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Digitalreelz | January 06, 2008
Filmed in Abq, New Mexico
* This video viewer's comment corrects this video's title:
nachise51-"Folks, this is not a "chant", it's a good, old-fashioned round dance song, and round dance songs are usually love songs. Nothing mystical, just good human stuff for social dances.
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zdaugherty- Does anyone know the name of this specific chant and the tribe please?
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HOTINONSHONNI - this guy is pueblo!!!
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notcomatose - It looks to me to be sung inside the Native American Cultural Center in Albuquerque. They often have local pueblos, etc., perform during the week, and week-ends. Nice place to go if you are a tourist. Great jewelery and pottery, etc., there as well. Thank you. This was really great.
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JBlakens- Would someone be kind enough to explain the meaning of the face paint he has on to me? I find the design rather interesting and am curious if there are any particular meanings to the markings.
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batistawwe122- what i was told growing up people said its
a preparation for war
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willafilla-"This is a nice love song. He is singing about his love for a woman. Very pretty. Nothing spiritual here other than maybe a spiritual connection he or the author of this song had with a love."
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lisapimpson-"why does he have the face paint of a ghost dancer?? Or do they just paint their faces white for any special occasion??? "
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willafilla-"This gentleman is probably a Traditional dancer. That would my guess anyway. Ghost dancers of what Tribe? every Tribe has different purposes for color on their faces."
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pimpette1221- "willafilla the ghost dance is for the sioux i know because im sioux"
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sxk445- "dont say "SIOUX" thats what our enemy called us...they gave us that name....were Lakotas,Dakotas,Nakotas etc. but u call urself by which tride u r frm. not Sioux"
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Anarchippie- sounds to me like "oh my love i've gone so far away from you, as i sail along tonight, i am thinking of you, if i dont come back remember that i will always love you."
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mrhomerbojangles- @Anarchippie That is exactly what he is saying
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nachise51-Please folks. Take time to learn a little bit about powwow culture. This is not a chant. This is a round dance song, which is a social song. If it were a chant, it would not be done in front of a microphone at a ball park.