Sadly i was raised away from the tribe (it is a long sad story...). This is the first time i have heard my people's music. Never has my heart beat like this, nor tears flowed so warm. Never have i felt the longing to be home with such pain in my heart...
I know how you feel. In powwows, when this song is sung, no one can sit down. It is forbidden. It is our song, the people's song. If you study the language, this song is even more powerful.
I love our people's music. This song is beautiful! I grew up away from the reservations, due to the elder generations moving a lot, and I was raised without any knowledge of our customs, language, music, heritage, or anything else. I am now trying to learn about our people as an adult, so I can teach it to my son. Wela'lin for posting this, and peace be with you and yours. :)
I am Mi'kmaq but born and raised in Massachusetts. I was working yesterday where I was taking two men with intellectual disabilities into the community. Before we left one of them said "I want to drive around and look at the leaves and my parents took me somewhere once where there was an Indian store with leather stuff... can we do that?" I was like, I don't know where there's an Indian store I can take you to but we can go for a drive. I was driving them around the area of Ashburnham MA, where we saw what looked like a yardsale so I let him get out and look around. It happened that an Indigenous couple makes and sells Native art and "leather things". We got to talking (as I was wearing my Mi'kma'ki Strong hoodie, and they told me that someone named George Paul came down once and taught them Mi'kmaq songs etc. I was like 😲😲😲😲😲 wow! The Honor Song guy!!!!!!" Later that day I was driving and an Eagle was circling above me for a little bit. An interesting and great day. Just wanted to share that. And ty for this being on TH-cam. I don't live in Mi'kma'ki so this is one of the ways I connect. Ty.
That is amazing!!! To meet the singer of the song! And to learn that these people learned it is a huge honour to a special very healing song! I am Mi’kmaw but only learned on my own because my family didn’t know. Or care much. My dad actually hated indigenous people-and he was one! I get my blood from his line. But he has healed and is a good person now and shines!!! Me too! Much anger and sadness cleared and only love now. Well most of the time!!!
my great grand mother is Mi'kmaq and she quit talking her native tongue to speak french to my grand mother i always wanted to learn Mi'kmaq, thank you for this song.
My great grandmother is as well. She raised my mom and taught her some of the language but my mom has forgotten now :( I'd really like to learn because I only know a few words.
It has always haunted my soul. My Grandmother North Sydney Scott was half Mi'kmaq,. Never told us in Ontario until her death bed. Something about a bounty and fear instilled. She was the glue and fire of our family. I miss Mildred Milly Scott (Rout) dearly. But my blood I am proud is of something greater I had no choice to be born into but I may be disconnected yet I am not far away from you. "Let us greatly respect our indigenous roots" I will always.. Thank you for sharing.. It fills a void for this dust in the wind gone west to Ontario...
I'm Czech and it's actually easier for me to pronounce correctly according to the Mi'kmaq orthography than the English transcription :-) the Mi'kmaq orthography is much closer to how Czech is written. So interesting, thanks for sharing! Greetings to Mi'kmaq people from Europe!
So, due to how painful it has been in my life, this comment has some dark personal irony for me. Im of the tribe, but my mother was illegally adopted, with a fake birth certificate that had me growing up thinking I was Czechoslovakian (it was done in april 1970. I did learn about the change though. I only said the full name, because i had no clue which side it could be from) my biological grandmother found us when i was 12, and the truth came out. Sadly, no happy ending for me. Still a kinda cool coincidence though.
Thank you so much. I sang along today to honor an amazing and beautiful Mik'maq elder, Emmett Peters, who passed 10 years ago today. His spirit soars like the eagle and his teaching are not forgotten! Blessings!
I have only recently discovered that I have Mi'kmaq blood and was adopted and moved to British Columbia before this was discovered. No status, so I don’t know what right I have if any, but hearing the music, it feels like home, I’ve never felt so much longing for something before in all my life. I want to know more, to embrace my indigenous blood, even if it doesn’t make up a large percentage of my genes. This music is beautiful, deep, and touches the very soul. Thank you ❤️
Just lost my cousin Carol in New Brunswick-this song was sung at her funeral mass- I wish I knew they would have a singer sing this as I would've loved to honor her & sing along!!! Thank you so much!!
