Oldest Native American footage ever

Amazing, rare and heartfelt tribute to Native American tribes. Footage dating back to 1895, with rare vintage audio recording of Native American music.

American history including the oldest known clip of Native Americans on film, a clip of Sioux Native Americans performing the Buffalo Dance at Thomas Edison's Black Maria Studio in New Jersey. The film Ghost Dance also features, created on the same day, September 24, 1895.

Other films featured include Hopi Native Americans greeting TR and clips from the Chicago World's Fair in 1933.

It also shows 3 Native American feature films, White Fawn's Devotion, The Invaders and Last Of The Mohicans.

White Fawn's Devotion was the earliest film directed by a Native American, James Young Deer.

The old audio clip was recorded in 1895 by Alice Cunningham and Francis La Flesche. The song is 'He'dewachi' Dance Song and it is traditionally played at ceremonies which celebrate warriors.

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Philámayaye! (Lakota for 'thank you')

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[teresaharrison]

I've always been fascinated by the native Americans, I don't know why.

[mozambique]

Those feathers are earned. Not bought. Thats why the Chief is a respectable man.

[annechristian]

Watching this really hurts my heart, yet I am filled with so much love for my People. I have lived 3/4 of a Century, and I remember growing up on the Rez, listening to my "Hootsie" (Grandma) she was over 100 years old then, she died at 118 years old. She would tell us kids stories about seeing the first white man in her life, and how they used to see a wagon train going through their lands. Instead of what the movies portray, she said they would go down and walk beside the whites. She told of how sorry they felt for them, how skinny the little white kids were with hardly any clothes on, and how they would give them food to eat. Show them a easier way to travel through to California, and help them as much as they could. It was nothing like the Movies and Stories the Non-Indians told. It was mostly lies they told, about the Tribal Peoples actual feelings and what they did to help them. I can remember her saying how sorry she felt to see the little white kids barefooted and so skinny, walking along the way, and the stories of what happened. Some so sad, and the way they started sending in the Calvary Men to "force them" to move away. Some stories I don't like to even remember, and my own Father's stories are so sad too. The Tribal People were/are a real loving people, who like to laugh a lot and tell stories about funny things that happened. They like to tease each other and pull jokes on each other. The Non-Native People have hardly any true idea's about the Tribes actual ways, and their inner respect for the land and all living animal life. Today I know the plants, and flowers i can eat and use for medicines, and make tea to drink for different things your body needs. What to do for insect bites, cuts, and things like that. I learned from my Father mostly as I spent a lot of time with him as we worked our cows. He started Ranching when I was young enough to learn, and old enough to try and keep up with him. Today is not like the older times, it is almost another world. I have lived long enough to see the good and bad in people that I could not see before. My belief in our Creator God comes mostly from my Father, and my inner Faith is very deep. We know that there is only One Creator, and He made All Mankind. We knew this before the White Man came to the America's. I believe this is what gave the Tribal Peoples their Honor and Love of the Truth. And so today, I am not so worried about tomorrow or about the world. I will be happy when I am called into the Sky away from this world. Just my thoughts in watching this film.

[OleFalla]

We feel your pain, your emotions and your silent message to the world.
You are not forgotten and will never be forgotten. 🥺😔🙏

[footballnotsoccermrn]

People call them savages, But all I see is people who lost everything to savagery.

[borgyoh]

One of the biggest tragedies in world history.

[coldtoast]

My dudes I am so grateful to be a native American in 2020, they haven't killed us off yet.

[nicolasbruno]

Seeing them smile is just so amazing, whenever someone in an old film smiles it just becomes so much more human.

[mangoheadquarters]

Cameras are the real time machines.... To see the past is an amazing thing .

[combattant]

I’m a Native south American, it saddens me that I don’t know much about my own culture

[Toxicbowhunter]

I'm so proud to be born into such beautiful culture and I am glad to have a grandma to teach me my heritage. I'm part arikara and Chippewa. Both parents are part native American ❤️ ❤️

[newyorkerjoe]

Can you imagine how different the world would be if their culture wasn’t destroyed ... All respect 🙏🙏🙏

[s]

My Grandma use to tell me about our people back in the old days when she was a child. How she was mistreated when she went to white mans school. We are Onondaga from the Iroquois Nation.

[AM_SHA]

I'm so proud to be Native American

[mads-wads]

as an indigenous person who was once ashamed of my culture because of stereotypes and racism, these comments warm my heart ♥️

[karanveersingh]

One of the most bravest people on earth. They have gone through the most harshest of times.
Love from India.

[MadameBijoux]

My biggest respect and admiration to the Native Americans. The Irish do not forget our brothers and sisters from the Choctaw tribe who donated to the famine aid while most of the world turned their backs. I would one day like to pay my respects too. Peace and love ✌🏼💕

[lindaspears]

My mother taught me how to make this rhythm on a quacker oat meal box. Then I was taught to create sound with a blade of grass held between the palms of my hands. The knowledge they passed on is the greatest gift I will ever receive.

[pattyd]

Native American music speaks to the soul

[jessyjuarez]

I’m not Native American, but every time i see about their history, it really saddens me that it wasn’t preserved. There’s so much that we will never get to know about these people, and some will be left forgotten. It saddens me even more that it was not to long ago someone could’ve helped them, and yet nobody did. So much lost in such little time. And the after effects just hurts my heart. I wish there was something I could do now.