

@Dabman687 Ай бұрын

Wow I’m Cree and barely know any of my language, you really inspired me to learn. I don’t have anyone to teach me as it is almost all English on my reservation. Awesome vid u were just 5 hours away from me when u made it haha awesome to think about, thank you for this 👍

@osiang2919 2 ай бұрын

as a welsh speaker in cardiff this is awesome!! you've made more of an effort to learn our language than most natives!

@internetual7350 Ай бұрын

An bhfuil Breatnais agat? (Do you speak Welsh?) Grás mór ó do chol ceathracha Ceilteach in Éirinn 💚🤍🧡

@jasonsheath3294 3 ай бұрын

50 year old lawyer here. Dealt with indigenous clients as criminal defense lawyer and in my current role of prosecutor. Have a front row seat to so many heartbreaking situations with lost and broken indigenous young people on bad paths. Seeing this is so uplifting. So meaningful to see Ari honour and connect with those elders (warriors!) fighting for their young and to preserve their culture. Got something in my eye after watching this video. Good humans on display here

@siphious2911 3 ай бұрын

any tips for a young lad going into your career field, currently going onto my 3rd year of college for Political Science, and I hope to go into law school afterwards

@jasonsheath3294 3 ай бұрын

@siphious2911 can I ask if you are in Canada or USA? I am Canadian and would be glad to help but if you are American I am probably less helpful.

@siphious2911 3 ай бұрын

@@jasonsheath3294 USA unfortunately🤙

@CricketGirrl 3 ай бұрын

I'm 30% Cree (Big Stone Band in Alberta), but I was raised in Saudi Arabia and never had a way to learn the Cree language. I'm so excited to have the opportunity to do so now. Thank you!

@KawinB-yh5xs 3 ай бұрын

I am a Tsalagi descendant. The Cree are brothers to Tsalagi. I thought the languages would sound similar but they don't.

@lexandrosphynx1049 3 ай бұрын

@@KawinB-yh5xs To be fair, Cree and Tsalagi are not from the same language family. It makes sense that they might sound very different.

@KawinB-yh5xs 3 ай бұрын

@@lexandrosphynx1049 That's fair.

@muguly4591 3 ай бұрын

That's cool af

@lexandrosphynx1049 3 ай бұрын

@@KawinB-yh5xs Doesn't change the cultural kinship, though.

@Mayyde 2 ай бұрын

I love I can hear the subtle similarities between Cree and Ojibwe. Despite not hearing Cree that much in my life, I picked up on words like rabbit immediately, since it's so similar to how we say it in my area. I've heard multiple dialects of Ojibwe for all of my life and have been surrounded by speakers, so a lot of the words are forever going to stick with me. From my family speaking around the house, to friends joking in the language, and from it being taught in our schools on the rez. Miigwech for inspiring me to keep going on this journey to be fluent! It means so much to me. You are an incredible person.

@Erin-te8bl 2 ай бұрын

Oh yes Ari! You went visited native american tribe and community. I love native americans! They deserve so much better, they deserve more support more kindness and fairness! Sending my love and hugs to the Cree and native tribes. I love you beautiful people 🫶

@brianajohnson1689 3 ай бұрын

This made me so emotional. I am from the Chippewa (ojibwe) in Wisconsin. Our language is dying and most of us know some basic words but not as a native tongue. Our grandparents and great grandparents lived through being put into residential schools and having our customs and religion stripped. All of our languages are dying and its so hard to keep them going. Our elders were able to start creating guides with the University of Minnesota and Rosetta Stone to keep our language alive. Writing this is making me so emotional as well. Miigwetch Miigwetch Miigwetch for presenting this as an important content for people to understand that our languages are dying and how important Indigenous peoples are.

@catheriney6209 3 ай бұрын

❤

@dominoglenrio5650 3 ай бұрын

You might also approach Duolingo about adding Chippewa learning to the app. I know that a lot of younger people seek out languages on there. The Dine’ people recently got Navajo added as one of the options on there.❤

@brianajohnson1689 3 ай бұрын

@@dominoglenrio5650 This is a great idea! Maybe I can pitch the idea to duolingo. My Grandparents are gone now so me learning how to speak it fluently is a lot harder. My dad doesnt speak any thing other than a few words.

