I live in Wales and just stumbled across yr site. All I can say is thanks 4 fascinating content. A breath of fresh air with so much awful news at the moment.

Hey Alex! My name is Dahkota Brown and I am a PROUD Miwok. I just wanted to let you know that we aren't an ancient civilization thats been LONG forgotten! We are still around! We still practice our traditions that our ancestors once did. I am traditional miwok dancer and still live in Amador County very close to Chaw'Se. Also, some of your pronunciation of some of our words is a little off. I love the fact that you are bringing awareness to our culture, I just wanted to educate you a little bit.

@mr.bachooga5503

7 жыл бұрын

Dahkota Brown some of the pronunciation Is fairly off. I enjoy the awareness but miwok are still around, they're not gone. Many people I have told about the tribe here in ohio thought I was making it up until I speak to them in miwok

@216trixie

7 жыл бұрын

I think that's why he showed the modern Miwok people, and didn't say they were "long forgotten'.

@AlgisKemezys

7 жыл бұрын

Wow I hope I can meet you one day. You know In India, the god of destruction Shiva, does the sacred dance that keeps everything in harmony or else. I think dance not only is medicine but a vital part of staying alive with vital spirit. You know dancing fights off alheimers. I have been to India 8 times and almost died there twice.

@DRUNKENSYLEMASTER619

6 жыл бұрын

Dahkota Brown do any of your people still live in Novato ? I use to live there as a Chile in the late 80s

@yudithcacaoymaiz9934

5 жыл бұрын

OUROUR OLD NAYARITAS GRANDPARENTS, TELL US THAT ALL WERE DIFFERENT BUT WERE A SINGLE FROM ALASKA TO SONA ANDINA. NUESTROS ANAHUAKS ...WE ARE TOLD THAT EVERYONE LIVES WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SHARED THEM.

Thank you BROTHER

Awesome!

I can't believe I just found this! My third graders loved watching the first half of this video today. They were so excited to see in real life what we have been studying all quarter (the Miwok and Yokut of San Joaquin County.)

Thank you very much for sharing this 😇

Mate, did you record that entire introduction while simultaneously driving your car and not looking at the road? Brave man!

@andrewyonemura6269

10 ай бұрын

And the road up there is very twisty it’s made my sister sick a few times

Thanks Alex, my grandfather & his sisters & cousins built that round house. My ancestors hold some of the first California indians ndn, injun role numbers = a soial security number.. Sadly the fiduciary obligation have been high-jacked and the identity of my tribe is being trampled at all levels of Government. Much respect and thanks for the education video..

@storiesbyalex

9 жыл бұрын

Miwok Tribe Thanks for watching and stay proud.......alex

@Anaris10

8 жыл бұрын

Miwok?...I'm Southern Sierra Miwok and your Icon doesn't look like any Miwok regalia I've ever seen...Where are the woodpecker feathers?...Looks more plains to me.Meh chuk'sus!

@eldoradomerchants3294

7 жыл бұрын

You are correct Anaris. I think that is chief Seattle.

@AlgisKemezys

7 жыл бұрын

So sorry to know that Miwok. Those Huichols in Nayarit are some of the last carriers of ancient information and tradition. The Miwok must have had a connection with the Huichols. In Greek, the Iatromantis , who was a shaman could open up portals to travel great distances. I would suspect your ancesters could do that as well.

@andrewyonemura6269

10 ай бұрын

My grandpa was 20 and a helper when the roundhouse was built and he was there. He was taught by uncle Bill Franklin like many and so was my dad. And next year will be our 50 year anniversary.

cool song. this is my home. that scrub jay sounded like part of the music. I always appreciate the Miwok when Im in the Diablo Valley

Incredible content!!!

Such a beautiful place. The homes were cozy and must have smelled wonderful. Also cedar naturally repels insects. Thank you for a well put together video.

I have been living in the Central Valley for 27 years and never knew any of this thank you so much for your videos I am learning so much

I am new to your channel, which I enjoy very much! My guess is you are or were a school teacher, you seem to have a lot of patience and a desire to share knowledge ( teach ). Thank you.