+Joann Robinson Roughly a week ago I was invited to join the big drum and sing this song for a lady who passed in my community. Very powerful, not a dry eye to be found.
Thank you for this beautiful song that strengthens my heart and soul. Thank you to all Indigenous peoples who keep the wisdom of the Earth-ways alive. Thank you to the ancestors. Please help us walk this path in a good way for the benefit of generations to come. Much love.
Grateful for the song. I grew up away from my family and native community. Nobody in my family speaks the language. I want to learn and keep the old traditions alive! It’s our responsibility to our ancestors. Wela’lin!
My mothers family majority came out of the residential schools about 4 generations before mine. Both Penobscot and Mi’kmaq. I haven’t been raised close to the tribes but I’m glad I can find music to connect me back to my culture. So much is still lost but I’m grateful for what I can learn.
I am Canadian, I took an album/LP out of the library in 70's and listen to the music, and I was drawn to it. I am so glad you have brought it back (without a long walk to the library & and overdue fees) to my life. Thank You.
I heard it on Anne of Green Gables. The instrumental version and I loved it, and I have been searching for the origin. Finally, I found it. It's just as beautiful.
I learned this song in treatment and it's what we sang everytime we drummed, i told the person that i loved this song and we sang it all the time, good healing song 😊
Wela'lin Shane. For those of us away in body, but still with our people in spirit this is a blessing. I never hear it without thinking of my parents and ancestors and home.
Proud to part Native American of this tribe and I pray to ALL of our Native American ancestors please help us heal the earth and the world at this difficult time. 🧡💜🤎❤️💚💙🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Hello! My name is Jamie and I live in S FL. My roots are with Miq Maq from my dad. When he passed, I got in touch with my cousin to learn the ways of my ancestors. I sent her your video. And I think she says she knows you George. Her name is Askowat Lisa Taylor. Anyway shes impressed with how I honor my ancestors without ever being taught. I smudge, offer tobacco, and learn the story of our great ancestors. And always thanking ancestors for their sacrifice and making me the strong woman I am today. I also wanted to greatly thank you George, for this song. I listen every morning-signing along. I thank you for making a video that a white girl who only speaks English can understand and learn lol. When the drums hit, I feel it in my soul. I listen when I’m running and keep our people close. I just hope I can get up there one day and attend Pow Wow. Thank you again! ♥️👏
Imagine if singing this beautiful song was part of the morning curriculum in all our schools for children. It would be such a wonderful start to their day, so cantering snd healing as well.
Thank you for posting. This reminds me of the gift of seeing this sung to my Dad at a powwow by a group of my sisters in spirit in Flat Bay a few years ago. It is close to my heart.
Thank you for sharing this sacred song! I found out 7years ago my father's side is Mikmaq. I am an artist and always painted suns then I learned we are the sun people! I have always loved all humans and felt different than people I grew up in Louisiana and moved away due to the intolerance of al humans.
Shane, you did a fantastic job putting this together, especially in the phonetics for English-language speakers to get as close to the correct sounds as possible. Wonderful.
I listen to this always, especially when my heart is sad, now that the creator gifted us a new child in our later years, I play this youtube for her, my little Hummingbird! Thank you so much, we are so very far from home!
Thank you Shane ... I have been practicing the Honor Song for some time and your visual offering makes it much easier to learn. It is much appreciated. We'lalin
I can't say thank you enough for this video. I know it's been ten years, but as someone who never knew my roots (long, complicated backstory), I have felt so cut off from an entire part of myself. I grew up hearing my bio-dad is Mi'kmaq but was never confirmed until I was an adult. Once it was confirmed by him, he informed me all records were destroyed in a house fire and unrecoverable. I've spent over 15 years trying to prove it just for peace of mind because his family holds to this belief. Now I embrace it without trying to have it recognized because it doesn't matter for me. I just want to learn about my ancestors, their language, their stories, and more about myself. This has been such a blessed experience that has eased the isolation. Thank you for your beautiful video and sharing your knowledge. It helps me feel home and connected.
