Eastern Navajo Nation Medicine Man
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2023
- After the Long Walk, Manuel Pinto's family settled in the community of Torreon on the eastern edge of the Navajo Nation. They put down roots, passed down traditional teachings, and thrived. Three generations later, his rodeo days behind him, Manuel is a keeper of precious traditional Navajo knowledge--and he was generous in sharing with me during our interview. Head east with me as I embark on this three-part series full of traditional teachings and history.
Special thanks to Dine' Bizaad translator, Lorraine Hogue. Ahe'hee!
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That's my Dad! ❤❤❤
Your Zahi is an amazing gentleman that has some great stories! Ahe' hee
Wow Cool whats ur handle i g
Can I try your Geed?
That’s sweet., well done DaD
Hello. I needed some spiritual advice on native related stuff. Can you pls put us in contact? Or anybody else in your family that is native . Ty..
Thank you for sharing, may the holy ones bless this man and his whole family ❤
Ahèhèe for sharing so much knowledge from a wisdom keeper! These stories are beyond sacred and it is important that they get passed down.
Yessir, Manuel shared off camera that what we are doing is a new way to hold onto our old traditions. He is a blessing and couldn't be more grateful interviewing him.
Hi he has lots of knowledge lots of stories my mom was she knew all plants wish could’ve learned more also they don’t ask to many questions lots of blessings are coming your way 🇺🇸
Aoh' ahe hee for your story and sharing your thoughts.
Very smart of u to keep my uncles stories in navajo, thanks .
Manuel is your uncle? That's great! We have one that is going to be released during our winter stories season and it's in all Dine bizaad as well. Stay tuned for October to come!
Spagoshi stories about these enduring people and where they have lived for generations most always include the telling of passed forward memories of how their ancestors were torn from their homes, displaced, moved around, and finally returned after a lot of suffering and death. It was a long time time ago but the generational memory pervades and is part of the story of the contermporary lives of the Dine. I try to put this into context and try to understand what that would be like but I can't. Most of us white Americans have never experienced this so we cannot imagine such a thing or even pretend to. Thank you so much Nick for sharing these stories with those of us who are empathetic to them. We can learn from them, especially the lore of natural medicine and healing ceremonies and finding harmony with a dry, barren, but beautiful land. As long as I live, I will always be here for this. I can't wait for parts 2 and 3. I'm running out of memory so maybe I need a Game Changer, LOL. Thanks for the stories and thanks for the link.
Dave,
Your comments are always much appreciated and we're glad that individuals like yourself have an important take away from our videos we share. We're glad we were allowed to meet Manuel & his family on their land. It's a gem that is full of history. Ahe' hee
Small world!! That’s my Mum’s relatives🫶🏼
We maybe related through To'dichiinii
Thats just the tip of the iceberg, theres a whole treasure trove of stories in that area, the old old dine'tah , from torreon up through north of the stateline in the pagosa springs area where the head waters of the san juan and animas rivers part ways from the rio grande , even those rivers have names where they part at the continental divide. I remember listening to old men speaking of stories passed down to them from their grandparents of war parties coming from the north and east of our east mountain, speaking old words i havent heard since, im sure this knowledgeable man knows them very well.
This is some good stuff here, keep it up. 👍
Thanks for the nice words. There were some deep stuff shared but we left that out of the video. If you're willing to share some of your stories, please reach out to us via social Spagoshi (IG & Facebook) ahe' hee
Yes!!!
Wow, sharing stories. Thank you for sharing.
Aoh' you're welcome
Our long distance relatives from the east aheheeh 4 the knowledge
Yah at eeh
Thank you for this. Being of Magyar (Hungarian) descent, there are many commonalities between our tribal cultures and our ancient connection to the horse. Our "Taltos" has much in common with the "medicine man." If you would be able at some point to translate or subtitle this for those who don't speak this language, that would be wonderful, as some of us working to understand parallel wisdom from our traditional backgrounds love to see this.
Bless you!
Yah at eeh shi'kis, glad you enjoyed the video. That's interesting to hear about the similarities to your Taltos. I'll have to do some research into your tribe. As far as subtitles, we'll try to do something in the near future. Glad you enjoyed the video and please share. Ahe' hee
It’s so cool he mentioned where my ranch is located. On the map. It’s called Little Blue Mesa.
Nice, beautiful area. I'm sure you have some great stories about that area as well.
@@Spagoshi I’m new to all the recording and putting it on UA-cam. I do however want to start recording stories and moments and etc around the eastern Navajo Nation. Recording and saving stories on here so everyone who watches can learn as well 🙌🙏
@@CastleJefe do it brother, the more content and history out there, the better our people are. You'll fine tune your workflow in time. Just keep it going
@Luke Castillo which mesa is called eagles mesa?
@@stxiah3551 it’s located west of Ojo Encino. You’ll see it if you take the road from Ojo Encino to Pueblo Pintado.
Interesting. This Medicine Man, Manuel Pinto, is distant relative of mine through the Red House clan and the Bitter Water clan. 😊
What a beautiful landscape surrounding his home!
Thank you for sharing this video.
I'm Bitter Water as well. Welcome to the online Spagoshi community, ahe' hee
@@Spagoshi Thank you very much.
Awesome story my friend Navajo t pain 😎🙏👌
Aoh' great stories from Mr. Pinto 🤙🏾
Many non navajos, even folks from different tribes don't know we are a horse tribe, we were one of the 1st native nations to aquire horses and master riding them. We used horses in travel, hunting and warfare.
Ahe' hee for sharing
Nez Pierce to be exact. Navajo are sheepherders
It's something to hear 'we live over there, here and over there' etc. being orphaned it makes me wish as a family could say the same thing but we lost connect with all relatives, culture, traditions, etc. i grew up in oklahoma school until i graduated.