You and me are miwok

5:00 - Cedar branches, not spruce.

@andrewyonemura6269

10 ай бұрын

And the ‘twine’ is grapevine

Or you and I are a lot alike in many ways.

You do a great job Alex. I'm in awe of you. The Pine Grove/Volcano, CA village also has 1,100 grinding holes, so this is equal to the Volcano, CA site in size. I've recently documented a hunting/fishing route from the Pine Grove/Volcano Miwok site, up the Mokelumne River Canyon to the salt holes above Salt Lake, which then goes to the end of the Mokelumne River Canyon slightly above Bear Valley and crosses over to Alpine Lake via an ancient trail, (I've walked it) where there was another village - (200 grinding holes). The route then goes down the Stanislaus River Canyon past Boards Crossing (site on the river) to Big Trees State Park (2 sites - 50 + holes - burial mound - village), then cuts back to Volcano, CA via San Antonia Creek Valley. My theory was that the Miwok chased big game (bear and elk/deer) up the Mokelumne Canyon until it turned into a box canyon, which made it easier for them to bring down the game. They then salted the meat (from the salt gathered from the salt holes, to preserve it and brought it back to the large village at Volcano.

Hello Dahkota, thanks for your comments. Sorry about the pronunciations - I even have problems with that in the english laguage!! Anyways, stay proud........alex

Good News one of the Miwok bands successfully were approved for Federal Recognition through the House of Representatives...my maternal grandmother is Miwok and Maidu! God Bless all my relatives! 2019 Happy Holidays Indigenous and other communities! 🙇🏻‍♀️🙏🏽🔍💗👍🏽🇺🇸🕊

@storiesbyalex

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations and best wishes............................alex

@josevasquez8193

4 жыл бұрын

which Miwok band was approved ? Are u aware of the southern sierra miwuk effort ?

@Anaris10

3 жыл бұрын

@@josevasquez8193 I am Southern Sierra Miwok and haven't heard anything about us. It's been a few years but last I heard, we were still way down the list.

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I am working on producing several more videos of my treks in 2013. My next video will be about finding a lost 16mm film cannister which contains actual film footage made by two Americans who traveled into Mexico in 1935. This film footage has never been seen by the public. I think the film will be interesting because it shows everyday scenes of life in Mexico during 1935. Regards and Happy New Year - Alex

Ha I live in northern Nevada, and love the native culture. I know a miwok a good friend.... and we live right at the base of grindstone mountain in Elko. I have pestals, bowls, things I intend to be preserved that are of cultural significance instead of them being trampled by cattle covered by time, forgotten by history.

Thanks for watching. I hope that one day your students can trek to the Grinding Rock State Historic Park located in Pine Grove, CA. Regards...alex

Thanks for trekking with me....alex

I just found this guy and I can't wait to go to these places. I live in California and I'm always looking for this type of fun! Pick me up on the way!😂💁

They remind me of Ammonites!

Thank you Alex.

good observations, Alex!

Many thanks, Alex. I always enjoy your stories and adventures about Native American cultures. I’ve become fascinated with the Anasazi or Ancestral Puebloan culture in northeastern Arizona. Happy Trails and Good Fortune to you.

@bryanjason1980

3 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing 😊😊😊

although the east south sacramento areas is just all hills, grasslands, and groves, still interesting to hike into the rural areas and see what the landscape was like without civilization

@user-sw3ro6hh3j

4 жыл бұрын

i googled what native americans were in elk grove (where my mom lives) and miwok were the answer. Their music is also quite interesting; there's a miwok music album on youtube, and the sounds include violin with a fairly abstract melody, which was quite interesting and not of the norm.

Thank you so much Alex

Excellent video, Alex.

Thank you..Love your series

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words..........alex

@AlgisKemezys

7 жыл бұрын

Me too.

Alex please trekk to Henry coe state park. I have came across numerous sites but was told to keep quiet. Someone with your skills may be helpful.. possibly YOKUTS?

