A powerful music video made by students of on Penticton Indian Band gives a voice to issues facing youth and a message of hope.
Within two days of it being posted online the youth91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s song titled Come & Listen has been shared more than 1,200 times and garnered more than 30,000 views.
Take a listen to the video here.
The song was written and recorded by the students with the help of non-profit N91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™we Jinan.
Dave Hodges, a hip hop music producer from Montreal started the empowering project several years ago. Since then N91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™we Jinan has travelled to many Indigenous communities throughout Canada and the U.S. to help Indigenous youth find their voice through music.
A mobile recording studio along with a production team visited the Outma Sqilx91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™w Cultural School in Penticton recently.
The video is sure to bring tears to viewers eyes as students sing lyrics including:
What we91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ve been through
there91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s so much pain
we all want truth we all want change.
We wake up to a brand new day
but we can91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™t lose our traditional ways.
We91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ll make you see a beginning
that gives us life to keep singing.
Our way of life depends on us
it91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s in our hearts and sang with love