My biological great grandmother (who is still alive) introduced me to my roots as a native since I was not raised in the tribe. My dad is Ainu and Unangax while on my mother's side we are Mi'kmaq. Hearing this makes me feel closer to my tribe and it makes me feel more at home.
I find it hard to listen to this because it has been played at every Funeral I've been to. And it only ever makes me think of the loved ones I've lost. I just get so sad every time
I've always been told that the Indigenous in my blood was very little, but it was always so strong and full in my soul. I look Mi'kmaq and I'm proud to be.
Memories of a day in the sunshine standing at the foot of the Blue Hills being taught this song and many others by the singers, who made me feel loved, accepted and honored. One of the best memories of my life. Thank you for blessing me with that joyful day in the sun never to be forgotten, I still see smiles and hear the laughter of us singing together. I also remember two elders died that day, one was taken off the top of the hills by helicopter. We stood together and sang for them as we said goodbye. It was one of the strongest feelings of connectedness I have ever had in my life.
my school proudly honor this song (pun intended) and we play it every Remembrance Day, along with O Canada. I found Mi'kmaq and first nations as the most impressive thing I heard of, there resilience against the British back in the 1800s is impressive and shows how strong they truly are.
Thank you so much for giving me this to learn, I now can give thanks properly whenever I need it. You have no idea how much I appreciate this. Thank you. Thank you, thank you.
Natifff I would love to do more songs. Unfortunately my knowledge of songs is severely limited, and I'm hesitant to put something together that could be wildly inaccurate. If you or anybody you know would be able to help in the endeavor I would gladly welcome it. ^_^
Shane Snook Hello, My native name is Whitefeather, I live in south fallsburg, n.y. I am blackfeet, , my children are Blackfeet/ Cherokee, we enjoy all Common Intertribal songs,we are very well In all tribal drumming and singing traditional music, it would be of the highest honor to create anything that you may have the most interest In. we love to honor that. But. Please If you have any questions or answers. We are welcome to do that for You. You can reach me at: 1-845-423-3260 C 1-845-693-4347 H felicia.whitefeathernativearts@gmail.com Thanks and many Blessings, , a-hoe
+Natifff i also would like to learn more about my native heritage, i mean i dont think i have a lot in me, but its part of the picture and ive been learning about all the other sides so i figure why not give it some study
I listened to The Honor Song back in September, back on the day for truth and reconciliation. While listening to this, I got a wee bit emotional. I asked a friend who’s from Eskasoni First Nation what does it mean, when you get emotional, while listening to The Honor Song. She said that it basically means that your heart is open ♥️
This is the first time I’ve heard about my people’s music I’m very proud I grew up far away from the tribe and have only recently heard of them and I’m learning as much as I can I wish my Great Grandmother was still around to teach me
Thank you so much for helping me learn this song. May take me awhile to know it from the inside out but now I have hope. (And won't have to fake it at demos. lol)
Thanks so much, glad you guys really like it. I've been considering doing others, the hardest part is the research. If I can find the correct spelling I can at least glean the pronunciation, but from there I would still need to track down audio that matches and the translation. With that said, if you (or anybody else) has a request (and hopefully the research to go with it :D) just let me know! ^_^
I have always wished my family was closer to their roots. I never learned anything about my Tribe as a kid. I want to know more, I would love to learn the language and more about my familys history. I sure wish my grandpa would of cared enough to take me hunting and fishing when he went. Sad to see so many fall away from what we once were.
