This is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for! The original, traditional way of fixing hides. As most of us are running towards the future of technology, I find myself more seeking the ways of then and wanting to know more of THIS and less of technology. Thank you so much for sharing your stories and knowledge!
I would LOVE to sit at this woman's feet!! So much knowledge. So much of our traditions have been lost. My grandmother didn't learn the traditions because of fear. Now I'm trying to learn for my grandchildren's sake
This is my favorite video yet. Etsu puts in so much un-seen hard work into her beautiful craft. And I just loved hearing her story told by herself. I was tearing up at some spots. This video will be treasured by family too for many many years. 🙏🏻 Thank you for making this 💖
I'm in new zealand, i've learned how to bark tan skins quite well & can make clothes out of them now. I plan on learning how to brain tan skills really well so that I can make more soft clothes for my family for summer and spring, thanks for the information. Great culture you have, really beautiful.
What I wonder is how the first person ever to do this came up with the idea to do it. Like, some person, (probably 1,000 years ago?) had to be experimenting with putting different stuff on the hides to see what would happen and I guess the idea occurred to them, "Maybe I'll try rubbing the brains on it." I guess they must have tried everything they had? They must have tried EVERYTHING.
Truth is that, even among first nations people, there are many different ways of tanning hide (not always involving brains either, from what I've seen).
Keep it up. Alberta here. White boy. I feel sad as so many times I meant to tan my hides but work kept me too busy. Retired now but fear that chronic wasting so never hunted 2 years. Well maybe next moose but we also only can use sleigh or carry out in my area. Wheew.
Thank you for this video. So interesting. I live 4 1/2 hour drive north of Edmonton, so i am familiar with the area you grew up around. Tanning hides has been an interest for me for about 30 years but never had a chance to try. So now im looking at finally learning how to do it. Your video was a great help to shed light on the topic.
Thank you very much for taking the time to do this... I already know how to tan a few different ways... I just miss the sound of native tongue speaking if the old ways... My mentor of the Lakota Sioux has now passedon but his knowledge he taught me will continue.
A beautiful video, our hostess is most gracious, informative and delightful. As a past hide tanner I can attest to how laborious it is to finish a hide. I hope to see more of your videos, I learned more than ever before. ♥️♥️♥️
Wow! I'm taking a course called "Issues in First Nations Art" at OCADU... and I'm so thankful my teacher introduced us to this video! Thank you for your shared knowledge and culture and your hard work is respectful and beautiful.
@@TheWaytoNativeChronicles It's in Tkaronto! It's an Arts and Design University. I currently am taking a First Nation, a Métis and an Inuit courses all run by members of those communities. I'm very privileged to be able to learn the proper history of different traditional territories
@@sammgualberto Thanks for letting me know! It's great to hear this video is being used well. On a related note, we will be producing more along these lines. We are about to obtain some grant money (it looks like) to create additional documentaries on first nations culture (this one came out of our own pocket), so that will help a lot. I assume "Tkaronto" is a mistype. You meant Toronto, right?
Wow amazing video with what I'd imagine was a lot of nearly lost knowledge. Does "Nikeeya" have a youtube channel about the reteaching people the 'traditional ways'? I think many would be interested and benefit from more vids like this :)
Glad you liked it. Yes, that knowledge is slowly slipping away, so an effort has to be made to retain it. My wife doesn't do the social media stuff a lot, so it falls to me to make the videos, which I mostly post here. We plan on doing more, as the name of this channel suggests, so stay tuned. She has a page on Facebook where she displays her crafts that you can check out if you like. It's located here: facebook.com/NikeeyaNativeCrafts
Loved the video! As a child I was lucky enough to work with a family friend on a trapline, your video brought back great memories of that hard work. Also now I need to go find your facebook page and order some Mukluks ;-)
Kwey, This is a great video. I have been wanting to learn how to brain tan and smoke hides for a number of years. i am just wondering how much water or broth is used to mix with the brain? Miigwetch
Just judged by eye, not measured. Exact proportions aren't that important. You just want it to end up thick for when you smear it on the hide. Thanks for your comment.
A very good video....enjoyed everything you had to say....my people are the Great Osage....and we use in the main elk or deer for moccasins...and the process we using for smoking is called da`-ci-hi....smoked yellow is the loose translation...and we use corn cobs to make the yellow colour.....I was wondering if for particular projects if you needed another shade or colour of tan would you use another kind of wood...or process beyond the skirt and poplar wood?...I think it's all fascinating!...because it goes to the traditions of the native nations of our continent....
Thanks for sharing how the Great Osage do it. In my wife's tradition, they use rotten poplar and some others use rotten spruce logs. They always go that dark brown colour it seems. The smell is great for months afterwards.
