Mni wiconi (mini wi-cho-nee) “Water is life” in Lakota/Dakota Mitakuye Oyasin (mee-dah-koo-yeh o-yah-seen) “All My Relations” in Lakota/Dakota
Inspired by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and all who joined together at Standing Rock to protect the Missouri River. It continues as a call to all of us to stand courageously to protect the waters everywhere. Lyrics
WATER IS LIFE/Mni Wiconi
All my relations, come Every nation, come All my relations under the sun We are one
We are praying, come We are praying, come We are the song and we are the drum We are one
We are the river, come We are the river, come We are the boat, the paddle, the shore We are one
Mni wiconi, sing Mni wiconi, sing Mni wiconi, Water is life for everything
We are the water, sing We are the water, sing We are the water We are where all life begins
We are the ancient ones We are the ancient ones In your breath and bones we sing on We are one
We are the meadow, come We are the meadow, come We are the lark that sings the new day has begun
We are the new day, run, run, run We are the new day, run, run, run We are the old and we are the young We are one
Chorus
We are the earth and sky We are the thunder cries We are the fire, We are the light in your eyes
We are standing strong Like a rock, like a stone On this sacred ground we belong We are home
Chorus
All my relations, come Every nation, come All my relations under the sun We are one