Many Paths

ARTISTS: Rhianon Dustyhorn, Arika Littletent, Sky McIvor, Dakota Whiteman, Stacey Dustyhorn, Emery Nadean, Nathaniel Poorman, Conrad Desjarlais Jr, Alex Geddes & Xander Geddes.

Produced and Recorded by David Hodges (nwejinan.com)

Rhianon Dustyhorn
nothing to do and I feel bored
been abused and I feel ignored
just so you know I dream for more
but I still look for hope inside a storm

Arika Littletent
there’s so much that we can learn
our young ones feel so unheard

Stacey Dustyhorn
there is saige, we will burn
through the smoke, we emerge

Sky McIvor
can we treat eachother right and act more respectfully?
it’s hard living here, but unity is destiny
with no fears, no hate, no pain , no enemies
my home’s a place where I’ll show you the better me

Nathaniel Poorman
I want to change my life, roll the dice, get it right,
peole getting high every night just so we could feel alright
no direction, as we keep it flowing, never knowing where we’re going
feeling stuck but I feel that there is something growing

CHORUS
We walk the land of many paths
is there a road that’ll lead us back to the life that we had?
shine some love on the land, give us a hand
ahkameyimotan
kiwetotetan

Sky McIvor
Kawacatoose is the place where I was born at
connected to the sacred spirit through a horse dance
nohkom, she showed me what to do, she brought me through
my shyness, now I’m rhyming, watch me walk in truth

Rhianon Dustyhorn
I found my peace, the land of living skies
riding through the hills to heal this heart of mine
running from the pain, I want to feel alive
searching for the way to show the beauty of my pride

Alex Geddes
once upon a time there was a boy who was bullied
avoided everybody and nobody was looking
he was raised on the rez , he loved to go hunting
he tried to keep the faith but at home he was struggling

Conrad Desjarlais Jr
he had a dream one night that he would be star
but he woke up to some news, that really broke his heart
his kohkom passed, and it was tough as a child
cause he knew inside, that he would really miss her smile

Xander Geddes
but he listened to her words and she gave him the patience
to live in a way that would honour creation
it gave him the strength and it allowed him to grow
to love himself, love his life..and love his home

CHORUS
We walk the land of many paths
is there a road that’ll lead us back to the life that we had?
shine some love on the land, give us a hand
ahkameyimotan
kiwetotetan

Emery Nadean
I lost my uncle to drugs, it hurt losing my sister
it showed me pain isn’t love, I know want to be different
I’m gonna keep my head up, and make better decisions
you have to walk in my shoes to understand my position
I’m at a crossroad, don’t know which way to turn
should I stay, should I go, should I change first?
I needed help, I needed love, damn the pain it hurt
so I’m saying this now I need you to make this work

Dakota Whiteman
if there’s one thing that our native people lack
the love and care, it’s so unfair, as I’m looking back
when I turned 13, I cut my long hair
they see my white skin, but they always stop there
but looks can be deceiving, I’ll show you the real meaning
this is the message that our people spent years bleeding
so many still hurting, looking for a better feeling
vision of a future.. we will forever dream it

CHORUS
We walk the land of many paths
is there a road that’ll lead us back to the life that we had?
shine some love on the land, give us a hand
ahkameyimotan
kiwetotetan