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Mni Wiconi Written by Sarah Thomsen. Inspired by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and all the tribes, nations, people coming together in North Dakota to protect the water and halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Mni wi?oni (Mni wi-cho-nee) is Lakota for “water is life”? Mitakuye Oyasin is Lakota for “All My Relations”?Water is life, Mni wi?oniAltos: All my relations, come. Every nation, come, All my relations under the sun, we are one(A&T): We are praying, come, We are praying, comeWe are the song and we are the drum, We are one (A,S&T): We are the river, come, We are the river, comeWe are the boat, the paddle, the shore, We are one Chorus: AllMni wi?oni, sing (Mitakuye Oyasin...) Mni wi?oni, sing Mni wi?oni, “water is life” for everythingWe are the water, sing, We are the water, singWe are the water, We are where all life begins(A&B) : We are the ancient ones, We are the ancient onesIn your breath and bones we sing on, We are one (A,T&B) We are the meadow, come, We are the meadow, comeWe are the lark that sings, the new day has begun (S,A,T,B): We are the new day, run, run, runWe are the new day, run, run, runWe are the old and we are the young, We are one Chorus AllEveryone!We are the earth and sky, We are the thunder cries,We are the fire, We are the light in your eyesWe are standing strong, Like a rock, like a stoneOn this sacred ground we belong, We are home. (ALL)ChorusAll my relations, come. Every nation, come,All my relations under the sun, We are one ................
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