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Marcus O and Donny Speidel - Treaty 6 Flag Song

from (music from) We Treaty People by Various Artists

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Treaties reflect First Nations’ relationship with the land which must be acknowledged and taught to all people if they are to fully comprehend the spirit and intent of treaty. They were not merely contracts with the Queen as they have been perceived to be. They were undertaken as sacred commitments of the highest form where Creator was considered the binding factor. The natural forces symbolized their expected continuity.
In 1876 when Treaty Six was affirmed between First Nations and the Crown, each Chief who was a signatory to the Treaty was given, among other items, a Union Jack Flag and a Treaty Six Medal.

To honor and pay homage to this relationship, a song was composed in the early 1900s. According to E.J. Tootoosis, the rights to sing this was granted by the kayasiwatom family to the Tootoosis singers.

(excerpts drawn from creeliteracy.org/2013/09/12/tyrone-tootoosis-sr-on-the-treaty-six-flag/ )

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Kiycho Kimaskwew Kikiymiykonow Iskiwaywin Kawaywaypasta kakikay kawaywaypasta

“The Queen, she gave us a flag, for it to fly in the wind forever.”

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from (music from) We Treaty People, released February 20, 2022
Created on Treaty 6 Territory

Marcus O- voice, drum
Donny Speidel, voice drum

Recorded by Darryl Dozlaw in The Bunker, Saskatoon SK, November 2021
Mastered and produced by Jeremy Kneeshaw with Darryl Dozlaw at Cutting Station Studios, Kamloops BC, February 2022

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Darryl Dozlaw Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Darryl Dozlaw is a Saskatoon (Treaty 6) singer-songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist. He records as Bewildernest (a collaborative, genre-nonspecific electronic recording context) or simply under his own name for singer/songwriter oriented material. Dozlaw also writes and plays as a member of Oscar's Hollow (Saskatoon based alt-country rock band). ... more

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