While in lockup in federal prison we had sweat lodge ceremony we sang this song every ceremony it was such a blessing to come into the sweat lodge it helped me to get where I am at today although I am not perfect I am milestone past where I thought I'd never be. I am a survivor of severe alcoholism. Alcohol free for over 3 1/2 years and many more moons to go. 🤍🤎🤍

@tdhawk167

3 жыл бұрын

💕

@Ktenfingers23

3 жыл бұрын

Plz in

@sickcoyoteproductions5378

3 жыл бұрын

❤

@dougbrown9304

3 жыл бұрын

Keep going my brother

@marbo6429

3 жыл бұрын

I love you my brother and all the first nations to you I salute!

I grew up in Denver next to the "Indian Center". We grew up with nothing. It was me and four other brothers and sisters and my poor mom. She did childcare to pay the bills. Most of her clients were native American. The Lakota people welcomed me into their families and taught me so much. I feel indebted to their love. Lakota means friend and they all lived up to their name. Most of my friends that I grew up with are dead now thanks to drugs and alcohol. Today I still sing these songs with all my heart in remembrance of those friends. I have ZERO native american in me, but we are ALL related (Mitákuye Oyásʼiŋ). My proudest moment was when my mother got called down to the circle at the pow wow. There was my very white mother with these figures I had so much respect for standing as an equal. We can all do more to help, the Lakota need our help.

@zoharflax6363

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, so powerfully shared, thank you.

@nicolasavilarodriguez1290

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing beautiful story

@luke144

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kindness. We will all dance again. RIP mama. She died last year.

I am from Rosebud and I recognize quite a lot of the women in the background and the drum group of course, but I wanted to tell the beautiful and amazingly talented back up singer is that those ladies in the background were doing their best to appear stoic and respectful as she sang ..they were actually hating on her!! It was pretty funny but it's the truth. Crazy that i knew them women...all of them.. and knew exactly what they were thinking as she sang her heart out. Applause!! It's the best I've seen in years!

@xXKiragaXx

15 күн бұрын

@@stephaniebigcrow4192 literally no women singers or even a drum group in this video 💀

@stephaniebigcrow4192

15 күн бұрын

@@xXKiragaXx There shouldn't be! This is a prayer song that honors the Four Directions . He calls out the name of the direction in our language and then he tells of how we honor it for the power it represents. Each direction has a specific name in our language and it is honored for it's meaning and everything else like that and then he gives each of the directons thanks for every little detail that can be thankful for. The Four Directions song is a prayer song and not a dance, drum competition or anything like that at all. This is why he sings alone and without a drum and drum group and back up singers. It's not an entertainment song, it is strictly a prayer song!

This song belongs to my dad Earl Bullhead he has such a powerful voice.

@joselase6894

2 жыл бұрын

This is simply amazing. Please pass it along to your father.

@lelanddanceeagle5658

Жыл бұрын

Amorette that song is a four direction song that belongs to the people. To say that the song belongs to him. Is not proper understanding of our sacred songs. You should make the attempt to to learn more about these songs

@Noelbluesky

Жыл бұрын

​@@lelanddanceeagle5658 was thinking the same.

@lhenry1693

11 күн бұрын

Lol…this song dont belong to one man alone…funny guy u r

@ZoneZero-sm9jv

8 күн бұрын

I have the recordings of him singing all the songs, that is how I learned many years ago.

Thank you so much for a traditional song by the Lakota, the language is returning to the people. Angela Moore

The singer is Calvin Standing Bear, a Lakota Elder who has now passed on.

@quakie4

Жыл бұрын

Calvin Standing Bear has passed on???? He was a good friend, lost track while living in Mexico. Knew grandma Neva & sister Maria, a Hole family from Rosebud, related to Grsndpa Frank Fools Crow.

@quakie4

Жыл бұрын

Holy, come on spell check!

@ruthrodriguez927

8 ай бұрын

Calvin is my brother and he's alive and living.

