As a fellow Canadian, I'm proud of you for sharing this story. Too many people overlook our indigenous population and only see the problems. But there is so much more
Thank you Dr Peterson and everyone checking out this video! As a member of a Native Nation in Northern BC, it is actually very helpful when non-native peoples can see the culture healing without blame being put on our fellow Canadians. We all have crosses to carry. Let us pray for us to work for the best in each of us to fully manifest.
The first Peoples get me every time. I can’t even watch a Pow Wow without falling apart. My great-great grandma was Cherokee but her stories never made it down to me. I feel overwhelming loss for that.
I grew up on the reservation I seen a lot of money go through a lot of hands. Now again many of the reservations have received 30 million dollars. I was reading on my many friends site what they were going to be doing with their money. It wasn't looking very good. I suggested that they take that money and you can't their children and take back more of their rights which I have been saying for many many years many things are in their own hands. But the alcohol and the drugs have interfered hugely I've had many a friend die.. I've seen money coming to Ben's and only be given to one part of the family new houses on one side. While the rest of the family lived with leaky roofs. Yeah they were related when was the chief though the others weren't. I've seen Chiefs by limousines and go to the casino with endless endless amounts of money. Well the rest of the reservation had nothing. I've seen so much corruption in amongst all the people it goes on and on and on. So I truly hope that the next batch of money that they have their hands on don't kill him. I hope they use it for education and to get more positions in the government to stop the genocide in Canada
@@candybergauer2223 Hi Candy, I'd love to hear your perspective on this. Should Canada simply stop giving the tribes money period. Would it not be more beneficial to axe the current "Indian act" and simply integrate the communities back into the provinces giving them access to infrastructure funding like everyone else. There could also be a a fund dedicated to cultural preservation, including education. Would that not make more sense than the current broken system we're the Fed gives money to corrupt Chiefs?
I just read in this description that Dr. Peterson used barn wood from his grandfather's homestead in Saskatchewan in his remodeled third floor. Having a piece of your ancestry in your home (especially beautiful reclaimed wood) is a beautiful thing. Personal growth through responsibility and respect for the story of civilization is why I enjoy his message so much. Makes me feel connected to and invested in the world I'm a part of.
I am in tears here. Watching this. Amazing. History defines and guides us. History should never be erased. It is ours to own, reflect on and then, move on. So none of us, make the same mistakes, again.
What a wonderful man. He still carries a lot of pain. I pray that he can let go of it. I can see why you think it such a great gift to know this man and be a part of his family.
I believe it is harder to get over the awful things you have done, compared to awful things that were done to you. Personally, my guilt is worse than my shame. The fact that this man is clearly still hurting, is a testament to the level of absolute cruelty he endured.
Dr. Peterson I am so thankful for the healing that has taken place in Charles’s life and I am so sorrowful for his suffering. I pray for this same healing for all of the native people’s who suffered these atrocities. I didn’t even know about the residential schools until last fall when I visited my cousin and her husband who have lived and ministered to the indigenous people of British Columbia for over three decades. I have been so grieved about this. Thank you and Charles for sharing his work with us.
My grandfather always made a big deal out of being a "Native American", but he called himself Indiana. I never appreciated his stories or values as a teen but after he died I remembered one his favorite expressions: "When people insult you, listen carefully to everything they say and let it all wash over you. Often there are things that are true you can improve on. It will help you be a better person." I made that later in life and eventually people saw me getting better and that I listened, it took the edge of and made my relationships stronger.
For people that dont kniw this didnt happen 100.s of years ago the last residential school was closed in 1996. So we werent allowed to speak the language not to long ago..
@@TechnocraticDreadnought the church was law they were the ones who gave punishment hitting put in cages etc. If they spoke in native language . My grandma said she was beatin with a ruler because she spilled milk . They stayed in these schools until they were 18 .
@@TechnocraticDreadnought the 1965 alot of schools were shut down some still remained but the damage was done the language was lost 90% of natives still dont know our language .and thats on the rez
There actually was a huge totem pole built by indigenous people for a church I used to go to growing up. I haven’t been there in years, but seeing all this effort and work that goes into making such a personal artwork makes me appreciate it much more.
Oh it's so good to hear about the nightmares fading away.. thanks for that note in the description, Dr Peterson. "We picked up things that wasn't ours because we wanted to hide the pain. And now today, we're going to bless it, so we don't pull the pain out anymore." ... yeah... gets me choked up. Holding Space Films is a really cool company, great people I was fortunate to meet in 2018. Patricia Marcoccia is also nominated for Best Emerging Filmmaker Award at Yorkton Film Festival. Best wishes Patricia!!
@@BobBob-lr5re lol........I believe that is Hindi or Punjabi..... In India we speak 22 different languages..... And I don't understand what you text on the top. In Kerala we speak Malayalam..... By the way I love Canadian Maple syrup......yum yum yum.....
Very Moving JP! Inspirational to any and all that watch this. May the spirits be with Charles on his earthly journey. Our prayers are with him and his family. Good vibes and thoughts sent your way. Thank You
Hahahaha yeah bro, somewhere in NZ. There are carvings that depict our family. Dunno, as kids we were encouraged to do carvings. It was special trip just to choose the timber you would use. NZ has some (now protected) fantastic native trees. A few relatives of mine are really good at traditional carvings. I mean really good!