BLESSINGS to you all BROTHER'S and SISTER'S, thank you for sharing your music, my Grandmother was Ottawa and, I can't spell it, Pontawtatami, I know that is not right, but I'm loving this. I don't remember my Mother talking about her as a Native American, I don't know much about her as all. But I'm so in love with my people, I hope I'm not disrespectful saying my people, but it's the only BROTHER'S and SISTER'S I feel where I belong. I love to sing, and this is Awesome. I can learn how to say the words right and sing along too!! BLESSINGS and PRAYERS for you all 👋🏽Miigwetch 🌊🌊🐟🥁
Sadly i was raised away from the tribe (it is a long sad story...). This is the first time i have heard my people's music. Never has my heart beat like this, nor tears flowed so warm. Never have i felt the longing to be home with such pain in my heart...
I know how you feel. In powwows, when this song is sung, no one can sit down. It is forbidden. It is our song, the people's song. If you study the language, this song is even more powerful.
Welcome home.
Kesalul cousin, love you cousin!
@@rebeccamerritt3007 that's the first time anyone has said that to me in a looong time... I just realized that...
Do you have status? You still qualify even if you didn’t grow up on the Rez.I might be able to help you.
Proud to be Mikmaq. I sang this song at the 2023 Canadian Go Association Summer Camp in Jouvence Resort. First time that was ever done.
I love our people's music. This song is beautiful! I grew up away from the reservations, due to the elder generations moving a lot, and I was raised without any knowledge of our customs, language, music, heritage, or anything else. I am now trying to learn about our people as an adult, so I can teach it to my son.
Wela'lin for posting this, and peace be with you and yours. :)
I am Mi'kmaq but born and raised in Massachusetts. I was working yesterday where I was taking two men with intellectual disabilities into the community. Before we left one of them said "I want to drive around and look at the leaves and my parents took me somewhere once where there was an Indian store with leather stuff... can we do that?" I was like, I don't know where there's an Indian store I can take you to but we can go for a drive. I was driving them around the area of Ashburnham MA, where we saw what looked like a yardsale so I let him get out and look around. It happened that an Indigenous couple makes and sells Native art and "leather things". We got to talking (as I was wearing my Mi'kma'ki Strong hoodie, and they told me that someone named George Paul came down once and taught them Mi'kmaq songs etc. I was like 😲😲😲😲😲 wow! The Honor Song guy!!!!!!" Later that day I was driving and an Eagle was circling above me for a little bit. An interesting and great day. Just wanted to share that. And ty for this being on TH-cam. I don't live in Mi'kma'ki so this is one of the ways I connect. Ty.
That is amazing!!! To meet the singer of the song! And to learn that these people learned it is a huge honour to a special very healing song! I am Mi’kmaw but only learned on my own because my family didn’t know. Or care much. My dad actually hated indigenous people-and he was one! I get my blood from his line. But he has healed and is a good person now and shines!!! Me too! Much anger and sadness cleared and only love now. Well most of the time!!!
Shinkansen
Actually, Mi'kma'ki spans all the way down to Boston, there's a reason our tribe has dual citizenship
my great grand mother is Mi'kmaq and she quit talking her native tongue to speak french to my grand mother i always wanted to learn Mi'kmaq, thank you for this song.
My great grandmother is as well. She raised my mom and taught her some of the language but my mom has forgotten now :( I'd really like to learn because I only know a few words.
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It has always haunted my soul. My Grandmother North Sydney Scott was half Mi'kmaq,. Never told us in Ontario until her death bed. Something about a bounty and fear instilled. She was the glue and fire of our family. I miss Mildred Milly Scott (Rout) dearly. But my blood I am proud is of something greater I had no choice to be born into but I may be disconnected yet I am not far away from you. "Let us greatly respect our indigenous roots" I will always.. Thank you for sharing.. It fills a void for this dust in the wind gone west to Ontario...
I'm here too and my heart yearns to be home.
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Proud to be Mi'kmaw this song is song is one of the most powerfulest songs our Nation can have, brings a tear to my eyes wela'lin for posting this
I love to hear indigenous people sing in their native language. Your music speaks to my heart. Thank you!