Thank you Man. My name Is Pierangelo, i Live in the North Italy. I pray the Sacreds Spirits for the Natives American! Mitakuye Oyasin. ✋🦊

Niiice. I love my peoples music. I listen to various genres, but everytime I feel down/sad, hearing these inspires me to get up and keep moving.

The singer is Earl Bullhead, for sure

@charlesbailey8740

6 жыл бұрын

CHRISTI RUTKOWSKI it is

Thank you so much!! My grandma is Dorothy M Jones Rosebud Sioux tribe south Dakota last elder in soldier Creek!!

My mom used to sing this. I really needed to hear this, Pilamaya :)

@Rick-xy2le

4 жыл бұрын

May what ever u are dealing with remember head held high chin up ..smile cause tomorrow is always a new day a new start.. may god bless u ..

I'm warrior society, good medicine

Beautiful and touching and powerful voice, thanks for sharing, it's important to save the culture. 謝謝分享🙏

Mitakuye Oyasin, pilamaya wopila.

your voice is beautiful. I hear you deep in my heart. I love your song.

I have never loved my people more then I do now since I found the Lolita song's and history of my people

@reginamayer-eastman8052

4 жыл бұрын

What are 'Lolita songs', never heard that expression before ...

@hg077

4 жыл бұрын

Regina Mayer-Eastman probably someone they know and Autocorrect did it, they meant Lakota

Such a blessing!

Gorgeous voice....

I miss my mentors they went to the other side

Beautiful.. Thank you..🙏

A humble thqnk you i feel ignorant for not understanding the language i grew up in their back yard

@tinorayos945

10 ай бұрын

We are taught the colonizers languages: English and Spanish. We lose languages with every elder who passes. Let us work together to preserve our songs, language and prayers. All my relations 🙏

All for the glory of God!

so beautiful

that's so beautiful music

Complete or not is amazing.

Love it

👏🏽 very much nice song

You are a ascended. Your voice shows it. your voice us ckean and clear be a use your soul is. What comes from the heart goes to the heart. what comes from the head is only logic and never finds its way to the heart. only logic is carnal sin.

@doreenwhittemore5304

6 жыл бұрын

your voice is clean and clear because your soul is.

Thank you le mita pila pilamaya

so beautiful A'ho

Hihanne wast'e MiTiospeye on the Ihanktowan Oyate. I ask for much Help at home They will start searching for my Tiebdo ( Spirit Rain Chaising Hawk). So I ask wicasa pejuta, to sing the 4;direction song. Mitakiye Oyasin.

@bluehorse8091

Жыл бұрын

Time to Sundance.. MITAKUYE OYASIN. 🌠💙

💖

All of them are there

❤️❤️❤️

I directions

there are reasons why its not complete....

@tiffanychang2608

5 жыл бұрын

and why is that?

@noblesavage3794

4 жыл бұрын

@@tiffanychang2608 The song is complete. Complete in the singer's heart, it is. This song is one of the few songs initially sung in the 1st or 2nd door of an inipi. He sang/prayed to the 4 directions. Some add a couple more verses- "makatakiya..." (to the land) and "wankatakiya..." (up above). Just depends on the singer.

@tinorayos945

10 ай бұрын

Yes, we Mexica (Aztec) sing in the 4 directions, plus 3 more: up to Father Sky, down to the Mother Earth where our ancestors lie, and inside of ourselves

Aho

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I know this is the four directions song but anyne have the full translation?

@lilianagomez7947

3 жыл бұрын

And thank you so much, I have been able to learn this song and sing it most mornings at 6 am at my alter it is very healing.

Is there translation?

@tinorayos945

10 ай бұрын

1. Look west towards the direction which the sun sets Chorus: Your grandfather is sitting there looking at you Pray to Him, pray to Her They are sitting there watching 2. Look North towards the pines Chorus 3. Look towards the East where the sun rises Chorus 4. Look towards the south where the sun is highest Chorus 5. Look high upward Creator is sitting in that place Chorus 6. Look towards the ground Grandmother earth lies there watching Pray to Her She lies there listening 7. Look inside yourself Pray for mercy and strength Chorus

Pilamaya.

Is anyone able to translate?

Is not complete. Leaves out the other two directions.