NZ is an amazing country. I was there for a year, 2013-2014. Absolutely beautiful. Stunning. Anyway, hope you got your life back together. All the best.
I'm glad to hear that bro (well except the going to prison part, that sucks). When I was a kid, I had a rough time in school, during a school project I carved a whales tale (about 30cm tall and wide). It's followed me ever since. My life is pretty good now, but it stays in the living room, more important than the TV. Last year I got sick, and my dad flew over to the states to see me, he gave me pounamu toki pendant. I got better, and i have never taken it off. Those 2 items are the most expensive I possess, The only things worth more to me are my wife and my boys. I don't know why I am telling you this, except to say "You may already have the most precious things in life". I have just started my oldest boy in some bone carving play. He won't understand the symbolism yet. But i hope it sinks in eventually.
I’m a 17 year old artist who paints my dreams and wake visions. Jordan, I would absolutely appreciate to correspond with you to create you a piece of work. I don’t want to be another story but Jordan, you truly saved my life. I was swimming in chaos, far too deep and I almost got lost there, and I mean that literally; I gave up any order in my life for a lot of my teenage years, stuck in my mind. Anyway, you articulated my life in your words like I’ve never heard and so here I am now, proud of myself, my parents are proud of me, my friends. My life is unmeasurably better.
@Your Worst Nightmare All of your concerns have been covered in his lectures. If you're truly willing to have your mind changed then give them a listen. On the surface level he will seem like an antiquated, conservative christian who is appropriating the ideas of philosophers and psychologists of the past to push a political view. This is just the surface. The reason why people (including myself) enjoy Peterson's ethos is because it goes way. way. way deep below surface level thinking. That is what makes a true intellectual, when every single axiom and statement that he makes is backed-up by a huge structure of thought and belief. Of course, if one only listens to this man, and no one else, they will become "possessed" and turn in to sort of cult follower, by idolizing a human being. It's undeniable that there is a huge movement of people who agree with everything Peterson does without questioning it and without checking other sources of knowledge and spirituality, they are ideologues, and it's ironic since JB Peterson is fundamentally against ideology.
@Your Worst Nightmare Your nick name puzzles me a lot. Anyway... I'll try to take seriously your point. He is just someone who speaks out against this lunacy of infinite genders, "white privilege", endless winning, entitled behaviour of narcisistic brats, idiotic sjw marxist proffessors....that flourish in Academia around the west.... And he does this trough his honest knowledge (better or worse) he has adquired troughout his years of clinical practice and teaching. That's all. I think that his discourse is just the common sensical one that my father (30 years ago) would have tell me if necessary (it wasn't): Be truthfull, respectfull, take your responsibility and thrive all along. Shockingly, nowadays, this discourse is something that young kids or young men have never listened. And, man, if something as simple and plain vanilla is resonating with millions around the west....i think the problem is not in the messenger but in society at large. I don't know if it helped or not, but there you go... Cheers
Your Worst Nightmare I think I’ve shared just about all of your concerns, and I dug into Dr. Peterson’s work with a critical eye. You have delved into topics like Christianity and sex that have very deep bottoms and probably wouldn’t do well for a UA-cam comment discussion, plus I can can only really speak for myself, but in short I would say that I may not always agree with Dr. Peterson’s claims, but he doesn’t make his claims without evidence, and he always seems to give the counter perspective it’s due diligence (or at least doesn’t discount positions counter to his offhand). That sort of intellectual honesty is in short supply, and in my opinion that’s all I can really ask of another person. To your more specific criticisms, Jung is the one author that I do t have much exposure to (to my chagrin) so I can’t really speak to that. I’d actually be interested to hear where you think he missed the mark. I haven’t read a lot of psychological literature, but I read a lot of the philosophical works that he refers to, and I thought that he did Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault justice (never ended up reading Derrida). In terms of the sensational aspects of Peterson, I agree with you. He seemed a little hokey, and that’s the actual reason I wanted to look into his work. I thought his surface talking points obviously had depth to them, and I wanted to make sure that the lines of reasoning he spelled out in his lectures attested to that. All I can say is you might have to do your own research here, but I’ve found him to be a very compelling lecturer who draws pretty reasonable conclusions based on the evidence.
I would love to give this man a hug and shake his hand. What a solid dude, I’m so sorry he had to go through his trials. But he seems to be doing well now so I’m happy for him
Good to see a man healing himself and those around him, the world needs more men and women like Charles Joseph and the elder who spoke. This is the good side of reconciliation, people taking control of thier lives and reconecting with thier roots and inner voice instead slipping into the coddling embrace of victomhood. Past wrongs were done but the only person in control of your destiny is you.
Thank you for sharing this. Through you i really fell in love with Charles Josephs art, in germany my school went to the documenta in cologne where some of his art was displayed. The teachers were kinda surprised that i could tell more about his statues and the mythology than the two pupils who held a presentation about charles, that was kinda funny. I also painted Charles birds in my room in my effort to beautify my surroundings.
