CruelWorldI'mGone

I couldn't fit two videos in one post(that's what she said lol. But for real, tumblr would not let me put two to a post).

We have a few every year. I only know two of my tribes band stories for the dances, Whiteriver and Uncompahgre, and their both different. I'll have to write them later but here's a video.

I'm Northern Ute, some of these maybe what other natives do, I'm just sharing what I and my family has done since I was a kid and longer.

A thing I was always told as a child was not to look outside at night, I still don't.

Also no whistling(like no whistling of any kind, that includes using whistles) at night, because you're calling something.

Laying a knife(blade facing up) on the bedroom windowsill(in the middle) will keep spirits and stuff(little people, they take stuff or move things around) out of your bedroom.

And putting sweet grass, sage, cedar over your front door keeps your home safe.

Don't be walking around outside at night. You might see or hear something.

If you hear a woman screaming/crying outside at night it's not human. And it could also be a mountain lion/cougar or bobcat.

When you hear an owl outside you smudge yourself, and if you hear it call a name you take an eagle feather and cut it's words with the feather. Face the direction where the owl is and tell it to speak no more as you use the eagle feather to cut through the air horizontally. Owls mean death in my tribe.

Coyotes and dogs crying around all ugly isn't good, brace yourself for some spooky activity at night if your going to be up late.

Water babies haven't been heard crying on my rez but if they're cry it's pretty bad. Just don't go towards it if you hear babies crying by any water source.

Blowing bubbles in water or random water gargling calls the rain.

Screaming around and being loud while pine cone gathering will scare away the pine cones and next harvest will be slim pickings. Not good if you love pine nuts.

Don't let babies look in the mirror, don't let the rain touch babies till their first birthday.

Til next spring, I totally forgot to take video, hopefully I remember to video next year. But at least I got a picture.