@D1zZit 3 ай бұрын

Fellow Ojibwe in Canada. Boozhoo ! There is a lot of good resources online for learning.

@CndnHippo 3 ай бұрын

Miigwetch! I'm not Ojibwe but my name is and went to the town in the Manitoulins who's name I bear last year to celebrate a milestone birthday. It was such an emotional time and I can't wait to go back. I feel such a strong connection to the Anishinaabe people and it would be lovely to learn some of the language 🥰

@unitythespider 3 ай бұрын

Someone is peeling onions in here The elders words were so raw and real. The language was damaged when colonization stole it. I will smudge and give thanks for the Cree language, a gift to the people.

@chubbrock659 3 ай бұрын

Are you native?

@grabble7605 3 ай бұрын

They didn't steal it. They don't even know it.

@vidterminator22 3 ай бұрын

@grabble7605 I don't think it was meant as being stolen as in they use it, but rather that they were not permitted to speak it.

@psyckchyck 3 ай бұрын

I think I must live near you. Those onions are getting to me, too.

@paulmartinek1716 Ай бұрын

Folks teach your children your language. It doesn't matter if that language is spoken as the majority, keep it alive, you never know when it might come in handy, plus it is your heritage. That is one thing I wish my family would have done. Thank you for going out there Xiaoma!

@pty8s 2 ай бұрын

Auntie made me cry. I lived on a Res for a long time, trapline and chasing your beautiful Cree girls. Métis side of Res didn’t like me, because I’m a machisk. 55 years ago, and I’m so sad to hear of some of your you peoples ills. I sometimes wish I had never left N.Manitoba. The Bees the Donkeys the Spences the Linklaters such beautiful people.

@allie1953 7 күн бұрын

What does "Machisk" mean? I could not find the definition anywhere...

@pty8s 7 күн бұрын

@@allie1953 Back when I lived on a trapline at Nelson House. Drove town taxi there. Met true true wonderful people. Gods Lake Res., girlfriend. Cross Lake bro there. Norway House. Machisk meant, idiot. Ass…., foolhardy. That was 100 years ago. So I’m sending out feeler to answer that, as a deliberate specific phrase or the precise meaning from the Woods Cree will be certain for you. I’ve used the Cree Language symbols and got apps but that didn’t work. And I will be weirded out, if the meaning is not what I believed, and ashamed. Oh geez I just read my first entry above. I hope I didn’t repeat myself very much. TY Dear, I’ll reply soon, when I’m sure.

@drereacts3879 3 ай бұрын

Xiaomma this is my home town!! The women Julia is my grandmother. This makes me so happy to see

@desperanzza 3 ай бұрын

❤

@savageson2 3 ай бұрын

@@desperanzza❤

@freyjablue. 3 ай бұрын

Danseh!

@drereacts3879 3 ай бұрын

@@freyjablue. tansí, this T in our language is pronounced D

@freyjablue. 3 ай бұрын

@@drereacts3879 Thank you !

@shawnrosler2408 3 ай бұрын

At 13:51, when the elder pats him on the shoulder...that broke me. Language is the key to elevating any culture, and @xiaomanyc continues to prove he's one of the greatest to ever do it.

@pennywitt5417 3 ай бұрын

It brought a huge smile to my face. Culture is so important. ❤❤❤

@SolanaDevon 2 ай бұрын

His tears when they are complimenting him is so sweet. You can tell he is genuinely touched and so are they that someone would want to learn their beautiful language. I hope his visit helps them keep their language alive.

@johnelvis6 Ай бұрын

I have been watching you on KZfaq for 4 years now and seeing you go to my reserve, is amazing. It's such a small world.