Woah! That's an impressive GIANT totem pole!! Such pride. Thank you I love jorden Peterson and to show off our culture is very heart touching becuase there is so much respect and honor for those who do carry our tradition despite being beat and tortured. My hands up to the wood carvers, video recorders and this channel🤲🏽
... because he's a heretic in the best possible sense. And anyone who speaks of personal freedom will be a heretic to the political class, their followers and to those addicted to security, convenience and safety. There exists an institution in society that provides a safe space free of charge -- prison. I'm Polish/Canadian and apologize for Trudeau. I voted Harper, but still, sorry about Trudeau. I remember that the EU was sold as a "sojusz panstw sowerennych" or "coalition of sovereign nations" and not as the top-down bureaucratic nightmare it's becoming. Trump would be the obvious choice for me if I were American. I accept his many faults, and no, I don't look to him as the savior of the west. But I would take a tacky, womanizing businessman over commie Sanders and a raging Clinton.
My connection to my aboriginal roots is weak, due to plenty of time and distance, and though I've been really identifying a lot, over the years, with my predominantly-German, European heritage, something deep inside stirs when I see things like this. Becoming a carver was something (IS something) that I feel I should have begun as a boy, but growing up in the Lower Mainland, rather than the Central or Northern Coast of BC, my interactions with my relatives have been quite rare. Thank you for sharing this, Dr. Peterson. It's much-appreciated.
Yay! Good for Charles Joseph and his tribe. I am so glad to hear that he has worked through so much of his early trauma, and can practice his art, and have it justly celebrated as part of Canada's great wealth of culture. Thank goodness he survived what was done to him, and is apparently thriving!
It's nice to finally see your brother and hear him talk, given how much you speak of him, Mr. Peterson. I can certainly see why he's won so much of your respect.
How meaningful what this man has done. Just goes to show the redemptive & healing power of art for the artist and those around him. Really looking forward to the full documentary.
Thank you, Dr. Peterson for introducing us to this wonderful man, it was very moving to see him so emotional, may this pain of being cut off from his sacred roots heal, and the following generations blossom. A prayer! Namasté, greetings from 🇦🇹 Austria. 🙏🏼
I'm not even sure why, I'm so far removed from their world, but this was incredible and moving in ways I can't even being to describe. Thank you. Thank you.
Mr Peterson, so, this is your 'nobel savage friend' I heard so much about. He doesn't look very savage to me. Looks more like a hardworking and honest man. Happy to finally meet you good Sir, I heard a lot of things about you. And thats a damn fine piece of craftsmanship you have there.
Realizing how many stories, languages, songs, and pieces of art must have been lost with their cultures over the course of history is one of the most saddening things to do. Keep these traditions preserved
Absolutely thank you for this. To be able to see about the relationship you and him have and the deep emotion it stirs in you. Honestly, thank you for giving us this glimps into a very personal part of yours and his lives. YOU ARE A GOOD MAN DR. PETERSON.
Thank you Dr. Jordan Peterson for sharing your friends story. I am from the Navajo Tribe and have dealt with Alcoholism and seen the hurt of my elders. Thanks to your teachings and other great minds. I am over 8 months sober and see why I am still here. Thank you and God Bless you. This hit me hard because I know the pain.
Me too. although I can identify what it was for me, seeing his mother looking at him with intense pride, witnessing the reenactment of true, authentic tradition in a world that is actively attempting to remove all traditions.
What is it with seeing a man crying from the deepest of his heart/soul that makes me shatter into a million pieces. It is as if I immediately understand the tears. Every piece that I shattered into feels like a mirror reflecting those situations in which someone is or was in true pain. Makes me cry for those situations and this situation in less then a second. Makes me cry even when I don't understand the full context. Every. Time. Again.
It’s not very often in life I find something so heartfelt and just so downright heartbreaking , thank you for uploading this video it was difficult to watch but a bloody good demonstration of when any culture goes too far against another
I’m from northern Ontario and have native ancestry. You would never know it by looking at me. I’ve always had an empty space in my heart and almost zero knowledge of my grandmothers native side as she died in a mental institution when I was young. Information is difficult to find as most of it was destroyed I think. This was beautiful to me.
We (Slovaks) had similar history. In 19. century we were forbidden to talk in our language in schools, churches, etc. We were beaten for that. It´s a shame that a lot of our own people don´t appreciate the freedom we have now, our own state. They even call those who do appreciate it "extremists", "fascists", ...
I just heard of this history for the 1st time in another comment on this video. Apparently it was a widespread phenomenon around the world during that period of time. It's sad and scary what pain can result from a set of bad ideas.
@@MizeeKazee You're correct about the no other god part, but not the the no other culture part. As a general rule, christianity has been very multicultural. (You've probably only been exposed to a very narrow selection of Christian culture, so I dont blame you for thinking as you do.) Unfortunately, the European christians of that time period seem to have taken on the wider attitude of cultural superiority that one might expect to find in a culture that recently achieved a measure of global dominance.
@@Mamothrept I believe i know what you mean..but i believe the apperently adoption of the resident cultur is only a trick to get the foot in the door, so to speak
@@MizeeKazee Yeah, hard to tell sometimes... there's a million human motivations involved, so the reality is bound to be complicated and contradictory. No one can change the past, hence the importance of looking forward to the future with hope, like this video is trying to show
I’ve been listening to so many of your talks, and am so grateful for your voice, it’s created a very palpable shift in my personal thinking, and as I try to integrate your words and perspectives into this pre-existing framework I have, I decided to specifically look at if you’ve had anything to say about indigenous people. Imagine my surprise to learn that you have such strong ties to the people I descend from…I grew up in Alert Bay, and these few videos made me so happy. I’m so glad that this family and some of our people see you and support your work. Gilakas’la.
