N'we Jinan Artists - "THIS IS FREEDOM" // Deer Lake First Nation, ON

"THIS IS FREEDOM" was written by the youth of Deer Lake First Nation at Deer Lake First Nation School.
Lyrics written and recorded by: Braith Poisson-Folami, Chazetii Rae-Meekis, Matthew Hall, JP McKay, Riveira Rae, Micah Kakegamic, Ty Meekis, Jasper Rae, Aiden Matthew Meekis, Kreed Meekis, Blayze Meekis, & Cole Beardy
Thank you to Doreen Rae for sharing your knowledge of the Oji-Cree Language and to Kevin Rae and the Choose Life Squad for supporting this project.
Video by Skye Spence
Music produced and mixed by Thanya Iyer & Cayden Carfrae
Mastered by Jon Kaspy
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www.nwejinan.com​
www.inpath.ca
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LYRICS:
BLAYZE:
Dibenimidisiwin oowe
(This is Freedom)
ᑎᐯᓂᒥᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣᐅᐁᐧ
Wakidadin Kayayaan
(When I am on top of the hills)
ᐊᐧᑭᑕᓂᐣ ᑲᔭᔭᐣ
Mimaa kasidibendakosiyaan
(This is where I belong)
ᒥᒪ ᑲᓯᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᔭᐣ
JASPER:
Ekijinendaman anishiniwo Inadisiwin
(Finding passion through our culture)
ᐁᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᓯᓂᐅᐤ ᐃᓇᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ
BRAITH:
Wanting to find my culture
Take me around the world
Show me to my people
I will feel like I belong
CHAZETII:
Snow all around me
Trees and leaves are blowing
Belonging with my friends
Riding along the wind
CHORUS:
This is freedom
Finding passion through my culture
(Hey a Hey a, Hey a Hey a)
I feel like I belong
When I'm on top of all the mountains
(Hey a Hey a)
Looking all around
I see the clouds above me
The wind is singing softly
The birds they look upon me
This is freedom
Finding passion through our culture
MATTHEW:
I been living so peacefully
I'm gonna come and sing
I wanna learn the old ways
I'm only human but I see whats real
Just don't ignore any of the ways i feel
JP:
You choose to be or you choose not to be
I see the truth in the lies
I choose free.
We stay connected to the land and the people
Hold the love as we
reach for the eagle
RIVEIRA:
Find our roots and relate all of the things we went through
You're not alone when your friends are all around you
MICAH:
We become unbound
Whether or not we were afraid to take this step
The feeling of adventure made it all worth it
Now this is freedom
CHORUS:
This is freedom
Finding passion through my culture
(Hey a Hey a, Hey a Hey a)
I feel like I belong
When I'm on top of all the mountains
(Hey a Hey a)
Looking all around
I see the clouds above me
The wind is singing softly
The birds they look upon me
This is freedom
Finding passion through our culture
TY:
My head is in the clouds
Im walking through the fog
I listen to the music
It takes away my issues
JASPER:
find myself lost in fog
In the snow all alone
But then I bring my culture in
My friends we feel adrenaline
AIDEN:
Indigenous water has a lot of issues
Wanting to find my culture makes me wanna grab a tissue
There's nothing that I can't do
Tell my family that I miss you
When i see you again probably I’m gonna lift you
KREED:
Pow wow music makes me feel like I belong
Destiny flows in me when I listen to the song
CHORUS:
This is freedom
Finding passion through my culture
(Hey a Hey a, Hey a Hey a)
I feel like I belong
When I'm on top of all the mountains
(Hey a Hey a)
Looking all around
I see the clouds above me
The wind is singing softly
The birds they look upon me
This is freedom
Finding passion through our culture
BLAYZE:
Wakidadin Kayayaan
(When I am on top of the hills)
ᐊᐧᑭᑕᓂᐣ ᑲᔭᔭᐣ
JASPER:
Ekijinendaman anishiniwo Inadisiwin
(Finding passion through our culture)
ᐁᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᓯᓂᐅᐤ ᐃᓇᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ

[@Rob-bg5ul]

AWESOME ❤❤youth of 237 be proud 👏 AWESOME video I miss being there sometimes.

[@jennifermeekis6382]

I see my baby and I see Boii !! awesome Deer Lake youth does it again!!

[@MAXLEON13830]

0:00 Hey, I’ve been to deer Lake before

[@elaineknudsgaard8379]

Wow! Powerful message and awesome voices. Thanks! Taxa.

[@catvr667]

Wow I see my brother

[@popculturevegan]

I love this so much.

[@prodAUROR]

🔥🔥🔥

[@wild-burst5199]

Cool, can't wait to see my part even though mine is probably in one location.

[@kyilkakagamik7154]

you had the best voice id say

[@mikawaayamada]

@@kyilkakagamik7154 facts tbh

[@zephorazonum]

🌈🎶🦅

[@alexmeekis]

when are you guys gonna be back here?

[@mikawaayamada]

probably in a couple years again

[@nwejinan]

we are coming back next year, we are bringing 3 programs back to DLFN - thanks to Kevin Rae at Choose Life!!!

[@alexmeekis]

@@nwejinan ok good to know

[@JasperRae-ns2ps]

@@nwejinanShould choose me again nee jk

[@MAXLEON13830]

@@nwejinan I wanna be in it

[@Gators-101]

Lack of Freedom Not enough Sunlight Get a real job middle schoolers have done better BIG L

[@mikawaayamada]

My parts 3:06 👎🏿.