Thank you so much for sharing your stories and knowledge. I am Diné (of the Navajo Nation), I remember taking part in tanning when I was a child and remember much of the process, but many of my elders have passed on. I’ve been able to piece together bits here and there, but I’m still wondering what methods people use to remove the fur. One of my uncles told me to soak the hide for a few days and the fur should loosen. Do you have any tips? I’m grateful for any and all advice :)
Hi and thank you for sharing. Removing the hair is basically just hard work. You have to stretch the hide on a frame, get on it with a scraping tool and just scrape and scrape to get the hair off. I've heard of some using clippers made for horses though, but you still have to scrape afterwards. You scrape until there are no roots of the hairs left.
The only way you can appreciate this lady,s hard work is to actually do it yourself ! Hugs to you my dear!
Thank you and to you as well.
You have a lot of knowledge from the old. It is good to hear your stories and to see you tell them.
Thanks.
I enjoyed watching the lively spirit at the pow wow. I could really feel like I was right there, it was an intense feeling.
This is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for! The original, traditional way of fixing hides. As most of us are running towards the future of technology, I find myself more seeking the ways of then and wanting to know more of THIS and less of technology. Thank you so much for sharing your stories and knowledge!
You're welcome and it's nice to hear from someone else who likes the old ways.
I would LOVE to sit at this woman's feet!! So much knowledge. So much of our traditions have been lost. My grandmother didn't learn the traditions because of fear. Now I'm trying to learn for my grandchildren's sake
Wonderful!
This is my favorite video yet. Etsu puts in so much un-seen hard work into her beautiful craft. And I just loved hearing her story told by herself. I was tearing up at some spots. This video will be treasured by family too for many many years. 🙏🏻 Thank you for making this 💖
Nice to hear that Reeni. To be honest, one part made me tear up a little too.
I'm in new zealand, i've learned how to bark tan skins quite well & can make clothes out of them now. I plan on learning how to brain tan skills really well so that I can make more soft clothes for my family for summer and spring, thanks for the information. Great culture you have, really beautiful.
You're welcome! Cheers from Canada.
What I wonder is how the first person ever to do this came up with the idea to do it. Like, some person, (probably 1,000 years ago?) had to be experimenting with putting different stuff on the hides to see what would happen and I guess the idea occurred to them, "Maybe I'll try rubbing the brains on it." I guess they must have tried everything they had? They must have tried EVERYTHING.
Truth is that, even among first nations people, there are many different ways of tanning hide (not always involving brains either, from what I've seen).
I know where in at we use salt to pickle it i reckon youd say. Lard to oil the hide🤷🏻♀️
A beautiful picture of a young couple !! And a better looking couple now !!
Thanks Richard!
Keep it up. Alberta here. White boy. I feel sad as so many times I meant to tan my hides but work kept me too busy. Retired now but fear that chronic wasting so never hunted 2 years. Well maybe next moose but we also only can use sleigh or carry out in my area. Wheew.
Lots of challenges, but keeping active is good!
Great work Gladyss 👏
Oh, the power just went out. Good thing I just finished watching 👀
Thanks. Hope your power comes back soon.
Shiyo! I never heard of moss tanning. Would be interesting to try sometime! Sgi🙏
Thank you for this video. So interesting.
I live 4 1/2 hour drive north of Edmonton, so i am familiar with the area you grew up around.
Tanning hides has been an interest for me for about 30 years but never had a chance to try. So now im looking at finally learning how to do it.
Your video was a great help to shed light on the topic.
Glad to hear this video has been helpful to you. Best of luck!
Thank you for sharing!!❤
This year im gonna try this way
You're welcome. Good luck!
Beautiful lady sharing her past, and passing on traditional way's with grandkids and followers. Thank You for sharing....cheers Dave
You're welcome!
Thank you very much for taking the time to do this...
I already know how to tan a few different ways... I just miss the sound of native tongue speaking if the old ways... My mentor of the Lakota Sioux has now passedon but his knowledge he taught me will continue.
Nice to hear that David.
Beautiful work hard work.
Thanks. Yes, it sure is a lot of hard work!
A beautiful video, our hostess is most gracious, informative and delightful.
As a past hide tanner I can attest to how laborious it is to finish a hide.
I hope to see more of your videos, I learned more than ever before. ♥️♥️♥️
Wow! I'm taking a course called "Issues in First Nations Art" at OCADU... and I'm so thankful my teacher introduced us to this video! Thank you for your shared knowledge and culture and your hard work is respectful and beautiful.
I'm glad to hear that Samm. Would you mind sharing with me where OCADU is?
