Thanks to Wayne Jackson for sharing this song, written for the MMIW of Canada in 2009 as part of the CD compilation “Colours of My Life”
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| opêpêmow, sipwêpiciw, nakatêw onêkîhikwa, wahyaw itohtêw, mâtoyiwa ocânisa, wîsta mâtow mâmitonêyimêw wîtisâna, | She has a baby, she’s moved away, She left her parents, She’s gone oh so far, Her baby cries, she cries along, She’s thinking of her siblings too, |
| Chorus: kîs'kaw kîwêtotâtam, ê-kî-sâkihêt, kîs'kaw kîwêtotâtam, cîkêyihtamowin, | Chorus: For one moment she was at home, Where she was loved, For one moment she was at home, Happiness, |
| wâstahikêw, pôsipayihow, îskwayâc kî-wâpamâw, kî-miskawâw, mâtoyiwa ocânisa, wîsta okâwiya, ê-mâmitonêyimêt kâkikê, | She hitchhikes, she gets into the vehicle, That’s the last time she’s seen, She is found (murdered) Her baby cries, her mom does too, She’s thought of all the time, |
| kîs'kaw kîwêtotâtam, ê-kî-sâkihêt, kîs'kaw kîwêtotâtam, cîkêyihtamowin, | Chorus: For one moment she was at home, Where she was loved, For one moment she was at home, Happiness, |
| mâtoyiwa ocânisa, wîsta okâwiya, ê-mâmitonêyimêt kâkikê. | Her baby cries, her mom does too, She’s thought of all the time. |