I hope you find a path back to everything you are missing. Are you from the Navajo Nation as well? Ah'e hee for watching Manuel's video! 🤙🏾
Aussum video like to see more of it iam always interested in indian way of life culture
Subscribe, stay tuned and check out our other videos. We have more coming down the pipeline. Ahe' hee for your support 🤙🏾
Aww consider still having your dad at the age he is a blessing, your lucky you still have your dad, cater to him the best way you can to him ❤he deserves the best
I saw something jump at 3::00 like black leaping down the hill! It looked like a black animal! Might just be a dog but seems to come out of no where and don’t see it down the hill! Cool wow!
Yes ma'am, it your local neighborhood curious pup. Another viewer commented on that same time stamp. A pup of the neighbors was checking us out then scampered off when we started walking the hill. 🐶🤷🏽♂️ ha
Good medicine relatives..
Yessir 🤙🏾
❤
Hey Mr. Spagoshi, I have a question for you. Ask our people in eastern Navajo. How are prayers said? Over here amidst the four sacred mountains, we speak to the deities that are inside. For the Dine’ people East of the eastern mountain, how do they pray ?
Great question & Mr. Pinto told me that they pray to the east before the sun rises for what they want out of life. It's a pretty straight forward & always address the holy people out of respect. As I share this with friends & family, they share their input as well & turns into a positive conversation. Ahe' hee for watching our video of Manuel. 🤙🏾
Prayers are somewhat same 🤨 as az or shiprock, etc. Just the coyote thing, left to right or right to left is weird never heard . New way(az-shiprock) traditional practices are weird but i guess it works.
Dad is working hard., researching
I like his stories. This is why i dont believe the clan system that the white man put in books. I was told where my clan was originated from.
Aoh' our oral history storytelling is the more accurate source that doesn't rely on interpretation but we're continuing in a modern media. Ahe' hee for your support!
Shoot! Gang headquarters!! Lil brother telling all our secrets…
A secret is kept only by two people, and if one of those two people are dead.
That's my cousin, him and Michael ❤
That means we are possibly related through clans
Their mother and my father are siblings
@@muzcp76 ah, I see. To'dichiinii I assume?
Kinlichinii
@@Spagoshi my clan is...
Naakai dine
born for Kin lichii'nii
Ta'neeszahnii is my maternal grandfather
To'dichiinii is my paternal grandfather
If George is your father I worked with him @the water company tell him hello from Paul
Hey Paul! yessir, I'll pass the word 🤙🏾
Ahéhee' 🙏🏻
Glad you enjoyed Manuel's story.
Another excellent interview@@Spagoshi 👍🏻
You're doing a yeoman's work.
@@chuckheppner4384 ahe' hee chuck. We appreciate you and your continuing support of our channel.
Thank you for your kind response, Nick. I appreciate your dedication.@@Spagoshiprovides a pleasant atmosphere to present such compelling information with your interviews of people, who really are the salt of the Earth.
Your warmly benevolent attitude toward the people always seems to put them at ease, allowing for a relaxed, warm-hearted dialogue.
IMO, Spagoshi has a very bright future.
@@chuckheppner4384 Your comment made our day and we appreciate your kind words as well. That is why we do it & glad our people come across relaxed during the interviews because most of the time, they are nervous but once we're rolling, they realized it's just a discussion and not hit points. Ahe' hee
That’s my maternal grandfather!
Manuel reminds me of my great grandfather. He was a medicine man as well.
It was very relaxing listening to your Cheii talk and share stories. Good energy around him.
Fascinating. I’m sure but don’t understand translation. Sorry.
No worries, we're working on translation for future content but also bonus content. In the meantime, understand that he's sharing a great history of his family & the area of Torreon. Stay tuned & thank you for checking out our channel. Ahe' hee (thanks)
I know they don't like nde's on rez. I'm one..I grew up on the rez.
What does NDE stand for?
Subtitles would've been nice but interesting video.👍
We almost did but after discussing with fellow Dine' and non-Dine' friend of ours, we decided to leave it majority in Dine' because it'll encourage those who may have lost their tongue, to rediscover and re-learn our language.
@@Spagoshi I can totally understand that. Dine' are good people.♥️
We're human like anyone else but it's our cultural that we're holding onto in the best way possible. It's hard for anyone else to understand because we had decades go by without emotionally addressing the drastic change in our life, land and belief. We're thriving now and reverting back to our culture to guide us forward.
Hello. That's my Yazh, my son, my uncle. And we are of the red house clan. I am the oldest niece and what is your question or the part that you didn't understand
@@n8vGrl I'm wondering if they are referring to the part of where Manuel and his family grew up, means of income and path of travel to Torreón after Espanola. Maybe we can do a subtitle breakdown later on through some creative methods.
What kind of ceremonies does he practice??
Manuel didn't want to give specifics about his ceremonies unless we were going to perform one. I couldn't tell you off the top of my head.
Thats funny how he can't say what kind of ceremony he does. What if someone needs his help us that the only time he will say. Never heard of a medinice man like that.
@@janenez6175 If someone did ask me for a specific ceremony that needs to be done, yes I will reach out to ask him but for a general question, I didn't ask since I wasn't asking him for a ceremony or a prayer.
Idk what u mean I don't know or what he'll.. I know my grandparents were n long walk I know the stories. We still carry it on good stories and very harsh and sad stories tht make u cry.. very few ppl know and some know little stories. Songs and prayers and traditional very seacret not suppose b on utube. Don't tell me I don't know or bla bla bla..
I don't understand what he's saying
You’re not a Navajo than, not understanding the language 🙃
That's real sacred it shouldn't be shared out there. You don't know tradition don't be a wanted to be. I disagree on it