First photo is of my Great Grandfather when he was chief of my reserve in the 1970s. He’s at a powwow here I believe and was WW2 veteran.

Second is my grandfather when he was chief in the 80s in his new headdress and regalia. He would be chief a number of times to the 2000s.

Third photo is my great-great grandfather who was the first school teacher on my reserve and built the first school here. My great great grandmother and great aunt are to the left of him. He would lose his Indian status and become enfranchised along with his children for becoming a teacher. After his death his children were disenfranchised and obtained Indian status again and could live on the reserve.

Both my great grandfather and grandfather attended Indian residential school and lived with the hardships that came from living through it.

We are Nehiyaw and mixed Métis so you can see the lighter complexion that is in my family.

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    I love this! You can tell so much about them from the looks on their faces. Thank you so much for sharing!

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    Wow! This is such a great photo!

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    That is an amazing portrait, what a great family heirloom.

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    Oh wow, what an incredibly regal looking gentleman!

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    Damn Great Grandpa is made of class. The drip is inmaculate.

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    Yea I always loved his style. Thankfully, while a decent amount of his stuff got damaged in a house flood, I do have his shirt from this photo and some other family members have the jewelry. Shirt doesn’t quite fit me as nice as it did him but very happy to have it.

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    That picture is so fucking cool man! He looks so knowledgeable and wise.

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    🔥❤️‍🔥!!! What Tribe are you from? Hello from Red Lake & Mystic Lake 🫡

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    We are Plains Cree from Alberta, Canada. Cree is the name they called us but our traditional name is “nehiyawak”

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    Hello, Minnesotan!

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    They look amazing!! I love seeing what real cheifs look like instead of the pos that wear it as a costume. So disrespectful.

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    Thanks. Sent this to my dad. He will be really happy to see his Tupa and stima again

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    Give him my best wishes for this holiday!

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    He said he appreciated thar a lot but it's his uncle not grandpa. Lol someone mislabeled the picture and I never met either.

    This is the crazy uncle who made a rope and tested it by roping a bear.

    He also shot a man's compass in the woods told him he'd just get lost using that. Lol.

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  • A proud history!

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    That’s an incredible family legacy. Your great grandfather looks dignified and powerful. Real leadership presence.

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  • Very cool. Just wondering, how does having two generations of family as chiefs reflect on you? Are you a well known person in your community because of it?

    Sorry if it's a dumb question. I don't really know enough about life on the reservation to understand what being a chief really means. In my head it's kinda somewhere between being part of the British royal family and being a Bush or something where your grandfather and great grandfather were both presidents.

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    Not a dumb question at all and I really like answering questions like this!

    It’s a lot to live up to but inspiring seeing my family members take up the role and responsibilities of leadership despite its hardships. My Dad and Mom have also had careers in leadership and management that have been inspiring. My family is heavily involved in educational leadership in our community which I can believe is inspired by the work of our family.

    I am known in my community but not for having chiefs in my lineage though.

    The role of chief is often a difficult and humbling role to take on. I admire anyone who can and is willing to hold such a title.

    Our chiefs are elected through a democratic election, like a municipal election for our reserve. We do have families whose ancestors were the first chiefs of community and what our reserve is named after.

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    Thanks for the informative response.

    I am known in my community but not for having chiefs in my lineage though.

    Also I know you probably didn't mean it this way, but that's easily the most badass sentence I've read today!

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    Now I wanna know what you are known for, OP!

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    From looking at his post history, I'd say hanging out in front of the mall listening to Taking Back Sunday.

    Jk OP. Wasn't expecting you to be a scene kid though. Lol

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    I’m native and I love voting for chief every few years. My tribe has had a female chief ever since I turned 20. It’s really inspiring to see a population in a fairly conservative state reelect a female leader. 

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    If you don’t mind me asking I’m just curious — is having female chiefs traditional in your tribe? No shade either way, I was wondering because I’ve heard that tribes often had very differing traditions surrounding gender in part based on the way that tribe made their livelihood. If its traditional I think that’s super interesting and if not still equally interesting and Id be curious to know how that change happened and if it was or wasn’t impacted by the conservative state you live in. I’m interested in gender on an anthropological level generally and I don’t tend to hear much about it from native american traditions so I’d be super curious to hear about your tribe.

