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Cultural school releases powerful music video

Students from Outma Sqilx91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™w Cultural School on Penticton Indian Band perform a powerful song.

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





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