This is so beautiful!
Allison Bernard Memorial High School’s version of Paul McCartney’s ‘Blackbird’.
Located in Eskasoni, Cape Breton, students recorded in their native Mi’kmaq language.
This version of ‘Blackbird’ was recorded back in 2019, and you can learn more about singer-songwriter Emma Stevens here:
https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/emma-stevens
I highly recommend listening to “The Ballad of Shubenacadie” a song dedicated to the victims and survivors of the residential school system. This song was released on Truth and Reconciliation Day back in 2023: https://youtu.be/UljRGF9Ztso?si=segJAbuW3ZPUIdO2