So this is him!? I feel like hes already a dear friend. If hes special to Peterson, hes special to us. It's pretty profound. Out of so much pain, comes so much beauty! You suffered so noone will ever have to endure that again. I am sorry for what they did to you Charles. Canada will never forget.
I never knew my Grandfather, he was "moved out" to another mission (reservation), & Nana never saw him again. My Mum didn't see Nana until she was a grown adult, at which point the authorities could no longer stop her from trying to find her. When my family was young, they were stopped from speaking their own language too, that's why there's such a push to revive what's left of our languages now. Your friend is very brave to go back, so deep, to such clear historical roots... where he knows his family last felt "unbroken". ✊✊✊ 🌿🐾🐠❤ Much Respect.
It's strange how so much of this story actually reminds me of my nation in South Africa. How much the traditions and sufferings of the first nations peoples resonate with the destruction that occurred in African culture as the bantustans broke up traditional African societies. And I won't compare those sufferings; because it's not my place too - I'm not in a position to understand the sufferings of those people. This video really does touch my heart...the resurgence of beliefs of the people being brought back. I hope it can be done similarly in South Africa, but the ways in which the communities differ concerns me as to how it might be done. Black South Africans under Apartheid were allocated to homelands that could not accommodate the population and their governments did not represent their people's heritage as they once did. Fathers had to travel hundreds of kilometres to work in the mines of the Rand and the commercial farms and lived in slums. People were prevented from travelling into the cities if they were not going to work, and the families in the bantustans could not sustain it so their cultural societies broke down. The communities were disparate and separated and great difficulties that inhibited cultural practice. Families moved to outside the cities to be closer to their husbands and fathers and created the slums of the townships. And yet; now we see different aspects of Black South African societies develop...the cultures of traditional societies and former kingdoms still alive and resurging in the rural areas; and the vibrant township culture based on art; jazz; Black Consciousness and the idea of black identity that developed in the face of resistance to apartheid. I can only hope for a better future.
That is a man I would love to spend some time with and listen and learn. God willing if I ever get to Canada he is one I would like to share a meal with. Thank you JP.
As a fellow Canadian, I'm proud of you for sharing this story. Too many people overlook our indigenous population and only see the problems. But there is so much more
Holy crap! Thank you for sharing this! I've heard you talk about this guy a lot, so it's really interesting to get some first-hand insight.
"When you start healing, the changes of your life start again. You become who you really are." Wisdom for all of humanity.
Windows!!
Thank you Dr Peterson and everyone checking out this video! As a member of a Native Nation in Northern BC, it is actually very helpful when non-native peoples can see the culture healing without blame being put on our fellow Canadians. We all have crosses to carry. Let us pray for us to work for the best in each of us to fully manifest.
Wow, I immediately had tears in my eyes when he climbed on his art and cried his soul out! Thanks Mr Peterson for this special clip!
osmosis 86 Yeah. Me, too. Just wept, really. It surprised me, because I felt like “an observer” and then, Wam! I am bawling.
The first Peoples get me every time. I can’t even watch a Pow Wow without falling apart. My great-great grandma was Cherokee but her stories never made it down to me. I feel overwhelming loss for that.
“We were not just drunks or addicts, we picked up things that were not ours to hide the pain”
Wow!!!!
@Pope Bentdick wait what did you just say about Jews? Are you saying the holocaust didn't happen? WTF dude.
I grew up on the reservation I seen a lot of money go through a lot of hands. Now again many of the reservations have received 30 million dollars. I was reading on my many friends site what they were going to be doing with their money. It wasn't looking very good. I suggested that they take that money and you can't their children and take back more of their rights which I have been saying for many many years many things are in their own hands. But the alcohol and the drugs have interfered hugely I've had many a friend die.. I've seen money coming to Ben's and only be given to one part of the family new houses on one side. While the rest of the family lived with leaky roofs. Yeah they were related when was the chief though the others weren't. I've seen Chiefs by limousines and go to the casino with endless endless amounts of money. Well the rest of the reservation had nothing. I've seen so much corruption in amongst all the people it goes on and on and on. So I truly hope that the next batch of money that they have their hands on don't kill him. I hope they use it for education and to get more positions in the government to stop the genocide in Canada
Preserve your culture for if you lost it, then you become no body but a figure in this doomed world
@@candybergauer2223 Hi Candy, I'd love to hear your perspective on this. Should Canada simply stop giving the tribes money period. Would it not be more beneficial to axe the current "Indian act" and simply integrate the communities back into the provinces giving them access to infrastructure funding like everyone else. There could also be a a fund dedicated to cultural preservation, including education. Would that not make more sense than the current broken system we're the Fed gives money to corrupt Chiefs?
I just read in this description that Dr. Peterson used barn wood from his grandfather's homestead in Saskatchewan in his remodeled third floor. Having a piece of your ancestry in your home (especially beautiful reclaimed wood) is a beautiful thing. Personal growth through responsibility and respect for the story of civilization is why I enjoy his message so much. Makes me feel connected to and invested in the world I'm a part of.
I am in tears here. Watching this. Amazing. History defines and guides us. History should never be erased. It is ours to own, reflect on and then, move on. So none of us, make the same mistakes, again.
Bravo, Charles! Our art, our crafts, can save us and render us whole again. Thank you, Mr. Peterson, for sharing this.
Culture is real, has value, and is worth protecting.
All culture?
@Albert Einstein What is worth protecting? This doesn't make any sense.
