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Favorite track: Land Back feat. Desirae Harp, AshEL SeaSunZ, Quincy Davis & Cheryl Angel.
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A song to inspire all people to reindiginize and envision a better world for future generations. Weaving ancient wisdom with modern music, this collaboration features Desirae Harp singing in the Chochenyo language (Native to the Bay Area, California), with vocals by AshEL SeaSunz, production by Quincy Davis and a vital message from Lakota wisdom keeper, Cheryl Angel.
This project was produced in collaboration with Sogorea Te Land Trust, leading the Bay Area Land Back Movement. Learn more: sogoreate-landtrust.org
(AshEL SeaSunZ)
Land back, land back
Decolonize the earth, where your mind at
Indigenous soul, pray we find that
All around the world in alignment
Land back, land back
Decolonize the earth, where your mind at
All around the world in alignment
See the new dawn on the horizon
Not for sale cuz Creation free
Water, air and land not commodity
What the farmer seed, that's the pharmacy
Solidarity, the people sovereignty
Remember that food that we used to grow
In names in a language that we used to know
Indigenous stewards of the natural
Restore the sacred hoop for survival
Being a billionaire is not brilliant
Money print everyday more presidents
There's still reservations on the continent
We relatives, they still call us savages
Community the remedy
Your medicine, please share humility
Land trust, Shuumi tax of Sogorea Te
Sacred sites, all nations coordinate
Land back, land back
Decolonize the earth, where your mind at
All around the world in alignment
See the new dawn on the horizon
(Desirae Harp)
Ayin warp (come back to the land)
Àt sii àt lisjan nonwen (and water and the Lisjan language)
Tirini òokwe àt hinnan (wake up medicine and heart)
Tirini šawe àt yišša (wake up song and dance)
Ayin Himmetka (come back together)
Tirini nuunu àt muwekma (wake up story and people)
Tirini Numa àt tuppentak (wake up the truth and the roundhouses)
Horše huššiš tuyuštak (good morning, tuyuštak)
We're dependent on our Mother, we are not the owners
And for us to coexist we've got to get to know her
Language and the land shape each other over time
Native tongues wake up medicine deep inside
We were stolen from her lands now she wants us back
Native ceremonies help get us back on track
There is nothing that could keep us from our sacred places
Ancestors call on us, they recognize our faces
Real question is, do we recognize ourselves
Or do we fight over who suffered more from what was dealt
The solution is more than acquired wealth
What we need is a higher quality of health
Everybody benefits from growing native seeds
Every ecosystem thrives in diversity
Native voices rise up for the comeback
Give us back to the land and we heal that
Land back, land back
Decolonize the earth, where your mind at
Indigenous soul, pray we find that
All around the world in alignment
Land back, land back
Decolonize the earth, where your mind at
All around the world in alignment
See the new dawn on the horizon
(Quincy Davis)
Remember those seeds that we used to sow
Passed through the dreams that we used to know
Remember those ways of the natural
Giving all praise to the martial
Lineage, she can never be material
Object, no profit, no serial
Codes can be placed on the elements
We show nothing but respect to our relatives
That maintain life, that’s so relevant
No corporations should be selling it
With their hands in the pockets of the lobbyist
We stand with the people, no politricks
Restoration - the new prerogative
Only take what we need and leave offerings
All the nations play a part in this
Set up ancient trade routes across continents
(Desirae Harp)
Ayin warp (come back to the land)
Àt sii àt lisjan nonwen (and water and the Lisjan language)
Tirini òokwe àt hinnan (wake up medicine and heart)
Tirini šawe àt yišša (wake up song and dance)
Ayin Himmetka (come back together)
Tirini nuunu àt muwekma (wake up story and people)
Tirini Numa àt tuppentak (wake up the truth and the roundhouses)
Horše huššiš tuyuštak (good morning, tuyuštak)
(Repeat)
(Cheryl Angel)
Land back is when people get smart
When they get smart they humble themselves
And they realize the destruction that they’ve caused
Maybe unintentionally
The mining, the dams, the pipelines
Has a cumulative affect
And that affect is devastating
And by returning the land to the people
Who were chosen by Creator to steward those lands
In our own way
We can reestablish the guidelines
So we can re-incorporate safety measures
So we can develop codes to protect these waters
It’s not just about returning the land, it’s much more than that
And then our future will be secured
credits
released November 24, 2022
Music producer: Quincy Davis (along with a rap verse)
Rhymes and Chochenyo native chant: Desirae Harp
Verse and chorus: AshEL SeaSunzZ
Lakota Elder wisdom: Cheryl Angel (Sicangu / Oohenumpa)
Record Label: Seven Vision sevenvisionstudios.com
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