Mi'kmaq Honour Song - All State Choir 2008

there have been many comments about how this is NOT the real "honour song" and i'm sorry lol. i did not write nor name the song, so don't get mad at me :)

yes, every sound and animal noise is done by real high schoolers :)

I was a "wind" haha

directed by Andre Thomas

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[sintofg]

I sang this not too long ago and it was made clear that it was NOT a real honor song ( that is belonging to a certain tribe etc) but it does honor the way the Creator as the composer herself said. . But people will think what they will.

[LegendaryStory]

@AirDawg1 I myself wish that the youth were more respectful to the old ways. It's something that has always bugged me, and will always bug me.

[RMegeso]

Ugh, people get so worked up over stuff like this. Yes, there are tribal traditions that have been broken and shown to the public eye (for example, the Apache Crown Dance). But honestly, you shouldn't blame these guys for singing it. Their teacher chose the sheet music, which was written by someone else in the 1950s. Its a beautiful song... but be upset with who should be responsible (the composer), not the person who sang the song itself.

[AirDawg1]

have changed

[AirDawg1]

How many Mi'kmaq and other tribe's have forgotten that our honor song to our people is not meant to be recorded in any way? it's disrespectful. From what I have learned from my elders around the sacred fire at our powwow's, the honor song should never be recorded. Every native should know the reasons, the spirits, and why it should not be recorded. I see the youth today at the powwow, walking the wrong way around the fire, acting up, throwing garbage in the fire, and it hurts to see how we

[Eastboyz49]

this song is for the water of mikmaq when they travel in there canons, i hope u guys aint makein money of this, or the mikmaqs can take it court

[Mrchucksterz]

And today all people want to do is claim songs. They were not theirs in the first place. Even to the ones who first sung the song, was never there's. It was for the people. Just that we should appreciate the singer who fasted for theses songs. And pray to our ancestors that we are grateful for these songs. You will know a honor song when you hear it. It gets into your body you can feel it in your heart it touches your soul and makes you remember who you are. Hence this is what feeds my spirit w

[Mrchucksterz]

:) if you throw stones we will throw them back. It was a friendship song giving to the mikmaq from the Mohawk. And it's nice to hear anyone who is not in our tribe to sing songs that they do t know the meaning of. Or some mikmaq wouldn't know. Get it strait not a mikmaq song at all. Just to let you all know.

[brittbritt2115]

i love this song we r doing it for chorus this year its kind of hard but fun to do

[leadsingerfreespirit]

I liked it and wasn't offended by this version...I recorded the song in 1992 with freespirit.Thought you all did a great job on a song in another language I've heard worse .