Your welcome
Your welcome too, I am one
I'm Czech and it's actually easier for me to pronounce correctly according to the Mi'kmaq orthography than the English transcription :-) the Mi'kmaq orthography is much closer to how Czech is written. So interesting, thanks for sharing! Greetings to Mi'kmaq people from Europe!
Same for other fellow Slavs as well.
That’s so cool! Thank you for appreciating our culture! -Mi’kmaq citizen
@@dj3us proves that we all the tribes of the earth. We are all human!
That is extreamly fascinating..thanks for sharing
So, due to how painful it has been in my life, this comment has some dark personal irony for me. Im of the tribe, but my mother was illegally adopted, with a fake birth certificate that had me growing up thinking I was Czechoslovakian (it was done in april 1970. I did learn about the change though. I only said the full name, because i had no clue which side it could be from) my biological grandmother found us when i was 12, and the truth came out. Sadly, no happy ending for me. Still a kinda cool coincidence though.
This song plays every morning at school : )
👍💞
Native Pride and don't be afraid to show it
Skyler Jerome that is so awesome that they play the Honour Song at your school✌️
Oh how beautiful
Kaden?
Thank you so much. I sang along today to honor an amazing and beautiful Mik'maq elder, Emmett Peters, who passed 10 years ago today. His spirit soars like the eagle and his teaching are not forgotten! Blessings!
I have only recently discovered that I have Mi'kmaq blood and was adopted and moved to British Columbia before this was discovered. No status, so I don’t know what right I have if any, but hearing the music, it feels like home, I’ve never felt so much longing for something before in all my life. I want to know more, to embrace my indigenous blood, even if it doesn’t make up a large percentage of my genes. This music is beautiful, deep, and touches the very soul. Thank you ❤️
Just lost my cousin Carol in New Brunswick-this song was sung at her funeral mass- I wish I knew they would have a singer sing this as I would've loved to honor her & sing along!!! Thank you so much!!
+Joann Robinson Roughly a week ago I was invited to join the big drum and sing this song for a lady who passed in my community. Very powerful, not a dry eye to be found.
Thank you for this beautiful song that strengthens my heart and soul. Thank you to all Indigenous peoples who keep the wisdom of the Earth-ways alive. Thank you to the ancestors. Please help us walk this path in a good way for the benefit of generations to come. Much love.
Grateful for the song. I grew up away from my family and native community. Nobody in my family speaks the language. I want to learn and keep the old traditions alive! It’s our responsibility to our ancestors. Wela’lin!
This song means a lot to me, and finding the lyrics written phonetically AND correctly is so hard...Miigwetch!
Deerwoman L'nu Trujillo ya jaah blessd u sister of th wosdom. N faith
You’re from Lsipuktok I guess
My mothers family majority came out of the residential schools about 4 generations before mine. Both Penobscot and Mi’kmaq. I haven’t been raised close to the tribes but I’m glad I can find music to connect me back to my culture. So much is still lost but I’m grateful for what I can learn.
I am Canadian, I took an album/LP out of the library in 70's and listen to the music, and I was drawn to it. I am so glad you have brought it back (without a long walk to the library & and overdue fees) to my life. Thank You.
I heard it on Anne of Green Gables. The instrumental version and I loved it, and I have been searching for the origin. Finally, I found it. It's just as beautiful.
i can't help but to be emotional when i hear the Honor Song. I am so proud to be Mi'kmaq!!!
Merci d'avoir partagé votre répertoire musical. C'est très dépaysant à écouter. Longue vie à votre peuple et votre culture!
I learned this song in treatment and it's what we sang everytime we drummed, i told the person that i loved this song and we sang it all the time, good healing song 😊
Wela'lin Shane. For those of us away in body, but still with our people in spirit this is a blessing. I never hear it without thinking of my parents and ancestors and home.