@boyjimini11 3 ай бұрын

A native woman's laugh heals all your emotional wounds. It comes straight from the heavens 🙌

@IanMcCausland 3 ай бұрын

I love it when they joked that the rabbits came from the pet store! LOL!

@kurtminault8564 3 ай бұрын

THIS VIDEO HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST WATCHED VIDEO IN CANADA RIGHT NOW!!! Everyone is posting it on social media. Thank you sir for coming to Canada and speaking to those elders, they appreciate it more than you know I'm sure

@MariTeabag-lf1ly 23 күн бұрын

It always makes me have a lump in my throat when I hear people are on ‘reservations’. I am from a minority community in Britain. I am Welsh, live in Wales and speak Welsh. It’s amazing how you have managed to keep Cree language going after everything that happened to your people. Our history was nowhere near as bad as yours but we were forced to speak English in schools. We would be punished if we spoke Welsh. Well done, love from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@Sequence303 Ай бұрын

What a guy it's beautiful to see people light up when you speak their native language

@blainke2149 3 ай бұрын

its so sad that some of these people feel like it's impossible to continue to teach their language to their young. It's amazing to see you give them hope that the younger generations can learn and continue their traditions

@Spider-Nalgas 3 ай бұрын

I can’t help but always feel bad for the Natives of the Americas. Their culture and people have been practically under attack and robbed by colonizers during a time long before ours. We just pretty much see the result of it. Forced to be indoctrinated with “Indian Boarding Schools” or how the colonizers waged biowarfare with blankets infected with smallpox, knowing it was a foreign disease to the natives. Their lands being taken and justified by “Manifest Destiny.” The sad thing is that I don’t think people have improved all that much.

@ad_kk16 3 ай бұрын

@@Spider-Nalgas Yep... Colonization destroyed a lot of tribes/first nations. Still a lot of racism & violence towards them too. It's been tough to rebuild everything that we lost & sometimes impossible. Most of my family are residential school survivors. So, it's been tough to end toxic cycles due to intergenerational trauma but we aren't quitters

@margaretnicholdesign 3 ай бұрын

As a Canadian this video made me tear up. The treatment of this country towards the indigenous peoples of this land is HORRIFYING. If you look into the history around the residential school system you will understand how their languages have literally been BEATEN out of them. The scars and harm left behind by this all amounts to nothing less than cultural genocide.

@Peeplii 3 ай бұрын

A lot of people were made to speak English and lost their knowledge on how to speak Cree. My mom's first language was Cree, she had to be taught English in school. And now she can understand it but can only speak a little bit of it. I know she wishes she could have personally taught my sisters and I.

@hydro6en317 3 ай бұрын

in many countries, indigenous peoples are not allowed to speak their languages, or they are required to speak the national language. in the United States & Canada, indigenous peoples are required to speak English &/or French. in Latin America, indigenous peoples are required to speak Spanish. all indigenous peoples can do is try to be one step ahead of the government because they will not acknowledge us. but i can guarantee they will be the first to open a museum or create scientific studies when an indigenous community dies out.

@coltonbuzash9821 3 ай бұрын

I’m from Southern Saskatchewan in the capital Regina. I work for a youth centre and a main focus for us is helping to keep the Indigenous languages and culture alive. Great to see this. I’ll probably show it to many!

@Daniel-Weaver 3 ай бұрын

Regina? The city that rhymes with... fun?

@coltonbuzash9821 3 ай бұрын

@@Daniel-Weaver certainly!

@coltonbuzash9821 3 ай бұрын

@@mylessimms8684 our program doesn’t focus entirely on learning Cree, as we are a work readiness program. That being said, our facilitator is at the tail end of his education degree for Cree language at our First Nations University and he brings a lot of his knowledge to our programs. I agree it is difficult to find resources online. I would also be interested in more resources if anyone has them.

@EternallyGod 3 ай бұрын

You cant do that in a major city, what you are doing is a waste of time and money. As soon as the money you are wasting stops it is 100% over.

@hotline_gaia 3 ай бұрын

@@EternallyGod get a grip

@rainiedog 2 ай бұрын

This is one of the most beautiful, raw videos I’ve seen in a while. Thank you.