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    Great questions, im just here to read the answers

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    I hadnt even thought of a woman being a chief that is very cool. All the bands around me have always had male chiefs.

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    That’s a really thoughtful way to put it. I like how you frame it less as status and more as responsibility and service, that comes through clearly in how you talk about your family and community.

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    Thank you! I’ve always assumed and lived by the idea that Chief is not just a title that you get but a title you live up to

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    I love how you put that. You can really feel the weight of leadership and responsibility there, not just the title. It comes across as grounded, earned respect more than anything flashy.

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    Thank you! I’ve always assumed and lived by the idea that Chief is not just a title that you get but a title you live up to

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  • When you say your “grandfather would be chief a number of times to the 2000s” what do you mean exactly? Do tribes vote in chiefs periodically or is it similar to some general ranks that only exist during wartime? Just curious and eager to learn more! Awesome pics!

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    For sure! We have a democratic election every 4 years. Pretty much like a municipal election where we vote for a chief and council.

    Historically, Chiefs would also be chosen by a democratic election. Our nation would have both a chief and a war chief, the war chief would take over in times of battle or war. A chief could be removed from their title if wanted by the band.

    Okemow is the word for chief in Cree but directly means “influential leader”. Once you are no longer able to hold influence you are no longer an Okemow

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    Why was there a need for a specialized war chief?

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    Like many other nations there were times of war and battles amongst different nations. While a chief would look after things like governance, travel, ceremony, camp, food, etc. our war chief would lead our warrior societies. Historically we would band together with other tribes to hunt buffalo but with colonization more conflict and fight for traditional lands occurred.

    Crees would often clash with the Blackfoot and when these clashes and battles occurred it would be the war chief who would take over. Leading warriors in the battle, moving camps, obtaining food, etc.

    One of our last battles was with the Blackfoot was the battle of battle river in which the Cree suffered significant losses after an attempted raid on the Blackfoot. This would be the last major tribal battle in North America. The cause was the decimation of the buffalo and a fight over the last remains of our source of food and life.

    The war chief of our community held power for the last time during the 1885 northwest resistance.

    Peace was still made between the Cree and Blackfoot when Chief Poundmaker was adopted into Siksika as the Chief Crowfoots son.

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    I’m getting a serious history and cultural lesson reading this thread, thanks for the informative posts!

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    Thank you! I love it when people inquire and ask questions from genuine and authentic curiosity to learn

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    Was Chief Poundmaker adopted through marriage? Or was it a form of agreement or Bond for the sake of peace?

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    Well there was huge invading force hellbent on destroying our lives and culture. Not the reason for war chiefs to begin with, but some people aren't fit for war. Leading a nomadic people didn't mean you could automatically lead warriors and use tactics. I am Nêhiyaw like the OP. There's a cultural explanation, but this is as best as I can share.

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  • Metis/Blackfeet here. This is trophy!

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    Oki!! I’ve been working with the Blackfoot Nation and Elders in Alberta for a few years now. Absolutely cherish and love the culture that’s been shared with me.

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    Youre in Canada I should have guess that from the residential schools. Very interesting

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    The USA had those too. Carlisle schools. I played lacrosse in Syracuse/Ontario and was a guest on native teams. Amazing culture. I feel ashamed of what my people did to theirs.

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    We barely learned about them in Canadian history so makes sense that they were other places and its not common knowledge.

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    We didn't know about them at all. And I lived near Carlisle. It wasn't until I was exposed to their culture that I learned. #everychildmatters

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    It wasnt a part of our curriculum either we just had a social studies teacher that thought it was important. I think he only did one class on it but it was more than anyone else got. I grew up in an area that has a lot of reservations and there is some very strong hatred towards them because they "get everything for free". Its taken a very long time to unlearn the hate that I grew up around.

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    Are you from US?

    We have far more residential schools, but called them "Indian schools", BIA says 526!!. The local one here was open until 1958, and it's clinic was in use until 2000.

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    Canada. Our last school closed in 1996

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  • Thanks for sharing!! Such a beautiful family filled with beautiful traditions. I’ve only recently learned about the horrors of the Native American Boarding Schools here in the states. It’s a part of history we can never forget. Connie Walker has a podcast called Stolen, I can recommend to anyone who is interested in learning more about the residential schools. She’s an investigative journalist who explores her late father’s childhood growing up in the Canadian residential schools through interviews and eventually confronts the priest believed to be his abuser. Her other seasons explore the issue of missing and endangered indigenous people. These are issues we as a society need to talk about more.

