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Our Language

To all my Cree People

Our language is still alive
Our language is our tribe
Our language will still survive
Our language is our pride
 
Our language is our name
Our language is why we came
Our language is still the same
Our language will still remain
 
Our language is what our people spoke since the time of creation
Our language overcame forced assimilation
Our language will be taught to every generation
Our language is what defines us as a nation
 
Our language is what the Creator carries
Our language has sacred grounds of cemeteries
Our language is from the Woodlands and the Prairies
 
Our language is what our ancestors spoke
Our language is what our brothers and sisters wrote
Our language is spoken with wisdom in every word, and every quote
 
Our language has sacred songs of holy lyrics
Our language is what connects us to our spirits
 
Our language is our natural tongue
Our language will be taught to our young
Our language is what makes us one
Our language will rise the morning sun
 
Our language is who we are
Our language is full of happiness and laughter
Our language will take us far
Our language will be spoken from here on after
 
Our language is what you see
Our language is you and me
Our language is, and will always be
Cree

(2014)




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