@@TheWaytoNativeChronicles It's in Tkaronto! It's an Arts and Design University. I currently am taking a First Nation, a Métis and an Inuit courses all run by members of those communities. I'm very privileged to be able to learn the proper history of different traditional territories
@@sammgualberto Thanks for letting me know! It's great to hear this video is being used well. On a related note, we will be producing more along these lines. We are about to obtain some grant money (it looks like) to create additional documentaries on first nations culture (this one came out of our own pocket), so that will help a lot.
I assume "Tkaronto" is a mistype. You meant Toronto, right?
Thank you
You're welcome Deborah.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge . It is important to learn from experience .
You're welcome Gene.
Wow amazing video with what I'd imagine was a lot of nearly lost knowledge. Does "Nikeeya" have a youtube channel about the reteaching people the 'traditional ways'? I think many would be interested and benefit from more vids like this :)
Glad you liked it. Yes, that knowledge is slowly slipping away, so an effort has to be made to retain it. My wife doesn't do the social media stuff a lot, so it falls to me to make the videos, which I mostly post here. We plan on doing more, as the name of this channel suggests, so stay tuned. She has a page on Facebook where she displays her crafts that you can check out if you like. It's located here: facebook.com/NikeeyaNativeCrafts
you had me crying too.. I enjoy so much of your sharing your knowledge
Thanks Jack.
Thanks for sharing. You are an inspiration. Keeping up old traditions is so valuable.
You're very welcome.
What a great video. Sure reminds me of seeing the ladies at Assumption and Habay tanning hides. So much work, but what a beautiful job in the end!
Yeah, I agree. The end result of all that work is quite beautiful and special Don.
Loved the video! As a child I was lucky enough to work with a family friend on a trapline, your video brought back great memories of that hard work. Also now I need to go find your facebook page and order some Mukluks ;-)
I'm glad you liked it! To help you out, you can find our page for ordering mukluks here: facebook.com/NikeeyaNativeCrafts/
Wow what an amazing video. I wish I could learn how to do this. First Nation people are sooo smart.
Glad you liked it Jacqueline. Sure, you could learn how to do it!
Thank you for sharing your very hard work. You are an inspiration.
You're welcome Donna. It's a pleasure to share this.
Love the video keep up the good work never give up👍
Thanks for the encouraging words Mike!
Thank you for taking the time to capture this and sharing ! Incredible ❣️
You're welcome.
Thank You!
You're welcome Elkhorse.
Kwey, This is a great video. I have been wanting to learn how to brain tan and smoke hides for a number of years. i am just wondering how much water or broth is used to mix with the brain? Miigwetch
Just judged by eye, not measured. Exact proportions aren't that important. You just want it to end up thick for when you smear it on the hide. Thanks for your comment.
Miigwetch, I am eager to try to brain tan this fall
A very good video....enjoyed everything you had to say....my people are the Great Osage....and we use in the main elk or deer for moccasins...and the process we using for smoking is called da`-ci-hi....smoked yellow is the loose translation...and we use corn cobs to make the yellow colour.....I was wondering if for particular projects if you needed another shade or colour of tan would you use another kind of wood...or process beyond the skirt and poplar wood?...I think it's all fascinating!...because it goes to the traditions of the native nations of our continent....
Thanks for sharing how the Great Osage do it. In my wife's tradition, they use rotten poplar and some others use rotten spruce logs. They always go that dark brown colour it seems. The smell is great for months afterwards.
Thank you for sharing some of your traditions. I have always wanted to tan a deer hide this way.
You're welcome Jason. Hopefully this gives you a place to start.
Thank you so much for sharing your stories and knowledge. I am Diné (of the Navajo Nation), I remember taking part in tanning when I was a child and remember much of the process, but many of my elders have passed on. I’ve been able to piece together bits here and there, but I’m still wondering what methods people use to remove the fur. One of my uncles told me to soak the hide for a few days and the fur should loosen. Do you have any tips? I’m grateful for any and all advice :)
Hi and thank you for sharing. Removing the hair is basically just hard work. You have to stretch the hide on a frame, get on it with a scraping tool and just scrape and scrape to get the hair off. I've heard of some using clippers made for horses though, but you still have to scrape afterwards. You scrape until there are no roots of the hairs left.
Very informative video
what can i use other than sunlight bar of soap i cant find it near me ? Chi miigwech
If you can't find it, it's not absolutely necessary. First Nations tanned hides without it for many years before Sunlight Soap was invented.
PLEASE KEEP TEACHING US
That’s why she has such a great bod- geez.
Hah!
Why did the old english use urine?
I guess you'll have to ask them! ;)