@ttp436 2 ай бұрын

This got me choked up and emotional. I think the work you do is incredible. Bridging the gap between the people and us. I really admire that and the people you meet than are hanging onto their culture, history and existence in a world that doesn’t want to care and protect them. Obviously their are people that care but not enough is being done to help them help themselves. I know they are a very proud people and so they should be. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.

@ActivelyMike 3 ай бұрын

This is a beautiful thing you did. Thank you for being so compassionate and bringing people together ❤

@nonnynani2766 3 ай бұрын

Oh wow

@thenedley0913 3 ай бұрын

Dang Mike!

@Mystery69 3 ай бұрын

this is very generous of you, however Xiaomanyc has 6 million subs and makes a literal killing from this KZfaq channel. 100 bucks is just a drop in the bucket

@Saberx1993 3 ай бұрын

@@Mystery69don’t be an ass lol. Someone’s hard earned money isn’t something small when they give it away.

@linneamooney3090 3 ай бұрын

@@Mystery69it’s about more than just the money, it shows gratitude for this beautiful thing he has done. To be able to give that much shows just how grateful they are.

@fritz4359 3 ай бұрын

I vividly recall the time i was at a restaurant and was talking to my parents the indigenous words i was learning in school and an elder was smiling so much from another table. I went over to her and spoke a few words of respect. Every Canadian needs to learn at least how to address our elders

@NaginnahNibor 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for bringing attention to this language. I loved learning Cree and I'm hoping to get good at it eventually

@mjamaltv 14 күн бұрын

My man Xiao Ma bringing the world together! It's a beautiful thing

@susanholden6861 3 ай бұрын

Oh, that made me cry listening to the elder who said that you were helping to prove to and encourage their children and grandchildren to learn Cree. So sweet.

@sijamMGL 3 ай бұрын

me too

@imagamerchick 3 ай бұрын

Shout out to my Cree cousins! Blackfoot here, makes me so proud to hear our culture and traditions carried on! 10 years ago most tribes were worried about losing our language one day, the passed couple years i feel so much hope because theres been so many more people interested! Thank you for shining a light on our cultures!💖

@yaphi999 3 ай бұрын

I love the blackfoot ! They where some scary mtf back in the day lol you better where not caught passing on their territory 😂

@MrHammerman97 3 ай бұрын

Did the cree and blackfoots kill each other before?

@RadicalRamblings 3 ай бұрын

Oki!

@ayronnreko2345 3 ай бұрын

Ok'!

@SarahHodgins 3 ай бұрын

@@MrHammerman97 possibly several hundred years ago...not so much now tho :)

@adamfrazier4550 Ай бұрын

This is one of those vids that gets me choked up. Beautiful, man 👏

@Jeanna123 2 ай бұрын

You are an absolutely amazing guy! The languages your brain seems to learn so effortlessly is a beautiful gift.

@austindoolittle2914 3 ай бұрын

As a Mohawk man from Canada who has been wanting to learn my language this gives me hope that I can learn and not let my culture fall away

@neenalouise2633 3 ай бұрын

Yes do it! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

@user-pp4ve6qo1b 3 ай бұрын

What the hell are you waiting for then???? Just DO IT.

@orlandoblacksmith5297 3 ай бұрын

There's quite a few apps and websites you can use, bro! A lot are free too. First Voices comes to mind

@jaysoneway 3 ай бұрын

Well, you aren't going to regret it.

@lukearts2954 3 ай бұрын

If you manage to perpetuate your culture, you will have to change your name to Austin Doo Much.

@ericbrett3095 3 ай бұрын

Ari, you need to work for the UN as a goodwill ambassador. Your personality and language skills will foster world peace.

@wolfeyezontheprize2658 3 ай бұрын

But he’s American tho, doesn’t he have to be European to join the UN? Or is that not a rule over there? I’m American myself so I’ve no idea

@austinperez9408 3 ай бұрын

@@wolfeyezontheprize2658 The US is a founding member of the United Nations and the headquarters is in New York. You're likely thinking of the European Union.