Cedar was used in so many different homes. One aspect no one ever talks about is the great lengths also went into insect and snake control.

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Taneha, thanks for watching and your comments........alex

@bryanjason1980

3 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing 😊😊😊😊

This is a GREAT VIDEO! My daughter (seen in my photo) is in third grade, she will be doing her first class report this week. Her topic is California Native American Indians -Miwok Tribe! I am going to show her this video before she starts reading so she will have a good idea what it is exactly she will be reading about! Thanks!!! I remember going to Yosemite and also to another native american museum for school field trips and i had such an amazing time!!

@storiesbyalex

9 жыл бұрын

Sarah, thanks for watching and the kind words.........alex

continue to dazzle me with your Genius please

I camped at the park and walked in at midnite alone with a full moon above. Im usually not very brave but I felt no fear,as if surrounded by many others,as I walked I came to a structure and went in. When I looked around I saw only a bright and laser sharp beam of white light that shown down on a rock. I felt the urge to stand on the rock and be in the moonlight.Stepping into that beam and closing my eyes, I felt as if I was transported,I could feel music like drumbeats on my bones.Slowly I opened my eyes and I swear the room was filled with people seated around me I could just barely see their shapes. I did not feel fear but felt. as if every ancestor Ive ever known or not, was there that night. I walked back slower with an inner sadness , the depths of which I cannot even describe. This place will always hold a special place in my heart. NOTE:Please do not do this, I had no idea it was not allowed. I will thank you for forgiving my trespass.

@storiesbyalex

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing......................alex

What’s going on with the ending ??? Am I missing something ???

no one i know ever went further than the city limits sign

@5:25 spot-- thats gotta be the biggest acorn ive ever seen!😳 Im in Maryland -theyre not even half that size here!

thank u so much! me and my Daughter enjoy your video!

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Bon, thanks for watching..........alex

That almost doesn't make sense to have so many mortars I wonder why ?

My nephew in law and my great niece and great nephews are Sierra Miwok.

@Anaris10

3 жыл бұрын

So am I.

Sir, I love your videos. Hope you can bring us more in 2013. Happy New Year!

Have a few motors in a creek right by my house, and a historic gold rush site a stones throw away. Always wondered how long it must have taken to grind down the really deep ones.

@thomascleavenger1638

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, here in Jamestown. Woods creek, right at the back of my house in the creek. Oak trees everywhere. I spend a lot of time cleaning up all the leaves and acorns.

@andrewyonemura6269

10 ай бұрын

One inch every thousand years

Great Vid and love all of your interesting adventures! I have driven through the coastal and mountain areas of Nayarit and found it beautiful and rich in history! Would love to return soon.

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

I have very fond memories of my time in Nayarit..........alex

Wait question so the miwok are related to some of the México indigenous groups?

Thank you for this wonderful video! May I ask what music you used?

I wonder whether the Miwoks use that petroglyph as a times table or a game board.

Those mortars are packed tight how would you get them all used with a person at each hole.. what if it’s a map? Anyone ever got a aerial pic?

Well this was just wonderful. I am so pleased with your video and insights. We are pretty much the same kind of person from you say. I wonder now if the foods prepared here were activated by the specific location of the rock. I can now imagine that the most religious of foods was prepared here. By the way, I found some Petroglyphs in Chacala out past the harbor. There I met an old 1/2 Indian man who told me of vast caverns under Mexico where another civilization lived.Once again I just love Chaw Se video.

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Algis, thanks for watching and your comments..........alex

THANKS FOR YOU VIDEO, GRACIAS , IM FROM NAYARIT,AND I STARTED TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO NOW, AND FOR A STRANGE REASON,I KNOWN THIS PLACE ON A DAY OF CELEBRATION .I FEELED THAT IT IS A COZY PLACE AND TODAY I VISITED IT CONTINUOUSLY.

@josevasquez8193

4 жыл бұрын

Hola Yudith

I love your videos!

@storiesbyalex

5 жыл бұрын

RM Smith, thanks for watching........alex

Anybody know what that circle means?? Circle of life?? The sun?.anyone know its definition?? Im Irish so i certainly do not know!