@D Rutter Not it's not. And I mean all cultures. White people included.
What a wonderful person.
Send him my love, Peterson.
What a wonderful man. He still carries a lot of pain. I pray that he can let go of it. I can see why you think it such a great gift to know this man and be a part of his family.
I believe it is harder to get over the awful things you have done, compared to awful things that were done to you. Personally, my guilt is worse than my shame. The fact that this man is clearly still hurting, is a testament to the level of absolute cruelty he endured.
Hello Dr. Jordan Peterson. You changed my life for the better! Please continue with your noble work. Love from India
Dr. Peterson I am so thankful for the healing that has taken place in Charles’s life and I am so sorrowful for his suffering. I pray for this same healing for all of the native people’s who suffered these atrocities. I didn’t even know about the residential schools until last fall when I visited my cousin and her husband who have lived and ministered to the indigenous people of British Columbia for over three decades. I have been so grieved about this. Thank you and Charles for sharing his work with us.
Remembering our ancestors is an integral part of understanding who we are.
No matter creed or colour.
My grandfather always made a big deal out of being a "Native American", but he called himself Indiana. I never appreciated his stories or values as a teen but after he died I remembered one his favorite expressions:
"When people insult you, listen carefully to everything they say and let it all wash over you. Often there are things that are true you can improve on. It will help you be a better person."
I made that later in life and eventually people saw me getting better and that I listened, it took the edge of and made my relationships stronger.
For people that dont kniw this didnt happen 100.s of years ago the last residential school was closed in 1996. So we werent allowed to speak the language not to long ago..
So was it forbidden by law, for you to speak your ancestor's language? Please clarify what/where/when/why exactly this happened.
Thank you for your post. I did not know this was so recent.
something happened when 60% of Indigenous population get up to arms in '80s ? I dont remember well but there was an big Army/Indigenous standoff
@@TechnocraticDreadnought the church was law they were the ones who gave punishment hitting put in cages etc. If they spoke in native language . My grandma said she was beatin with a ruler because she spilled milk . They stayed in these schools until they were 18 .
@@TechnocraticDreadnought the 1965 alot of schools were shut down some still remained but the damage was done the language was lost 90% of natives still dont know our language .and thats on the rez
Thanks for sharing this story, it's not a subject most Canadians are willing to discuss.
There actually was a huge totem pole built by indigenous people for a church I used to go to growing up.
I haven’t been there in years, but seeing all this effort and work that goes into making such a personal artwork makes me appreciate it much more.
God what an incredible video. A short moment in a world we don’t often see.
Oh it's so good to hear about the nightmares fading away.. thanks for that note in the description, Dr Peterson.
"We picked up things that wasn't ours because we wanted to hide the pain. And now today, we're going to bless it, so we don't pull the pain out anymore." ... yeah... gets me choked up.
Holding Space Films is a really cool company, great people I was fortunate to meet in 2018. Patricia Marcoccia is also nominated for Best Emerging Filmmaker Award at Yorkton Film Festival. Best wishes Patricia!!
This is exactly what freedom means, freedom to speak and act your truth. Beautiful🙂
Love you Jordan B Peterson..... Thank you so much for your lectures......God bless you.
Love from India
Which part of India
seth Rongngi he looks North Indian
I am from South India. State (province) : Kerala (The God's own country) . Do visit Kerala, you will love this place.
Harison Xavier Sat sri akal bhaji🙏🏾
@@BobBob-lr5re lol........I believe that is Hindi or Punjabi..... In India we speak 22 different languages..... And I don't understand what you text on the top. In Kerala we speak Malayalam.....
By the way I love Canadian Maple syrup......yum yum yum.....
Awesome! I've really wanted to see this ever since hearing you mention this man and his tribe.
Me too
same
Great respect for Mr. Joseph. May your heritage never be forgotten.
"We picked up things that weren't ours to hide the pain"
wow that got me
Very Moving JP! Inspirational to any and all that watch this.
May the spirits be with Charles on his earthly journey. Our prayers are with him and his family. Good vibes and thoughts sent your way.
Thank You
Absolutely breathtaking. Thank you, Dr. Peterson. And please thank Charles for me.
When I was in prison in new Zealand we were allowed to do wood carvings. Maori carving was prevalent and did the same thing, told stories.
Maori are cool. I especially love the ornately carved weapons that they make from wood and Stone.
Hahahaha yeah bro, somewhere in NZ. There are carvings that depict our family. Dunno, as kids we were encouraged to do carvings. It was special trip just to choose the timber you would use. NZ has some (now protected) fantastic native trees. A few relatives of mine are really good at traditional carvings. I mean really good!
NZ is an amazing country. I was there for a year, 2013-2014. Absolutely beautiful. Stunning. Anyway, hope you got your life back together. All the best.
NZ, despite recent events and our Socialist PM, is still one of the best countries in the world.
I'm glad to hear that bro (well except the going to prison part, that sucks). When I was a kid, I had a rough time in school, during a school project I carved a whales tale (about 30cm tall and wide). It's followed me ever since. My life is pretty good now, but it stays in the living room, more important than the TV. Last year I got sick, and my dad flew over to the states to see me, he gave me pounamu toki pendant. I got better, and i have never taken it off. Those 2 items are the most expensive I possess, The only things worth more to me are my wife and my boys. I don't know why I am telling you this, except to say "You may already have the most precious things in life". I have just started my oldest boy in some bone carving play. He won't understand the symbolism yet. But i hope it sinks in eventually.