@scorpionformula 3 ай бұрын

😂 they are corrupt

@gerardmccann9135 3 ай бұрын

@@austinperez9408you’ve done extremely well to make some sense out of his ignorance. I honestly wasn’t sure if he was been sarcastic, but you mentioning the EU at least gives an idea to his chain of thought. The comment still reflects poorly on the state of the US education system. A poorly educated population will always be a weakness for any democracy and I can’t help but feel that in the US, this is very much the intention

@paulamccarthy9511 3 ай бұрын

@@scorpionformula Yup All any one has to do is research the r-ape of women and children by UN soldiers in various countries ie: Haiti and Kosovo

@muralist1 Ай бұрын

I've watched a number of your videos over the years but with this one you've earned my subscription. This is beautiful and a good deed.

@EmilyKresl 22 күн бұрын

13 minutes in and I'm crying. Bless you for learning Cree!

@TheVTrider 3 ай бұрын

@7:26 "You speak Welsh!" You're a polyglot from far away in the middle of Saskatchewan meeting & speaking to the community via their native language when you meet a beautiful Welsh girl & introduce yourself in her native celtic (and just as ancient) native tongue! - You sir are my hero, If only I had your skills when I was your age the world would be mine!

@louish2037 3 ай бұрын

He’s over 30 lol

@user-ji7vn1ps8j 3 ай бұрын

@@louish2037lol and maybe the OP is over 60?

@Howwerelivingfishing 3 ай бұрын

@@louish2037bro I’m 31 and u making me sound like a dinosaur 😂

@louish2037 3 ай бұрын

@@user-ji7vn1ps8j Yeah that’s reasonable, I’m under 30 tho so he seems old to me

@katrabbit 3 ай бұрын

You're not too old. The world can still be yours!

@KendallM0219 3 ай бұрын

There’s something so special about a people being touched by his efforts. When the elder grabbed ahold of his jacket and held it at 13:49 for a second or two it really touched my heart. It’s a show of emotion I haven’t see in a long time.

@aye3678 3 ай бұрын

Yeah that was powerful.

@kookiekris 3 ай бұрын

Yessss! You can really tell they are grateful

@aceflores4533 3 ай бұрын

Im glad you brought it up, i was going to say the same that gesture alone is a powerful message and not many ppl seem to understand and will miss the meaning of it. I have to pause and see it 3 times to make sure i wouldn't miss that. Xiomannyc has a gift not many possess.

@kiingblue 3 ай бұрын

@@aceflores4533 I felt that too. It's so interesting how a display of respect/gratitude can be felt by so many of us, while it seems Xiaoma himself was a little confused lol. No hate to him, I know it's a cultural difference and to an American/non-native being grabbed like that would seem aggressive or not at all like a kind gesture. Still, you can tell how deeply they appreciated his efforts to learn the language and help keep their culture alive. Their culture- the Cree language, their way of life, and the land they live on IS who the Cree people are. It is so important for native/First Nations to have their identity

@jkrillz6571 3 ай бұрын

@@kiingblue yea its only a split second of confusion though, the thank you seemed very understanding.

@007Gofer Ай бұрын

This was a fantastic session, can’t believe how you learn the language and then surprise the hell out of folks. Just love watching the different posts and seeing people smile when you chat in their language but being so remote and small blew them away, well done!!!

@edmontonhermit1156 2 ай бұрын

This is so good to see, thank you for coming to do this. Language revival is SO important for many First Nations.

@phillyphan1225 3 ай бұрын

The fact Ari was so afraid of dogs and respected the plan enough to just go along with what they had ready for him to do says so much!

@vividness4202 3 ай бұрын

He’s incredibly open minded and adaptable. 😅 Did you notice that when he came out of the sweat lodge he wasn’t afraid of the dog coming up to greet him 💁‍♀️ 😂 not sure he even registered that the doggo was there 🥵😆

@cartert3792 3 ай бұрын

bro met a random person from a way separate country and started speaking her language too off the side lmao. this dude's learning a lot of great languages that connect people like cree and welsh and all that and im glad he's helping revive them. and its especially touching with these indigenous languages because they need to be spoken more and revived cuz its such an important factor of a group of people to keep their language.

