'Windigo'
Ru Rose
Ru Rose Cabodyna - lead vocals, guitar, costume design & construction, props, cinematography Kai Cabodyna - sound engineer, cinematography, editor, percussion (www.kaicabodyna.com) Vanessa Deverell - vocalist Lisa Safarik - cinematography Barry Jones/Sincerity Sound Studio - music mix & master (www.sinceritysound.com)
Youth Singers - Indiana Cabodyna Sora Lily Maturana Motoke Riyo Del Carmen Maturana Motoke Koda Heimbach
Youth Actors - Indiana Cabodyna Koda Heimbach Django Heimback Indra Ciel Liahni
Gratitude for Collaboration & Appearances by - Colleen Stewart Marilyn James, Sinixt Matriarch ( sinixt.org ) Joszef Quinn Frank Emshoff Seama Farooq Alix Tilden Hope Mead Todd Turik Orion Sumi Leo Kurt Sukha Kaleio Lizzie
Gratitude for support for the creation of this video by - Slocan Valley Community Arts Council Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance West Kootenay Regional Arts Council Columbia Basin Trust
“we are always already forgiven” shared by Duncan Grady, a teaching of the blackfoot people
windigo - a character originating from turtle island indigenous teaching license
Man’s been messing around with the Mother Man’s been messing around with the Mother Man’s been messing around with the Mother
I Aya Aya Aya Aya O iO iO iO
(kids choir) Man’s been messing around, messing around, messing around with the Mother Man’s been messing around,messing around, messing around with the Mother . Windigo society greed be keepin’ the people in slavery consumed by consumption anti-ratio-natlity 3rd eyes open wide for truth to see clear the dross, captives of the mind be free Sanctioned greed in policy Blockin’ damin’ rivers feller buncher in the trees get up stand up, heal dis-ease destructive cycles planted in humanity I am going to name it, I am going to say it We got to boycott insanity
Come home to our divinityless is more - Life in simplicity Giving back to the Earth - Reciprocity Give a little more - Generosity Daily dose medicine in humility Life as Love - Authenticity Authenticity
The call for change, I don’t see it in Tech-Industry My story, please don’t take it personally with heads stuck in the clouds we cannot see the ground below We cannot feel the way to go I know connection that is stronger than a satellite Great Spirit Guiding the way saying all will be alright No shame, no blame No need to fight No need to fight Please stop fighting
We magic makers of creation Word our manifestation We magic makers of creation Word our manifestation I speak of Balance (balance) like a gentle persistent breeze blowing in the direction of Love, Compassion, Forgiveness and Ease with all that has been done may we undo ourselves return blessed Sons & Daughters remember Life’s true wealth Come on here we go All for One, One for All Seeds of Love in your handsdrop em’ down let em’ fall And in we call... The Earth the Air the Fire the Water return return return return (Brother, sister, son, daughter) (Brother, sister, mother, father) return return return return. Aya Aya Aya AyaO iO iO iOI Aya Aya Aya AyaO iO iO iO
(kids choir) We are always already forgiven We are always already forgiven We are always already forgiven credits