Proud to part Native American of this tribe and I pray to ALL of our Native American ancestors please help us heal the earth and the world at this difficult time. 🧡💜🤎❤️💚💙🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Born and raised in Massachusetts and it's hard to convey how impactful and important it is to have this.
Me too....
Hello! My name is Jamie and I live in S FL. My roots are with Miq Maq from my dad. When he passed, I got in touch with my cousin to learn the ways of my ancestors. I sent her your video. And I think she says she knows you George. Her name is Askowat Lisa Taylor. Anyway shes impressed with how I honor my ancestors without ever being taught. I smudge, offer tobacco, and learn the story of our great ancestors. And always thanking ancestors for their sacrifice and making me the strong woman I am today. I also wanted to greatly thank you George, for this song. I listen every morning-signing along. I thank you for making a video that a white girl who only speaks English can understand and learn lol. When the drums hit, I feel it in my soul. I listen when I’m running and keep our people close. I just hope I can get up there one day and attend Pow Wow. Thank you again! ♥️👏
Thankyou so much from Mallorca-Spain. Tears of happiness feeling the medicine of this song and remembering we are family. For all my relations ❤️🔥❤️
Thank you for sharing... finding my Mi'kmag roots back over eight generations so far... love learning..
Imagine if singing this beautiful song was part of the morning curriculum in all our schools for children. It would be such a wonderful start to their day, so cantering snd healing as well.
Thank you for posting. This reminds me of the gift of seeing this sung to my Dad at a powwow by a group of my sisters in spirit in Flat Bay a few years ago. It is close to my heart.
Flat bay Newfoundland?
@@j0ker893 Yes in NL. The only one near home for me.
Thank you for sharing this sacred song! I found out 7years ago my father's side is Mikmaq. I am an artist and always painted suns then I learned we are the sun people! I have always loved all humans and felt different than people I grew up in Louisiana and moved away due to the intolerance of al humans.
Hello White Wolf, thank you for posting this song with the lyrics, I was lost on my spiritual path and when I heard it, it touched my heart.
Thank you for the teaching of this song ...............................
Shane, you did a fantastic job putting this together, especially in the phonetics for English-language speakers to get as close to the correct sounds as possible. Wonderful.
I listen to this always, especially when my heart is sad, now that the creator gifted us a new child in our later years, I play this youtube for her, my little Hummingbird! Thank you so much, we are so very far from home!
Thank you Shane ... I have been practicing the Honor Song for some time and your visual offering makes it much easier to learn. It is much appreciated. We'lalin
Greetings from a Maliseet cousin. This took me back to my childhood where I heard the honour song many times. Thanks for sharing!
Wah...wah... I play. This song b-4 i commence my duties of work..chores. Iam blessed. And i finish my chores with safety. .
That was beautiful. I closed my eyes and felt peace within my soul. And I really needed it.
I can't say thank you enough for this video. I know it's been ten years, but as someone who never knew my roots (long, complicated backstory), I have felt so cut off from an entire part of myself. I grew up hearing my bio-dad is Mi'kmaq but was never confirmed until I was an adult. Once it was confirmed by him, he informed me all records were destroyed in a house fire and unrecoverable. I've spent over 15 years trying to prove it just for peace of mind because his family holds to this belief. Now I embrace it without trying to have it recognized because it doesn't matter for me. I just want to learn about my ancestors, their language, their stories, and more about myself. This has been such a blessed experience that has eased the isolation. Thank you for your beautiful video and sharing your knowledge. It helps me feel home and connected.
My biological great grandmother (who is still alive) introduced me to my roots as a native since I was not raised in the tribe. My dad is Ainu and Unangax while on my mother's side we are Mi'kmaq. Hearing this makes me feel closer to my tribe and it makes me feel more at home.
Respect from England, it’s so great to see the Mi’kmaq and other indigenous cultures being revived
Seamus Doyle What do you mean by that?
I find it hard to listen to this because it has been played at every Funeral I've been to. And it only ever makes me think of the loved ones I've lost.