@brockryan3405 3 ай бұрын

Next time he is in Wales he will meet someone from the Cree nation :)

@JpegDog 3 ай бұрын

He’s met Welsh speakers in both Canada and Spain, I hope this becomes a more common occurrence

@steven7113 Ай бұрын

Wow man amazing. I love that the people love their language and culture. You going out there and learning their language made them light up when they heard you. Amazing to see

@katGuzman11 Ай бұрын

What beautiful welcoming people ❤ thank you for this video it’s my favorite. I love my native brothers and sisters so so much

@matthewledford1761 3 ай бұрын

The way that older guy said "You have a good heart" was so wholesome dude

@organiccitric7632 3 ай бұрын

The elder man at 13:51 grab his shoulder with a firm grip after hand shake hits me... he really appreciate you learning cree.

@sassbrat 3 ай бұрын

Same here. He earned his respect when the Elder did that. You could hear the respect in the gesture

@same4585 2 ай бұрын

that part made me emotional as heck

@catotjernstad331 13 сағат бұрын

This guy is incredible and knows what connects us all together - communication! On each&everyone of our travels around the world and visiting other countries, just show respect for the culture, courtesy, aware of that j are a guest, learn a few lines of the language, phrases of politeness and u'll be most welcome. So simple, doesn't take much effort and the reward is huge! Good luck and god bless!

@luckystars98 5 күн бұрын

Man this gotta be the most wholesome channel ever man. Much love and many many MANY more years to you I hope you have a long fruitful life and to continue to be a catalyst to as many people and cultures as possible if you so wish!! Many blessings to you!

@FinalLightNL 3 ай бұрын

Must feel extremely frustrating to feel your culture and your language fading away, i hope their youth learns it. It's a beautiful language and what a wonderful people.

@tsoziin 3 ай бұрын

yeah over here where I live our schools teach us our tribal languages and it's a good experience and it's humbling

@Ralph_Sandwich 3 ай бұрын

Or, and hear me out, maybe it's extremely humbling to know for thousands of years your culture and people have lives on this planet bur like all things it must cone to an end. And here you are lucky enough to see the end of a generation. Seeing yoye culture die intact might be better that what's happening now.

@FireRupee 3 ай бұрын

@@Ralph_Sandwich Everything changes, but change does not mean the end. We don't have to be nihilistic like that.

@EternallyGod 3 ай бұрын

Your culture is fading away also but you dont care.

@EliteAaron 3 ай бұрын

@@EternallyGodWhat do you mean

@mikethurman3147 3 ай бұрын

The bit with the Welsh lady was amazing. The Cree elder talking about teaching children Cree was heartfelt. But having multiple fluencies at the Chinese restaurant and building relationships with "hello" and "thanks" was inspired and hopefully long lasting. Small steps matter. Thanks for doing what you do. I think I need to practice my Greek now

@tdb4763 3 ай бұрын

That's building bridges that will last a lifetime. You can't put a value on that, it's immeasurable. Beautiful human connection.

@hobbypotter 3 ай бұрын

Exactly!!! That one moment in the restaurant, where he helped it new friend and then the restaurant owners. You just created "community" in less than 5 minutes. Genius!

@alexargow3802 10 күн бұрын

This is one of the best videos you’ve ever made Ari. This is seriously what it’s all about. ❤️

@jasonstupak4535 2 ай бұрын

Very touching video Xiaoma. Thanks for making the trip.

@Seren-dj1bc 3 ай бұрын

I am Canadian and I cannot express I happy this video made me. I am not Cree, but I really respect that nation. They are good people. Thank you.

@jaadee596 3 ай бұрын

DUDE SHE CRIED!! THAT WILL STICK WITH YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.... GOOD ON YOU.

