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Can't Make Us Gone

by Amanda Rheaume

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The nights are staying warm,
The grass is getting long,
It's time to sleep under the stars,
And go where the buffalo roam.

I packed up the cart,
Swept our new wooden floors.
Planted all the blueberry seeds,
‘Wonder how big they'll grow?

These are the lands we've lived on for so long.
Red River banks, always been our home.

Got back late in the fall,
Something was terribly wrong.
Black hats, long coats,
Faces that I don't know.
I wish they'd leave us alone.

Steal our lands we've been on for so long.
Move on in, take over our homes.
Eat our food, wear our clothes, quiet our song,
But you can’t make us gone.

Now the nights are getting cold,
Hear my belly roar.
With the sign of an X goes everything,
That we've ever known.
Now we're living on the side of the road.

Steal our lands we've been on for so long.
Move on in, take over our homes.
Eat our food, wear our clothes, quiet our song,
But you can’t make us gone.

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released November 3, 2023
Written by: Amanda Rheaume, Jim Bryson

Musicians:
Amanda Rheaume: vocals, acoustic guitar
Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk: fiddle, viola
Jim Bryson: tenor guitar, slide guitar, synth, programming
Philippe Charbonneau: upright bass

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Ishkōdé Records is a new Indigenous and women-owned label created to foster and amplify Indigenous voices. Ishkōdé Records arrives to amplify and advocate for Indigenous artists, songs and stories in the commercial music landscape. Led by artists, organizers and activists Anishinaabekwe Shoshona Kish and solo artist Métis Amanda Rheaume, The word Ishkōdé means fire in Anishinaabemowin. ... more

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