I just get so sad every time
What a beautiful gift! Wela'lin George Paul, I am forever grateful.
I've always been told that the Indigenous in my blood was very little, but it was always so strong and full in my soul. I look Mi'kmaq and I'm proud to be.
That's all that matters❤
I’m so glad to hear the languages of our First People. I learn so much and rejoice in their music! Keep it up!.
Memories of a day in the sunshine standing at the foot of the Blue Hills being taught this song and many others by the singers, who made me feel loved, accepted and honored. One of the best memories of my life. Thank you for blessing me with that joyful day in the sun never to be forgotten, I still see smiles and hear the laughter of us singing together. I also remember two elders died that day, one was taken off the top of the hills by helicopter. We stood together and sang for them as we said goodbye. It was one of the strongest feelings of connectedness I have ever had in my life.
my school proudly honor this song (pun intended) and we play it every Remembrance Day, along with O Canada. I found Mi'kmaq and first nations as the most impressive thing I heard of, there resilience against the British back in the 1800s is impressive and shows how strong they truly are.
Thank you so much for giving me this to learn, I now can give thanks properly whenever I need it. You have no idea how much I appreciate this. Thank you. Thank you, thank you.
Je suis peut-être d'origine abénaquis mais les chant mik'maks sont juste wow !!!!!
Thank you . Will you do more songs ? Kepmite'tmnej ta'n teli l'nuwulti'kw .
On a road to learn more about my roots .
Natifff I would love to do more songs. Unfortunately my knowledge of songs is severely limited, and I'm hesitant to put something together that could be wildly inaccurate. If you or anybody you know would be able to help in the endeavor I would gladly welcome it. ^_^
Shane Snook Hello,
My native name is Whitefeather, I live in south fallsburg, n.y.
I am blackfeet, , my children are Blackfeet/ Cherokee, we enjoy all
Common Intertribal songs,we are very well
In all tribal drumming and singing traditional music, it would be of the highest honor to create anything that you may have the most interest
In. we love to honor that.
But. Please If you have any questions or answers. We are welcome to do that for
You.
You can reach me at:
1-845-423-3260 C
1-845-693-4347 H
felicia.whitefeathernativearts@gmail.com
Thanks and many
Blessings, , a-hoe
+Natifff i also would like to learn more about my native heritage, i mean i dont think i have a lot in me, but its part of the picture and ive been learning about all the other sides so i figure why not give it some study
+Arnkæll I d'ont know where to start from . Family tree ? Adn ? Reeding ?
@@feliciazimmermanzimmerman8458 Kwe'! Ni'l teluisi Milita'sit Muinjij. ^^
My name is Curious-Little-Bear I consider it to be my true name.
who would dislike this this song is so beautiful
im from PEI,, Canada and love this song .. watched a group from Lennox island sing this song on facebook live last night
NISK, I had this stuck in my head for like 2 days straight loll finally listened to it fully
Really enjoyed this. Thank you for posting. Beautiful sound.
Ty so very much for this Micmac song and lyrics,always loved it when I heard it on the radio and enjoyed singing along,Wela Lin
+Carm Clair Weliaq :)
Thank you so much for doing this. My 7yo daughter loves this and loves singing it.
Gives me goosebumps. ❤❤
I love singing this Honor Song when I am alone in the steam room...not just for the acoustics...though that does enrich the Spirit. 🪶
miigwech. i first heard a lovely Knockwood lady sing this many many moons ago. Beautiful.
1:46 1:49 1:50 1:50 the Honor song plays every day at my school and people from my town sing ❤❤
Haven't heard this in such a long time I started crying while singing
I am Micmac in N FLo..love.
I love this, thank you very much Shane. I always want to learn more about my Mi'kmaq ancestors.
Thanks for writing the words and phonetics; i have been wanting to able to sing this song.
great work. Love the song.
A beautiful song and can feel much emotion within it...Be as you are...Always!