@jeromyw8075 2 ай бұрын

That and the old man patting him on the shoulder and clutching his coat. That little interaction spoke so loudly.

@MrJmagenta 2 ай бұрын

That was absolutely beautiful. The pride you have bolstered them with is some of the most heartwarming stories I've seen.

@salukiduke Ай бұрын

What an amazing gift you have and how wonderful you are to use it in this fashion.

@your_local_loner 2 ай бұрын

As a Plains Cree youth I thank you for motivating me to try to learn my dying language. It is very important to me that I can give my future children an identity of where they come from, traditions that were taught to me, and for the knowledge and language to be passed on.

@robgoose 2 ай бұрын

Best of luck to you. Wishing you success.

@GirlWthGlasses 2 ай бұрын

It's great fun to learn a native language especially when it's your own... It makes you feel closer to the history and people you came from and knowing your roots kinda gives you a sense of pride in continuing that history and passing it to the next generation. 😊

@Seebeejeebees Ай бұрын

You got this! I'm sure it'll be hard, but you'll be so happy you did it and so will your future generations. Best of luck!

@gnarlen76 Ай бұрын

You have so much to be proud of, keep it up. :)

@donnakawana Ай бұрын

AH'O so proud of you!! ✊🏽🪶😘🫂😘

@Hana-jo1ev 3 ай бұрын

Of course what Xiaoma did is touching but equally as touching is Patrick’s gesture to his community and youth. What an amazing community member and leader to have ❤️

@user-el6lz4kn9j 2 ай бұрын

This brings a grin larger than any joke can, I am happy to see people learning Cree, even if I myself am cree and are still learning it, its a shame how the language is dying out and I want to learn it for our own culture

@kathrynevans2346 14 күн бұрын

I've always said if I could pick a superpower it would be the ability to speak all languages to be able to connect with everyone. ❤ As a Welsh person I understand how special it must be for the indigenous peoples to see Ari learning and speaking their Cree language.

@thinkfact 3 ай бұрын

There's something just so darn cool about having an Asian language, a North American language, and a European language all being shared and discussed with in the same spot. The world is so big, yet so small.

@Hurricayne92 3 ай бұрын

the way Ari can bring them all together as well is amazing

@MultiCowboy2012 3 ай бұрын

It's an huge honor to be invited to the lodge. Good on you.

@frogkisser 12 күн бұрын

12:59 I started to cry, This means so much to me . Thank You!

@tingliasmr 4 күн бұрын

Crikey that made me cry when that lady started crying.Bless her. Thank you for being such a great role model and helping to make a difference.I wish that community all the luck in the world in reviving the Cree language and a much needed renaissance so it lives on forever. Big love from Spain! :)

@wee_haggis6374 3 ай бұрын

This one made me cry, the indigenous people here have had so much stolen from them, so much of their culture robbed, it was a blessing to see you respect them like this. When the lady talked about teaching her grandchildren Cree I welled up, when the old man grabbed your coat the tears started. I was expecting another novelty video, this was so much more, thank you 🖤

@tdb4763 3 ай бұрын

Yes and it's for the better it was taken that's how manifest destiny works. Now we have civilization and technology we wouldn't have had otherwise.

@julesjones2442 3 ай бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@funnyperson4027 3 ай бұрын

That part was so impactful

@noahlebaron9337 3 ай бұрын

@@tdb4763civilization isn't linked to technology, it's universally human. But stay ignorant ig.

@TheTroygarg 3 ай бұрын

I felt the same, very tearful for me, and having him bridge the languages of the restaurant owner and the people they serve... amazing

@larrysnyder2273 3 ай бұрын

They're not just impressed, they're proud of you. Looks like you have new brothers and sisters in Saskatchewan.

@ObliviousStrife Ай бұрын

I think it's the human connection, and the love people have for hearing someone new speak in their language, but your videos always bring a beautiful emotion out in myself. You're an inspiration, and after seeing quite a lot of your videos I hope you can continue to bring this level of joy to people for a long time to come.