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    Did you learn that the children were kidnapped and taken to these schools? Forced to live in dorms and not allowed to see their parents?

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  • Honest question: are outsiders welcome at pow wow's? The Meskwaki tribe has one every summer near us, and I've often wondered if my wife and I could take our kids to try and learn about some of our neighbor's heritage and traditions.

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    Yes of course! Pow wows are open to everyone and are a great way to witness and learn about our culture. I took my non-indigenous brother and his mom to our pow wow this year

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    I went to one and they had dances that were intertribal” so everyone could join in, and those that were tribal, or just for the tribe. This was in the Tobermorie peninsula of Ontario. It was a cool experience camping there and going to the pow wow. The only native american chants I knew were Lakota (learned from a friend) but they recognized them immediately.

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    I am not indigenous and went to my first pow wow this past summer in Kamloops. We felt very welcome the entire time. It was amazing and at times, very moving. I would encourage anybody who has the opportunity, to attend one if they are able to.

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    The meskwaki pow wows are open to the public, and a super interesting thing about them is that they were allowed back into Iowa after being forced out by the feds and then essentially ignored by the federal govt for a long while after, so they got to preserve a lot of their culture while many other tribes were forced to suppress theirs.

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    Pow wows are a gathering of people. Of course.

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    Yes. All are welcome. Although, there ARE some dances and ceremonies that white people cannot attend. Although these are not pow wow events. Take for instance the Laguna tribe they have home dances and you will be greeted with a sign that actually reads "No White's ALLOWED" at the entrances to the reservation while these dances take place.

    I have placed these signs myself.

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  • What are some tangible things we can all do to support your community? Also thank you for sharing about your family.

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    Thank you for this question! I would say learning about our histories would be best and specifically about the indigenous peoples in your area.

    There’s a quote that says “The greatest threat to knowledge is not non-knowledge but the illusion of knowledge.” I believe, especially in Canada that there is an illusion of knowledge about indigenous peoples. To truly empathize with others is to understand them

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    Absolutely love this. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area includes the Miwok. They are skilled mariners and traded across the Bay for shellfish. Our currents are some of the strongest of any coastal bay on Earth so this is impressive even by modern boating standards much less in traditional redwood dugouts or tulle reed rafts. I like to imagine just how many salmon must have been running back then for them to fish when I’m out paddling in the fog. Wishing you health!

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    If this is not too much, are there some books or other sources that you would recommend? I know there’s a lot of sources I can search myself but always like to hear recommendations. Also, as a person that loves languages, I would love to learn more about various Indigenous ones. I visited Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver and there were audios playing with people speaking their language and it was great to just listen for a while. Apologies for rambling, would just like to learn more about the culture and history to, as you said, understand better.

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  • I'm just offended at how he has shamelessly stolen the cultural heritage of every white girl at Coachella

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    Oh man, we went to festival where they were selling headdresses there and it sucked so much. Trying to watch a concert while drunk white people danced around in headdresses and doing war whoops was awful.

    Seeing people where something that takes a lifetime dedication to earn was annoying

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  • Awesome! My great grandfather was chief of our reserve too! He is a well renowned wood carver, and wrote a book about his life and experiences with the residential school system. We are in Ontario

    Edit Renowned ** not renounced lol

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  • Awesome pictures and so glad you have the stories

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  • They have my utmost respect. These are awesome pictures. Thank you.

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  • Great family history. I'm sorry but I didn't find what Nation you are I could have missed it. I'm asking cause I'm Originally from Oklahoma. So just curious

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    Thanks! We are Nehiyaw(Cree) from Alberta, Canada.

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    As soon a s you mentioned the name I went to Wikipedia (always keep tows or three windows open to it when doign Facebook and Reddit)!

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  • Thanks for sharing your family lineage with us. It’s beautifully documented through pictures. I just love it.

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  • One Native American to one First Nations, respect.

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  • Very powerful images. Your great grandfather looks very stoic and poised. Thanks for sharing!

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  • That is so cool.   

    I'm surprised at  the clothing your great-great grandparents wore at that time.  

    Was that clothing normal for their tribe?  