I’m a 17 year old artist who paints my dreams and wake visions. Jordan, I would absolutely appreciate to correspond with you to create you a piece of work.
I don’t want to be another story but Jordan, you truly saved my life. I was swimming in chaos, far too deep and I almost got lost there, and I mean that literally; I gave up any order in my life for a lot of my teenage years, stuck in my mind. Anyway, you articulated my life in your words like I’ve never heard and so here I am now, proud of myself, my parents are proud of me, my friends. My life is unmeasurably better.
Thank you for sharing🙏🏼 Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
+1 Dane!
Great short, Dr. Peterson. Really great production value, too. Emotional way to start the morning.
@Your Worst Nightmare All of your concerns have been covered in his lectures. If you're truly willing to have your mind changed then give them a listen. On the surface level he will seem like an antiquated, conservative christian who is appropriating the ideas of philosophers and psychologists of the past to push a political view. This is just the surface. The reason why people (including myself) enjoy Peterson's ethos is because it goes way. way. way deep below surface level thinking. That is what makes a true intellectual, when every single axiom and statement that he makes is backed-up by a huge structure of thought and belief.
Of course, if one only listens to this man, and no one else, they will become "possessed" and turn in to sort of cult follower, by idolizing a human being. It's undeniable that there is a huge movement of people who agree with everything Peterson does without questioning it and without checking other sources of knowledge and spirituality, they are ideologues, and it's ironic since JB Peterson is fundamentally against ideology.
@Your Worst Nightmare Your nick name puzzles me a lot. Anyway... I'll try to take seriously your point.
He is just someone who speaks out against this lunacy of infinite genders, "white privilege", endless winning, entitled behaviour of narcisistic brats, idiotic sjw marxist proffessors....that flourish in Academia around the west....
And he does this trough his honest knowledge (better or worse) he has adquired troughout his years of clinical practice and teaching.
That's all.
I think that his discourse is just the common sensical one that my father (30 years ago) would have tell me if necessary (it wasn't):
Be truthfull, respectfull, take your responsibility and thrive all along.
Shockingly, nowadays, this discourse is something that young kids or young men have never listened.
And, man, if something as simple and plain vanilla is resonating with millions around the west....i think the problem is not in the messenger but in society at large.
I don't know if it helped or not, but there you go...
Cheers
Your Worst Nightmare I think I’ve shared just about all of your concerns, and I dug into Dr. Peterson’s work with a critical eye. You have delved into topics like Christianity and sex that have very deep bottoms and probably wouldn’t do well for a UA-cam comment discussion, plus I can can only really speak for myself, but in short I would say that I may not always agree with Dr. Peterson’s claims, but he doesn’t make his claims without evidence, and he always seems to give the counter perspective it’s due diligence (or at least doesn’t discount positions counter to his offhand). That sort of intellectual honesty is in short supply, and in my opinion that’s all I can really ask of another person.
To your more specific criticisms, Jung is the one author that I do t have much exposure to (to my chagrin) so I can’t really speak to that. I’d actually be interested to hear where you think he missed the mark. I haven’t read a lot of psychological literature, but I read a lot of the philosophical works that he refers to, and I thought that he did Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault justice (never ended up reading Derrida). In terms of the sensational aspects of Peterson, I agree with you. He seemed a little hokey, and that’s the actual reason I wanted to look into his work. I thought his surface talking points obviously had depth to them, and I wanted to make sure that the lines of reasoning he spelled out in his lectures attested to that. All I can say is you might have to do your own research here, but I’ve found him to be a very compelling lecturer who draws pretty reasonable conclusions based on the evidence.
The elders story was so touching, I teared up. Thank you for sharing this.
This was filmed perfectly, no narrator taking away from the words he has to speak for themselves. I loved this video.
I would love to give this man a hug and shake his hand. What a solid dude, I’m so sorry he had to go through his trials. But he seems to be doing well now so I’m happy for him
I wish I could surround myself with people of such resilience and decency.
Expressing a love for humanity and culture. Thank you.
Good to see a man healing himself and those around him, the world needs more men and women like Charles Joseph and the elder who spoke. This is the good side of reconciliation, people taking control of thier lives and reconecting with thier roots and inner voice instead slipping into the coddling embrace of victomhood. Past wrongs were done but the only person in control of your destiny is you.
Thank you for sharing this.
Through you i really fell in love with Charles Josephs art, in germany my school went to the documenta in cologne where some of his art was displayed. The teachers were kinda surprised that i could tell more about his statues and the mythology than the two pupils who held a presentation about charles, that was kinda funny. I also painted Charles birds in my room in my effort to beautify my surroundings.
From an Apache Infantryman of two wars my heart cried watching this. Or maybe it was the beer.. ✝️ God bless you Jordan Peterson
I've heard a lot about Charles from your lectures and / or interviews when you would mention him.
Pretty exciting to see the guy for real.
Woah! That's an impressive GIANT totem pole!! Such pride. Thank you I love jorden Peterson and to show off our culture is very heart touching becuase there is so much respect and honor for those who do carry our tradition despite being beat and tortured. My hands up to the wood carvers, video recorders and this channel🤲🏽
How can people hate this man?
