donnarenee71
Welcome to my channel. I'm an Apache native that has been doing videos since 2010 when I first started in film school. We were told to make a channel to gain experience of our work through video. I believed I have come a long way since then and each time is a learning process for me. I try my best to film what I see and though I do lack in some areas, I try to improve on the next videos. I have gained an audience that has grown to love my videos of our Apache culture and I'm thankful to the families and friends that allow me to share my footage for them to share. I have a mixture of videos I like to post. Thanks for following my page and I appreciate all who take a chance to view my work. Ahiyee'.
donnarenee71
Good morning everyone. This past year, I really didn't put in much effort to create videos due to the illness of my elderly father. Sadly, he passed away on July 14, 2025. My dad was my world and I felt so lost without him, but slowly I'm getting back on my feet again. I will miss him dearly and in the next few weeks, I will have some new videos and some tributes on my father as well. May he Rest in Peace. I love you dad!
3 months ago | [YT] | 23
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Hello. I know it's been awhile since I posted a video. But I will have some video coverage of the San Carlos Basketball games up soon. San Carlos Braves against Arete Prep School from Monday Night Games. Have a great week!
1 year ago | [YT] | 13
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I made a little mistake on one video from the Women's Fancy Dance Spotlight competition, so I deleted the video, corrected my mistake and the 1st dancer from that contest will be the last one I post for today from the Powwow. My mistake.
2 years ago | [YT] | 10
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These guys tore it up on the court. 🏀🏀🏀🏀
2 years ago | [YT] | 1
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When they first got the Dream team. Gold medals 🏅 🥇 ✨️ 💛
2 years ago | [YT] | 3
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I've been sick for two weeks and on some of the videos, the titles are missing. My mistake there but I just let it go regardless. I just wanted to get them uploaded as soon ad possible for the family. Have a great weekend. 👍
2 years ago | [YT] | 22
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I only have so much time in a day. Faster internet would work also as well as faster uploads on my laptop. But the rest of the videos I shot including the final three of the Men's Fancy Dance Spotlight will have to wait until tomorrow. Hope you all have a great evening and thank you so much for all the views of my videos on my channel.
2 years ago | [YT] | 27
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Good morning. I know it's been a few months since I last posted. But there isn't much to do around the holidays, but hopefully this year I'll have some new stuff to show on my channel. At the moment, my camera was stolen right out of my car, since 2 weeks so now, I have to get a new one and start all over with figuring out that camera. That should be fun. But I hope you all are doing great. Thanks for viewing my channel as always. Much appreciation. And for the rest...well the meme says it all. <3
3 years ago | [YT] | 22
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Good morning gang,
I'll be posting some videos on a ceremony I photographed over the weekend.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend any events that happened over the weekend for the Veteran's celebration.
But soon I will have more time to do more projects on videos around the community and more.
Thanks for watching my channel. Much love to you all.
4 years ago | [YT] | 42
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Yesterday, I was watching Geronimo and the part where the soldiers come upon the Apaches doing a praying ceremony. They interrupted their ceremony and when the Medicine man continued to sing and pray, they shot him down cold heartedly. Although its a movie, it still got to me. They had no right to shoot him like that, and when Geronimo steps up and says they weren't doing anything wrong and to leave them alone, they still attacked them. That is what the Apaches endured.
I film the ceremonies when given permission to and our culture is beautiful. The world sees that we Apache still exist and still have our culture and religion that we have always had for many years.
Some of the medicine men that hold the rituals say, soon these dances will die out due to the lack of the Apache language in the coming years. The little ones that are being born, who's going to teach them to continue on with the traditions?
Maybe if they see and learn through these videos, they will remember and continue on the Apache tradition.
As for the haters that say I'm wrong for filming, who are you to tell me not to film, photo, etc.? As long as the medicine man is ok with it and the family, then its ok. If you have a problem with it, and are offended by it, maybe you need to stay off social media.
I'm not doing anything wrong and I am preserving a historical moment of families that wish to cherish the moment of their daughter's ceremony.
I have gotten many positive feedback of people that say they love my videos and photos. As for the haters, I have the right to hide you from my channel as well if you choose to be rude and leave hateful comments.
Thanks to all my subscribers of my channel.
4 years ago | [YT] | 70
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