Zuni in the Grand Canyon

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Published 2020-08-16
Throughout their history, the A:shiwi people have made a pilgrimage through the Grand Canyon to leave offerings at traditional sites, gather materials for their cultural practices, and visit the place where their ancestors first emerged from the four Underworlds and into the light of day.

Follow the A:shiwi rain priests and medicine men as this sacred migration down the Colorado river is documented on film for the first time – from the pueblo at Halona Idiwana'a to shrines and ancient settlements, through canyon walls carved by the petroglyphs of the ancestors.

All Comments (21)
  • @prismwashere
    Thank you so much to the elders, the medicine keepers and the story tellers for allowing this sacred journey to be filmed. I had the privilege of traveling through New Mexico and the Grand Canyon recently. My spirit is drawn with respect and admiration to the land, the plants and animals, the art, and symbolism of the indigenous people in the middle place. I hope to return soon. 🏜
  • I'm so proud of my late uncle Cornell that went to the Grand Canyon and explored the place where we came from...this video made me cry just to see my Uncle once again. Thank you!
  • @emersonb.4152
    This DinΓ© is very proud and respectful of the A:shiwi. The Grand Canyon is very signifcant to all cultures in the 4 Corners.
  • @athenasword8312
    Thank you for sharing this sacred journey. May it always be so.
  • I am deeply touched. Thank you. May they and their children keep making this journey forever ,in peace and safety.
  • @katiejones6775
    I pass thru Ribbon Falls quite often πŸ™πŸΌIt is such a special place on earth. I am so happy to have found this documentary...Thank you to the members of the Zuni tribe for sharing the stories, tradition, history, and heart of the Emergence. Much love and respect.
  • @jackhershaw6295
    I love the way they keep everything alive in song and words.
  • @csnow7190
    Beautiful, it was nice to hear the language again and familiar faces. It’s a place I thought I’d never see. Elakwa
  • @cynthiaquam9105
    Makes me proud to be a Shiwi! And my uncle Nakush deyakowa is in this documentary! πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™RIPπŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™
  • This is a Beautiful well kept History on your part. Too many lies, too much lost for profit, money & control. Blessings to you, your people this planet our brothers & sisters of this planet & Humanity. May we all come to terms that we are one race. The Human race on a mission t make this world a better place for it's inhabitants. To connect with with the oneness of all things. To use the part of our brains that we have laid aside for wealth instead of knowledge & wisdom & knowingness. πŸ’–πŸ€—
  • @irvjkeeto4135
    Outstandingly AWESOME!!! I'm a Di'neh from Hunters Point, AZ and I would like to THANK everyone who took part in making this video possible and also sharing the Beauty of Mother Earth..... A'he'hee (Thank you)
  • @TheBodynsoul1
    Beautiful! My Sons and grandchildren are Shiwi πŸ’™
  • @pamelasosin8228
    Thank you for this gift. May your journey to the place of emergence and the Land always be protected! You let me see thru your eyes and your story. Thank you.
  • @frenchpizza9725
    I love love love love love love you Ancestors for loving us still.
  • @Cyphxr_RR
    Thanks to all of you doing this I live in Zuni and it helps me so thank you ❀️❀️
  • I was fortunate enough to meet these guys the day before they went to the place of emergence. We were camped near each other and I invited them to our campsite for some desert (fruit). They were nice enough to tell us all about what they were doing and about the documentary that was being filmed. One of the film crew was actually from our state back east. It was such an honor to be able to meet and hear these elders speak. Me and Rodney the Rain Priest (who was close to my age) both share a love of country music so that was cool too. We had rain showers for the next seven days. The humidity was really welcomed by us New Englanders. It was a very special meeting that I will never forget!
  • @TravelsWithPhil
    A very nicely done and respectful documentary. Phil (Cherokee)
  • @kuttmowf
    I shed a tear at the end knowing where I came from. πŸ’™πŸ’›