@@mysigt_ Except the Jewish children
... because he's a heretic in the best possible sense. And anyone who speaks of personal freedom will be a heretic to the political class, their followers and to those addicted to security, convenience and safety. There exists an institution in society that provides a safe space free of charge -- prison.
I'm Polish/Canadian and apologize for Trudeau. I voted Harper, but still, sorry about Trudeau. I remember that the EU was sold as a "sojusz panstw sowerennych" or "coalition of sovereign nations" and not as the top-down bureaucratic nightmare it's becoming. Trump would be the obvious choice for me if I were American. I accept his many faults, and no, I don't look to him as the savior of the west. But I would take a tacky, womanizing businessman over commie Sanders and a raging Clinton.
@jemielnic Goddamm is this what people really think? I can't cringe hard enough....
Because he's had an incredibly toxic impact on public discourse, and has been consistently wrong about things, often in outrageous fashion?
Daniel Vincent toxic impact how?
My connection to my aboriginal roots is weak, due to plenty of time and distance, and though I've been really identifying a lot, over the years, with my predominantly-German, European heritage, something deep inside stirs when I see things like this. Becoming a carver was something (IS something) that I feel I should have begun as a boy, but growing up in the Lower Mainland, rather than the Central or Northern Coast of BC, my interactions with my relatives have been quite rare.
Thank you for sharing this, Dr. Peterson. It's much-appreciated.
Yay! Good for Charles Joseph and his tribe. I am so glad to hear that he has worked through so much of his early trauma, and can practice his art, and have it justly celebrated as part of Canada's great wealth of culture. Thank goodness he survived what was done to him, and is apparently thriving!
It's nice to finally see your brother and hear him talk, given how much you speak of him, Mr. Peterson. I can certainly see why he's won so much of your respect.
This is awesome! I have lived among the Kwakwaka'wakw in the Namgis FN on Cormorant Island (Alert Bay, BC)
How meaningful what this man has done. Just goes to show the redemptive & healing power of art for the artist and those around him. Really looking forward to the full documentary.
Bless Granny! She is a wonderful soul.
Thank you Dr.Peterson. this brought out my feeling of love and compassion for my fellow human beings.
Thank you, Dr. Peterson for introducing us to this wonderful man, it was very moving to see him so emotional, may this pain of being cut off from his sacred roots heal, and the following generations blossom. A prayer! Namasté, greetings from 🇦🇹 Austria. 🙏🏼
I'm not even sure why, I'm so far removed from their world, but this was incredible and moving in ways I can't even being to describe. Thank you. Thank you.
Mr Peterson, so, this is your 'nobel savage friend' I heard so much about. He doesn't look very savage to me. Looks more like a hardworking and honest man.
Happy to finally meet you good Sir, I heard a lot of things about you. And thats a damn fine piece of craftsmanship you have there.
Realizing how many stories, languages, songs, and pieces of art must have been lost with their cultures over the course of history is one of the most saddening things to do.
Keep these traditions preserved
This was beautiful, and breaks my heart for these people. Thanks for making this. Love from the Sooner State!
What a privilege to be able to see that ceremony. Kudos, Dr P.
Absolutely thank you for this. To be able to see about the relationship you and him have and the deep emotion it stirs in you. Honestly, thank you for giving us this glimps into a very personal part of yours and his lives.
YOU ARE A GOOD MAN DR. PETERSON.
Thank you Dr. Jordan Peterson for sharing your friends story. I am from the Navajo Tribe and have dealt with Alcoholism and seen the hurt of my elders. Thanks to your teachings and other great minds. I am over 8 months sober and see why I am still here. Thank you and God Bless you. This hit me hard because I know the pain.
This made me cry in the middle of a cafe. Beautiful and tragic.
I shed a few tears by the end of the film for some unknown reason. So strange.
Me too. although I can identify what it was for me, seeing his mother looking at him with intense pride, witnessing the reenactment of true, authentic tradition in a world that is actively attempting to remove all traditions.
Me too, what a wonderful video.
Me too. It was the way he transferred all his anger into the totem pole. Genuine emotion is deeply powerful.
Oh this is the man we've heard of from JP who did the beautiful; work in his house?
How exciting & how happy I am to finally learn about this artist!
What is it with seeing a man crying from the deepest of his heart/soul that makes me shatter into a million pieces. It is as if I immediately understand the tears. Every piece that I shattered into feels like a mirror reflecting those situations in which someone is or was in true pain.
Makes me cry for those situations and this situation in less then a second. Makes me cry even when I don't understand the full context. Every. Time. Again.
It’s nice to see people still connected to their spiritual roots. Thanks for the share.
Serenity within and after this one. Blessings for all your families.
You are my virtual father.
Love from Nepal Dr Peterson.
It’s not very often in life I find something so heartfelt and just so downright heartbreaking , thank you for uploading this video it was difficult to watch but a bloody good demonstration of when any culture goes too far against another
I’m from northern Ontario and have native ancestry. You would never know it by looking at me. I’ve always had an empty space in my heart and almost zero knowledge of my grandmothers native side as she died in a mental institution when I was young. Information is difficult to find as most of it was destroyed I think. This was beautiful to me.
Wow.. I didn't expect to find this..
Nice to see you and your mom. Boon.
My heart strains with their tears and fierce cries.
Thank you so much it means a lot that these People would be willing to share this with you and the world
Kind of off on a tangent, but I was really intrigued by the old woman's woven hat. It is badass. I would totally rock one like that.