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    It would’ve been normal at the time. He was formally educated and became a teacher. This would’ve been after he built and ran the first school in my community before all the children began to be sent to residential schools.

    Becoming a teacher led to him losing his Indian Status and he wasn’t allowed to live on the reserve. Indigenous peoples were often under the direct watch and mercy of Indian agents at the time. If you dressed, talked, and looked less “native” you would be treated better.

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  • What do chiefs do on a day-to-day basis? Is it a salaried job, or did your grandfather and great-grandfather have other jobs?

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    They run the reservation in a variety of ways. Pretty much like a municipal government would. Both helped open news schools in our community, created housing policies, and created businesses that are still running today.

    Both were also farmers before and after being chief. My grandfather was the director of Rehab centre for a number of years helping with sobriety and wellness in our nations.

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    Would you mind elaborating on jurisdictions of tribal police? My parents always scared me into thinking they were more strict / harsh and that fighting tickets from tribal land is difficult. If there was anywhere I was certainly not going to go over the speed limit, it’d be on native land.

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    I’m in Canada which is a bit different from the USA. While some nations may have their own police force like the Tsuut’ina Nation my community doesn’t. Instead we have regular RCMP patrol our community and some communities like Maskwacis have a RCMP detachment in the community

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  • Lovely 😍🥰😍

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  • 👍 Genuine old school cool.

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  • What an admirable, prideful legacy! Love it for all of you! 👏👏👏

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  • a proud history, thanks for sharing ... I'm sorry my ancestors were such pricks to your ancestors. I find it terribly embarrassing and hope your family is doing well.

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    lol you don’t have to apologies but we should cherish and uplift each other through miyo wahkotowin (good relations)

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    I desperately want that exact sentiment to spread like wildfire through all peoples everywhere. The world needs more embracing and lifting up, less division and putting down. Thank you for sharing part of your family’s story.

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    If you are euro/colonizer descendant, please look up Nordic Animism!

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    Why?

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    *Proto-Germanic Animism is moreso correct. What happened to Native America also happened to the Ancient tribes of Europe, it's important for white Anglo Colonial people to remember their own roots, instead of stealing from others. There is tons of archaeology showing Indo-Europeans living in longhouses, round houses, weaving their own textiles, smithing and utilizing every part of animals. The sweet spot is between the Aurignacian Period and Bronze Ages

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  • Handsome clan!

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  • this is amazing, my great grandfather used to tell stories about those days and i'm so glad you saved these photos. any chance you know the exact years or who else is in the shots?

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    I love hearing about the old days from my grandfather. The first photo was taken in 1976 at a Treaty 6 commemoration event in a nearby reserve. When the photo of my grandfather was taken I’m not sure. The photo of great grandfather would’ve been in the 1910s as he passed away in 1924.

    This photo has my great great great grandfather Manitou Nikik- spirit otter. He’s the second one from the left wearing the large fur hat

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    This is so dope they took this photo when taking pictures was in its infancy!

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  • This is so fucking cool.

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  • That's some dope regalia. Both of them. The first looks more traditional, and the second is fancy. You must be very proud of him. He looks like an important man. GGG being the first teacher on the Rez is pretty awesome too. You got history there in them.

    Thanks for sharing your family history with a bunch of strangers. It's very cool to see.

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  • I love these so much, especially as I'm still coming down off a Reservation Dogs (Aho!) watch and love seeing native content/info/stories.

    I'm sorry to hear about your grandpop and great-grand's time at residential schools. That shit was brutal.

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  • Incredible! I have such an immense respect for Native Americans, thank you for sharing

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  • Love these pictures thank you for being Native American ✌️the forgotten

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  • Tawnshi Kia?

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    Namoya nanitaw! Ohci niya ayik sakihikan! Tante ochi kiya?

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  • Absolutely beautiful.

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  • How wonderful to have these portraits that convey your proud ancestry, I hope their future is as enriched and protected

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  • inter-tribal! everybody dance!

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  • I used to live on a reserve, i miss the old days when you'd see this and it was genuine. Parades. Now it's fading away. The younger generation is not really connected to all that anymore and it's just pretend for the most part. A costume without substance behind it.