I’m from Newfoundland and mi’kmaq and we have this as the first song every summer at our pow wow in flat bay
Such a beautiful and powerful song! I am not in any way Native but I love to hear this and other Native American music.
Blessings to the ancestors eternally
So beautiful. Wela'lin.
Love this song. Welalin
Beautiful song, meaning and thank you for the phonetic transcription
I listened to The Honor Song back in September, back on the day for truth and reconciliation. While listening to this, I got a wee bit emotional. I asked a friend who’s from Eskasoni First Nation what does it mean, when you get emotional, while listening to The Honor Song. She said that it basically means that your heart is open ♥️
The subtle difference between hearing and listening can make a world of difference. :)
Chahta sia hoke. I'm of a different tribe from Mizizibni, but I love all these OG songs. Love this one. 👊
This was drummed and sung sunday at the wigwam in onset mass. It was not recorded. I was moved by this.
This song was sung at my aunt's memorial service this weekend
To honor my mother and grandmother… rest in peace
Thanks for posting Shane!
My grandmother was a mi'kmaq and my great grandfather was labrador Inuit I'm 3 generations for both
my family on the maternal side are metis mikmaq from new brunswick canada :)
This is the first time I’ve heard about my people’s music I’m very proud I grew up far away from the tribe and have only recently heard of them and I’m learning as much as I can I wish my Great Grandmother was still around to teach me
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A beautiful and great job my brother, may the great spirit bless you as he blessed me through this sound. greetings from Brazil.
Thank you for creating this!! It is a great help to me as I discover my roots. The moment I heard this beautiful song I was determined to learn it.
Proud to be Mi'gmaq from Gespeg this song touch me very deeply.
Thank you so much for helping me learn this song. May take me awhile to know it from the inside out but now I have hope. (And won't have to fake it at demos. lol)
QUE LINDO!! MESMO NÃO ENTENDENDO A LETRA, ENTENDO COM O CORAÇÃO!!! NOSSOS IRMÃOS ÍNDIOS SÃO SENSACIONAIS!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Kachi wooliwoni nitap in 2023 ❤️🎶👣🌻🍎🍁🎉
Amazing job Shane! The phonetics really help break it down. Best I've seen. You should do some more songs.
Thanks so much, glad you guys really like it. I've been considering doing others, the hardest part is the research. If I can find the correct spelling I can at least glean the pronunciation, but from there I would still need to track down audio that matches and the translation.
With that said, if you (or anybody else) has a request (and hopefully the research to go with it :D) just let me know! ^_^
I have always wished my family was closer to their roots. I never learned anything about my Tribe as a kid. I want to know more, I would love to learn the language and more about my familys history. I sure wish my grandpa would of cared enough to take me hunting and fishing when he went. Sad to see so many fall away from what we once were.
I love this song God bless
This is absolutely beautiful.
So very beautiful...
This is a great song drum and I love it
Thank you for posting this. Heard it yesterday at the Wabanaki Spring Social and wished I knew it. Very powerful song.
*~💕~* Love to Great + Grand Father & Grand Mother Membertou ❤
I LOVE this song!! and singing it correctly because of the translations is the BEST!!!! hiy hiy ninaskomin!!!
Wela'lin Keetah Brough but you have to know, ghis song is more than just a song... ;)
Beautiful ♥️
BLESSINGS to you all BROTHER'S and SISTER'S, thank you for sharing your music, my Grandmother was Ottawa and, I can't spell it, Pontawtatami, I know that is not right, but I'm loving this. I don't remember my Mother talking about her as a Native American, I don't know much about her as all. But I'm so in love with my people, I hope I'm not disrespectful saying my people, but it's the only BROTHER'S and SISTER'S I feel where I belong. I love to sing, and this is Awesome. I can learn how to say the words right and sing along too!! BLESSINGS and PRAYERS for you all 👋🏽Miigwetch 🌊🌊🐟🥁
I have to sing a song because I’m having a concert about this song whoever makes this is the best😊