Dude, Jordan... stop making me cry with your content! People at work must think my life is in turmoil when truly it's being tremendously enhanced...
The pain brought you two and us together. Thanks.
We (Slovaks) had similar history. In 19. century we were forbidden to talk in our language in schools, churches, etc. We were beaten for that. It´s a shame that a lot of our own people don´t appreciate the freedom we have now, our own state. They even call those who do appreciate it "extremists", "fascists", ...
I just heard of this history for the 1st time in another comment on this video. Apparently it was a widespread phenomenon around the world during that period of time. It's sad and scary what pain can result from a set of bad ideas.
Thats what the christian religion does..do not have another god/cultur beside me!
@@MizeeKazee
You're correct about the no other god part, but not the the no other culture part. As a general rule, christianity has been very multicultural. (You've probably only been exposed to a very narrow selection of Christian culture, so I dont blame you for thinking as you do.)
Unfortunately, the European christians of that time period seem to have taken on the wider attitude of cultural superiority that one might expect to find in a culture that recently achieved a measure of global dominance.
@@Mamothrept I believe i know what you mean..but i believe the apperently adoption of the resident cultur is only a trick to get the foot in the door, so to speak
@@MizeeKazee
Yeah, hard to tell sometimes... there's a million human motivations involved, so the reality is bound to be complicated and contradictory. No one can change the past, hence the importance of looking forward to the future with hope, like this video is trying to show
Wow man, wasn't expecting so many feels
This gets the Native part of me deeply. 🐺💗 my heart, consciousness, & ancestors are with you too. 🌞
I’ve been listening to so many of your talks, and am so grateful for your voice, it’s created a very palpable shift in my personal thinking, and as I try to integrate your words and perspectives into this pre-existing framework I have, I decided to specifically look at if you’ve had anything to say about indigenous people. Imagine my surprise to learn that you have such strong ties to the people I descend from…I grew up in Alert Bay, and these few videos made me so happy. I’m so glad that this family and some of our people see you and support your work. Gilakas’la.
Wow, that was beautiful. Makes you realize what being human is all about. Thanks for this.
What? Screaming at a totem pole?
So this is him!? I feel like hes already a dear friend. If hes special to Peterson, hes special to us. It's pretty profound. Out of so much pain, comes so much beauty! You suffered so noone will ever have to endure that again. I am sorry for what they did to you Charles. Canada will never forget.
Thank you. Keep pushing for humanity.
I never knew my Grandfather, he was "moved out" to another mission (reservation), & Nana never saw him again. My Mum didn't see Nana until she was a grown adult, at which point the authorities could no longer stop her from trying to find her.
When my family was young, they were stopped from speaking their own language too, that's why there's such a push to revive what's left of our languages now.
Your friend is very brave to go back, so deep, to such clear historical roots... where he knows his family last felt "unbroken". ✊✊✊ 🌿🐾🐠❤ Much Respect.
Beautiful.. it’s hard to describe the pain and beauty in healing deep wounds. Thank you
It's strange how so much of this story actually reminds me of my nation in South Africa. How much the traditions and sufferings of the first nations peoples resonate with the destruction that occurred in African culture as the bantustans broke up traditional African societies. And I won't compare those sufferings; because it's not my place too - I'm not in a position to understand the sufferings of those people. This video really does touch my heart...the resurgence of beliefs of the people being brought back. I hope it can be done similarly in South Africa, but the ways in which the communities differ concerns me as to how it might be done. Black South Africans under Apartheid were allocated to homelands that could not accommodate the population and their governments did not represent their people's heritage as they once did. Fathers had to travel hundreds of kilometres to work in the mines of the Rand and the commercial farms and lived in slums. People were prevented from travelling into the cities if they were not going to work, and the families in the bantustans could not sustain it so their cultural societies broke down. The communities were disparate and separated and great difficulties that inhibited cultural practice. Families moved to outside the cities to be closer to their husbands and fathers and created the slums of the townships. And yet; now we see different aspects of Black South African societies develop...the cultures of traditional societies and former kingdoms still alive and resurging in the rural areas; and the vibrant township culture based on art; jazz; Black Consciousness and the idea of black identity that developed in the face of resistance to apartheid. I can only hope for a better future.
Now that is how you begin to heal the ancestral line. I wish the showed the finished totem pole.
Thank you for sharing, greeting from a Colombian 🇨🇴 living in Texas 🇺🇸
I want to hug this man.
Thank you for your help in this world.
They talk about things taken away from them. Yet I feel they kept a lot more than most people have.
Maybe, but they had much to take. The loss is large.
How is something that long actually stood up? Its quite a marvel..... hand chiseled and all. Follow your bliss.
It takes a village.
This was very moving. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for preserving.
More, please more. Thank you. Powerful.
Wow I didn't know carving wood was such a bad thing for American natives. Keep posting Jordan Peterson! Love from NZ
That is a man I would love to spend some time with and listen and learn. God willing if I ever get to Canada he is one I would like to share a meal with. Thank you JP.
My heart is lifted. I can go on.
It calls to something within, this story, thank you for sharing it with me!
Extremely powerful! I'am grateful you shared your story.
Your a great man mr Jordan b Peterson. Your friends and interests among many other things show this.. thank you for this insight mr Peterson
This was filmed perfectly, no narrator taking away from the words they have to speak for themselves. I loved this video.
Thank you for showing us this, Jordan.