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    Well I guess it’s up to us to teach them hey. It’s our responsibility to lead them in ways that are authentic and true. We shouldn’t write off the youth, I’m glad my family didn’t

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  • that kind of history is fantastic.

    many years ago met a guy whose name was Merriweather Lewis VII. i was immediately blown away, his lineage going directly back to Lewis and Clark (and Sacagawea even though she doesn't get the credit she deserves). i asked him if his name was real and he said "it is. and when i have children i'll name my son Merriweather".

    it's weird seeing living history. very cool you can trace your family back like this. thank you for posting.

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  • I grew up in nm but have lived in a lot of different places. always felt like I was on borrowed land there, hard to explain, not trying to kiss ass or anything just saying. anyways wow great pictures and you should be proud.

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  • ❤️🙏🏼❤️🪶

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  • So amazing and beautiful! Thank you for sharing your heritage. 💕

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  • Badass, thank you for sharing!

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  • How cool. Great family history. Congratulations!

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  • You truly come from a very proud family.

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  • That is very beautiful heritage! Awesome!

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  • I really love seeing posts like this here. Thank you for sharing your family history OP. You certainly have a lineage to be proud of.

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  • I remember back in the early 80's my aunt told me I had a great grandfather that lived on a reservation in Oklahoma. She wanted to take me to visit him but my mother flatly refused.

    I have no idea what my heritage truly is on my fathers side. They where Bailey's is all I know other than what my aunt said and my mother always said my grandfather was half Native American.

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  • This is really badass. You have dope lineage.

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  • What a legacy these men bestowed upon you. To be American, well we all claim it as citizenry, but your family story claims it in a way very few of us can. 

    Beautiful, tragic and American in every way. 

    Let Freedom ring.... because I guarantee these men went after it. 

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  • Beautiful history and we are so lucky to share these photos!

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  • Love this and the history here!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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  • That's so cool. Your great grandfather looks like he had serious presence and style back then!

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  • Everyone back then somehow looked iconic without even trying — meanwhile I need twenty takes and still miss the vibe.

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  • Wow these pictures of revered ancestors are a real privilege to see, thankyou all for sharing 🙌🌸🏵🌼may the sun shine on your back and love rest in your heart ❤️

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  • Awesome stuff. Awesome traditions.

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  • Those residential schools were…atrocious.

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  • This is wonderful, thank you for sharing.
     
    I am reminded of attending Chief Joseph Elementary in Great Falls; and later of living in and around the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ and Notameohmésėhese peoples. A lot of the art and culture carries over into the lifestyle of the Plains that is hard to explain; yet so much of the people are absent in what should be their towns.

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  • RESPECT 🙏 to you and your former generations

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  • 10/10 thank you so much for sharing.

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  • What a handsome family and amazing legacy! Thank you for sharing.

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  • Beautiful pictures OP. I notice that there are different patterns on the regalia. Do they mean anything specific or is it just personal preference?

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    Yea it would be down to preferences but also from personal or historical connections to the colours and designs. My great fathers headdress was hawk feathers while my grandfathers was eagle feathers

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    I was actually thinking that I was not aware that headdresses were made with anything but eagle feathers, TIL.

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  • Id love to know more about the story of how your great grandfather, educated in residential school and raised by parents assimilated in that system, regained his identity and went on to be chief. 

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  • That's an amazing legacy and he looks AMAZING, so freaking cool!! Also, I am so sorry your family had to go through those schools and that abuse and trauma. Im so happy for your family that they regained their true identity even when there are so many evil racist people in the world putting down Native Americans all over the world. This is your land, it always will be. ❤️

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  • I don't know why, but I am tickled by the juxtaposition of your grandfather in his ornate regalia with that school photo day background lol

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  • Wow! I bet they have stories of their language literally getting beat out of them. How is the language doing? 90% forgotten? Coming back? How many fluent speakers are left! Fascinating!!! Beautiful as well. Your great-grandmother had her baby all wrapped up 🥹

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  • Those are the coolest OldSchoolCool photos I’ve seen.thank you for sharing!

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  • People’s parents and grandparents piss all over old celebrity pictures on this sub.

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  • Beautiful family photos. Cherish them.

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  • Woah! These pictures are beautiful!

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  • Amazing photos. You must be so proud of your history. I recently decided to make a more concerted effort to learn about the life Indigenous peoples in the US/Canada and have started by reading contemporary fiction and nonfiction. Thank you for sharing the information you’ve posted here and in the comments!

