This song is written for the Elders in my home community to honour them for keeping our culture and languages alive despite the residential schools denying them these.

1. Kihtehayahk ᑭᐦᑌᐦᐊᔭᐦ (Elders)  24Bit 48kHz

Kisemanito ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐ (Kind Creator)  is a prayers song written during the pandemic. The tone is that of a wepison (baby swing) of love and comfort, that was denied to the children that attended the residential schools in Canada.

2. Kisemanito ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐ (Kind Creator)  24Bit 48kHz

I wrote this song about my grandmother whom I never met because she passed away from TB when my mother was 2 years old. Her body was never returned to us. We do not know where she is buried and whether she was given this honour. This song tells the story of her coming to me in my dreams and telling me not to cry and that she would hold me until the morning light.

3. Ninohkôm ᓄᐦᑰᒼ Pawataw ᐸᐊᐧᑕᐤ (I Dream Of My Grandmother)  24Bit 48kHz

Kâkîsimo ᑳᑮᓯᒧᐤ  means to chant, pray and plead an original musical method of the Cree people (nehiyawak).

4. Kâkîsimo ᑳᑮᓯᒧᐤ (Chant)  24Bit 48kHz

I wrote this song for my grand daughter as she was being born into this world. We played it for her as she entered into this world. This is Yaras song.

5. Ka Cistomawasohk ᑲ  ᒋᐢᑐᒪᐊᐧᓱᕁ (Lullaby)   24Bit 48kHz

Ninâskomon ᑭᓇᓈᐢᑯᒥᑎᐣ (I Give Thanks)

6. Ninâskomon ᑭᓇᓈᐢᑯᒥᑎᐣ (I Give Thanks)  24Bit 48kHz

I sing the 7 Cree vowels at the beginning of this song and finish it off by combining the 11 Cree consonants with the 7 Cree vowels with a total of 77 syllables sung. This is Cree language tool to assist with sound retention similar to the English alphabet song.

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