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1000 Ancestors | feat. Mitzi Begay (Official Music Video)

This song is to honor our ancestors both Indigenous to Turtle Island (aka America) and beyond. Those who fought to hand down prayerful ways that uphold all life. It was through this prayer and ceremony that many of us were able to save our own lives, get sober, get out of bad situations, and remember who we are. May this song help all remember that Creator and the Ancestors are only a prayer away 🙂 Some say when our grandparents pass they come back as our animal relatives: sheep, horses, goats and other animals. Thus, we treat them the same way we would our own grandparents. This song was also written for the Native American Community Academy DSIA project to help prevent substance abuse and youth suicide. I started doing drugs when I was 11 years old. I experienced gender violence since I was very young, which led to self-blame, and self-hatred. Through prayer, I was able to find people who could help me understand that what happened to me was not my fault. That there was a planet worth living for, worth fighting for and worth being sober for. I celebrate 9 years of complete sobriety this year. May all who need that support find it and may we live strong for those who didn't make it through the onslaught of colonization. All proceeds from my bandcamp (lylajune.bandcamp.com) are routed to www.7genfund.org, a non-profit supporting Indigenous grassroots community projects. Buy this song now and you could support their programs: Community Vitality, Land Defenders & Water Protectors, Thriving Women, Tradition Bearers Fellowship, and Flicker Fund! :) LYRICS: When I was young I had some big dreams Wanted to bring peace and help my family From a small town, I could feel the gravity Weight on my shoulders made it hard to spread my wings But I knew I could do it, knew I could push through it Could do anything if I put my mind to it Native youth had it hard as children growing up But with prayers in our hearts I knew we could overcome Got 1000 ancestors behind me We marching on yes here come the army Got 1000 ancestors behind me We marching on yes here come the army When I turned 13 the world shattered my dreams All I had left was a bunch of broken pieces So many years hiding in the dark I almost drowned, but I never gave up Creator heard my prayer in the depths of my despair It took a couple tries, but I stood back up Put down the liquor, put down the drugs I’ve been sober nine years some how we overcome Got 1000 ancestors behind me We marching on yes here come the army Got 1000 ancestors behind me We marching on yes here come the army Now everything I have I owe to the Creator Fell to my knees didn’t know if She would answer But She came through clutch at the time when I needed Her Now I’m flying high, yes, I’m a believer. It’s what got me through, it’s what got me through Your love, it’s what got me through, what got me through To you Creator Creator To you Creator Yeah, to you. Message from elder in Diné Bizaad (Navajo Language)