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  • That's beautiful, I often wish my mom figured out her heritage but she told me her grandmother wouldn't speak of it. Given history in the US, it makes sense why she might not have shared it. I see people's history of their tribe and it's like an ember inside of me glows. I don't get that with anything else regarding my known family history. Thank you for sharing your history.

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  • Love this, thanks for sharing

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  • This is so fantastic thank you for sharing

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  • Wow! That’s Amazing!🤩

    Which tribe?

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    We are nehiyaw(Cree) from Alberta, Canada

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    Excuse my arrogance but are the nehiyaw related to Lakota tribe by any chance?

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    The Cree were a part of the Iron Confederacy with the Nakoda which is a branch of the Lakota people. My aunt is engaged to a Lakota man from Saskatchewan. The iron confederacy was called the Nehiyaw-Pwat in Cree

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  • This is awesome. Thanks for sharing

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  • These are incredible. Thank you for sharing.

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  • I don't know, why but they have very kind faces. Something tells me they were great.

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  • Incredible photos, thanks for sharing them

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  • That’s lovely and interesting, thanks for sharing.

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  • Doesn’t this doxx you super bad?

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    Meh, idk why people would want to doxx me and my name is public anyways due to my work

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  • What are your thoughts on the new amendments recently added to bill S-2?

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  • Awesome, thank you for sharing!

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  • Thanks so much for sharing. This is so admirable!

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  • Thank you for sharing.

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  • Native Americans are the TRUE Americans! <3

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    I think those round sections on the headdress act more as handles to put on and take off the headdress. The feathers are attached to the interior of the headband and could be delicate so you wouldn’t want to be pulling on the headband.

    You can see a similar round section on my grandfathers headdress as well.

    The headdress would only be worn during ceremonies, speaking engagements, events, etc. If he was wearing it while it was cold out, it would probably only be for a short while.

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  • Thank you for sharing your photos and stories. I never learned about any of this growing up. I went to the Heard Museum in Phoenix and first read about the Indian Schools.

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  • You didn't become chief?

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    I’ve never run for the position in our elections and I’m not sure I ever will. I am moving back to my community after over a decade away.

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  • Real question. I don't think i can recall any native Americans with a beard, is it difficult to do?

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    I don’t think native Americans grow facial hair

    Edit: I should specify that they can in fact grow facial hair but it tends to be patchy and more sparse which is why you rarely if ever see Native American men with facial hair- there is a tribe out of Utah though that had mustaches so that’s interesting. And FYI native Americans lack the baldness gene! 🧬

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  • Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

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  • The people! I'd be overly proud

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  • Breathtaking photo. Where was this taken?

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  • Hope you area good chief now OP

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  • My grandfather was a war survivor. My great grandfather was fighted at Turkey's indenpendence war and killed one armenian soldier with killing him multiple knife stabs. My great great grandfather was one of a crimean Turks and he did escaped from Russian goverment and moved to Ottoman Empire

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  • Hell yeah, more of this!

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  • Love this!!

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  • So insanely cool!

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  • Super cool! Write it all down! Family history is a sacred thing and should be passed on.

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  • These are great photos! Also your grandfather was really handsome. 

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  • OP you have just opened up a world to this little Brit. Thank you so much for sharing your photos and history 😊

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  • Damn bro your great grandfather can get it

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  • when i was in my catholic high school in late 1970’s our history 1 class was all about the true beginning of this country… the beliefs,tribes, and customs of indigenous people… all should learn about these beautiful people…photos are wonderful

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  • Very cool to see all the history we never really hear much about. Thought I'd throw my Grandfather in w all the respected elders. Played for the L.A. Rams by way of the the Euchee tribe/Creek Nation. They sure don't make em like they used to, the character and sheer will to overcome the adversity and persecution over decades is a testament to the unbreakable spirit and fortitude of Native people all over the world!!

    https://preview.redd.it/a57ndjjlw07g1.jpeg?width=185&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfe830a64ef8a03cf2a5124e70ddb1f24a7992d7

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  • 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I would love to sit with them and glean their wisdom 😍

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  • Curious what tribes and clans everyone comes from?

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  • Very cool!!! As an American with virtually no Native American ancestry, but tons of respect and and admiration for our Native people, I’m thankful for the opportunity to see these photos. Thanks for sharing

    Edit: man, wouldn’t it have been cool to have a conversation with these great men?

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