Thanks so much for sharing this. A reward for your efforts..and treat for us. Thanks again :)

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Michael, thanks for watching and your comments............alex

Really enjoying your videos and would like to add that your jewelry pieces are beautiful. I've seen several rings and now the necklace you're wearing in this one. I wish I could get my husband to wear some. I'm envious of your visits to these sacred and special places. Sad to say that it is pretty much all that's left (structures) of the original inhabitants of North America. I'd love to see these myself one day.

This site can be much older than scholars have stated, great video Alex, I admire how you incorporated other areas/sites that share the same petroglyphs,my theory ... it's as if when Spaniards invaded Mexico few of the Mexicas/Aztecs had flourished North and scattered, it's all universal!!!

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Miguel, thanks for watching and your comments. It is universal - we are all connected - the journey continues.............alex

@reddwing4368

3 жыл бұрын

Aztlan was definitely north of Mexico By there own tales

@Anaris10

3 жыл бұрын

@@reddwing4368 Which also tell how they were forced south by their northern neighbors who despised their barbarity. Aztecs are part of the Uto-Aztecan language group while we Miwoks are a Penutian speaking people. Aztecs are distant kin to Paiutes, who were our traditional enemies with some bad blood still. If those Mexicas/Aztecs came to our or Yokut (Our allies against the Missions) land, they would have been slain for speaking Nahuatl which is Uto-Aztecan. We didn't want them here then, let alone now.

The mortar grinding stone holes Looks like it's part of a game or something The whole place reminds me of a casino Thanks

A'ho!!

I find the depictions of wheels and spirals interesting, quite universal, along with the snake. I have not seen any example of a physical wheel as a tool though, in this area. No carts or wagons until Europeans, no horses until the Spanish. What kind of knowledge was lost at the Library of Alexandria? How to build a pyramid? How to carve cities like Petra out of solid stone? How long did it take to put a bullet on a cartridge after discovering gun powder? Hmmm...and they had heated water baths in Rome with aqua duct supply systems. People starving and people in the ISS. Robots on Mars...

I find this video very interesting particularly the circular petroglyph or what I've always referred to as a spoked wheel, is definitely a great basin style I used to think that it represented a circle around the sun or what is often referred to as a sun dog but I think your interpretation that it's female and food preparation is far better thewayofthings.org

Good work, I like what you’ve presented here. It occurred to me that the wooden TP type structures are recreations. I wonder how these came to be built who did the work and when they were actually built. Was this the park people or who?

Thanks for another great video I learn so much from them. There are many mortars in southeast AZ. where I live. Is there a way to estimate how long it took to make a mortar?

Wow, that is an awesome place! I am very much interested in the topics of this video and enjoyed watching it, thanks. I did have to ask myself, though, how I felt about the video recording while driving. Not too good, frankly. I think I would've felt a lot better if you video'd yourself talking and then drove off. Anyway, as I said, I really enjoyed the vid other than that one issue.

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the input.....alex

Hi Alex, Enjoyed your vid. Try This Google Maps reference, 38.464842297802775, -120.60265884227874, and then stop your video at 14min 26sec. This comparison to me is astounding and should be noted as a part of the greater map you have been looking at here as that is what this is, not a mortar stone. This one reference point should give you a clue as to the scale and size of this map stone. You need to take a closer look. These map stones are are everywhere and can be referenced to google maps. This is a good start reference point. Make a scale diagram of this stone and you are going to be astounded as to the accuracy of these ancient people's map making abilities. Learn how to read these maps and you will be astonished. mcinzie.

The number of holes and their placement so near one another preclude many of them being useful. Is it possible the holes had some other, perhaps religious utility? So many in one place is very strange and makes little sense purely as a means of grinding acorns. Even if many date back several hundred years.. why continue to laboriously to chisel out even more of them as one such grinding hole would serve several families in a several generations. There must be a more logical reason for this concentration of holes....some other long forgot purpose.

