TAKE A STAND ~ IDLE NO MORE

Take A Stand (Idle No More Tribute) - Reddnation & Asani

(Copied From YouTube May 27, 2013)

Published on Mar 3, 2013

Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/tak...

Thank you IDLE NO MORE founders, leaders, and warriors for the inspiration. :)

Take A Stand
(K. Laboucan, D. Brule, W. Strongheart, S. Sewepagaham, D. Houle, S. Pocklington)

Madjikal - Verse 1
Time to rise up, time to take the stand
To protect the children, protect the land
Protect those waters and everything in it
Because another government is changing minute by minute
Passing bill by bill without consultation
Affecting all Canadians and all First Nations
Now we must fight and let our voices unite
Until we're one nation, one tribe, one light

Asani - Chorus
Every mother, every father
Every son and daughter
Unite our voice with loving hearts
Join our hands and we will start
To harmonize our nation
Future generations

Ill Logikal - Verse 2
Rally after rally, til the bill's finale
We here to kill bill, iron will mentality
We flashin that skill gettin hotter than Brazil
C-45's real as a three dollar bill
All my people stand up now
Say it loud "we not backin down!"
Stay proud, bang that drum real loud
Stay proud, bang that drum real loud

Asani - Chorus
Every mother, every father
Every son and daughter
Unite our voice with loving hearts
Join our hands and we will start
To harmonize our nation
Future generations

Rayne - Verse 3
Close your eyes and listen to her heartbeat
Its Mother Earth and she's crying to us softly
She said "Son, will you please fight for me?
And pray with the sweetgrass, burn it slowly."
I, felt pride seen an Elder stand up
He said "I sing not for me but for my grandson."
And as the man reached over for his hand drum
We sang the chorus to a united anthem

Bridge

(Reddnation & Asani)
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand

Asani - Chorus
Every mother, every father
Every son and daughter
Unite our voice with loving hearts
Join our hands and we will start
To harmonize our nation
Future generations

Visit Reddnation at:
http://www.reddnation.com
http://www.facebook.com/reddnation

Visit Asani at:
http://www.asani.org

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http://www.idlenomore.ca

Idle No More Vision Statement

INM has and will continue to help build sovereignty & resurgence of nationhood
INM will continue to pressure government and industry to protect the environment
INM will continue to build allies in order to reframe the nation to nation relationship, this will be done by including grassroots perspectives, issues and concerns

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Rethinking Our Relationship with Mother Earth

"... As we all stand here, united, we need to remember, we are borrowing all of this from our children! It is our responsibility to educate our children, others, and ourselves on how we are going to save all that is familiar! We need to rethink our relationship with Mother Earth, realize we are all iyiniwak (human beings) and all interconnected, interdependent and part of the Whole, which creates the largest ecosystem on this planet. We need each other and we need to work together to repeal the Bills, and protect the sacred Treaties, which Indigenous people and scientists confirm, are humanity’s best defense in protecting Mother Earth (the Environment) and all the land, water, air, and all that is living! ..."

Shannon M Houle

Idle No More

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