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If water is life, then why can't we protect it?
We speak our truth and you want to reject it
Our movement is strong as the currents flow.
Our time is now as yours must go.

Mni Wiconi, "Water is Life".
But we're living and fighting a life full of strife
Mni Wiconi, "Water is Life".

Our rivers push forward and never flows back
A steady stream that keeps us on track
It carves a path through the corrupt police
And their pawns that are now falling at our feet.

Mni Wiconi, "Water is Life".
But we're living and fighting a life full of strife
Mni Wiconi, "Water is Life".

Indigenous people flow with such force
It cracks any walls that hate puts forth
Our source of life does not pool or clot but feeds the needs of have-nots

Mni Wiconi, "Water is Life".
But we're living and fighting a life full of strife
Mni Wiconi, "Water is Life".

Mni Wiconi- water is life
Mni Wiconi- water is life
Mni Wiconi- water is life
Mni Wiconi- water is life

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from Stories From the Fire, released June 30, 2023

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Pretendians Band Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pretendians Band is a Native American rock band based out of Minneapolis, MN. Despite the name of our band, they're not pretending . The majority of the band represent the Oceti Ŝakowiŋ (7 Council Fires) of the Dakhota/Lakhota Nation, hailing from Standing Rock, Rosebud, and Crow Creek tribes. Most songs reflect a societal and political viewpoint, told from a modern Indigenous perspective. ... more

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