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Neil, thanks for watching and your comments. I think there is a strong possibly that the high concentration of mortars and the petroglyphs associated with the mortars served as a mix of social, religious, ceremonial, and utilitarian purposes........alex

@rickeygreentrades

7 жыл бұрын

Don't forget..the Miwok Village in Yosemite is still used today for ceremony; Bear ceremony...Aho'

I live in petaluma that's where the miwok lived

I think i now about the yokut they hunt deer rabit and they have a umm...whatever i forgot but 10 family's would fit in a big house and had a fire pit in the center and had a hole in the top for smoke can come out

13:46 is that a copperhead?

@storiesbyalex

8 жыл бұрын

I believe it is a rattlesnake......alex

Alex tu hablas español

were is that place?

@storiesbyalex

7 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth, the site is located at Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, near Jackson, California.......alex

@elizabethlinares9875

7 жыл бұрын

Thania you

@AlgisKemezys

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this.

@Darjeelingla

3 жыл бұрын

A contemporary map would be helpful, for relevance, visual context. Thanks.

MA CHIKSA.WOK KE LA. THU THU NUTT .IT MEANS BIGTIME

@mr.bachooga5503

7 жыл бұрын

George Williams tengkiyuuni

@Anaris10

6 жыл бұрын

Meh chuk'sa suh! Southern Sierra Miwok !

@aquawolfplayspotato3271

5 жыл бұрын

Theres a tribe called shasta

is it a baby of crotalus atrox?¿?¿?¿?

@storiesbyalex

8 жыл бұрын

+manolo manolodlospavos It was filmed in the central foothills of the California sierras and so I do not think it is specifically a crotalus atrox.The Geographic Range of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake ranges from central and western Texas, through southern New Mexico and Arizona, and into southern California.

@manolodlospavos

8 жыл бұрын

storiesbyalex thanks for answer,the black/white stripes on tail make me think of it.what subspecies is it ,please¿?

@storiesbyalex

8 жыл бұрын

+storiesbyalex Manolo, I am not sure, but it could be the The Southern Pacific Rattlesnake. The following link is to its range - www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/c.o.helleri.html . Also, this is a photo link to all California snakes www.californiaherps.com/snakes/snakespics.html .

@storiesbyalex

8 жыл бұрын

+manolo manolodlospavos Manolo, correction possibly the Northern Pacific rattlesnake .....alex

@storiesbyalex

8 жыл бұрын

+manolo manolodlospavos Manolo, correction possibly the Northern Pacific rattlesnake .....alex

hi

"I tell ya what……"

I really hope the white man is not able to push the Native American the rest of the way off their land. I admire the Native. From what Ive learned about them over the years, theyre an incredible (n mite i add...as bad ass as the Almighty Creator can create!!) people.

wok to eat is good, work for others is slavery

Wado

Beavers were better architects the Native Americans Caucasoid’s were building cities and the industrial revolution and changing humanity exponentially as they foraged for a existence 🎤 drop 💥

@maidumason7306

Жыл бұрын

What buildings were the Caucasians building? The Caucasian Families weren't allowed to buy Land in the Sacramento Counties until the 1930s or 40s!

@donibee7846

9 ай бұрын

Spiritual existence vs material existence. One day we will return to the spiritual realm. Oh and btw it’s possible to bring the spiritual realm to this physical realm, and we should, because living by bread alone isn’t a good idea. See ya.

Reed boat looks like the old Egyptian boats. Did these tribes go to Egypt and didn't come from there?

@maidumason7306

Жыл бұрын

Yes! These TRIBECAS are the Original Kemites and Cushites then later formed The Egyptians Cultures!

What's up with the wierd music

Miwok or indian? Call them what they called themselves not what you were told or taught to call them. Mahalo, d.gunner

@storiesbyalex

3 жыл бұрын

The word Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) means people in the Miwok language. Many tribes had names which in their language referred to themselves as the people.

Glad I was not an Indian in those times,.. I like sleeping in a bed alone,....not on the ground with snakes.I'd prefer a cabin.

go away forever.

Dude driving and filming Is irresponsible. Did you ever look at the road ??