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to the water as they drove by. They made games by saying it in different voices
and then would say it as fast as they could. Then one day Mashkoonce said,
“Nokomis why can't we say this in our language?” So, Doreen asked her
daughter's language teacher to write it in Ojibwamowin. Doreen had the words
taped to the car visor as they learned the words.
One day this grandson Mashkoonce said, “Nokomis why don't we sing
the words, don't you think the water would like it to be sung?” So she thought
about it and came up with the tune. They sang this song to the water every
morning on their drive to school.
It is sung like a lullaby and we don't use shakers or drums.
Doreen and her grandson, Mashkoonce, give permission for everyone to
share this song . . . sing it to the water every day.
Ne-be Gee Zah- gay- e- goo
Gee Me-gwetch -wayn ne- me - goo
Gee Zah Wayn ne- me- goo
A significant aspect of sharing the Water Song - like organizing the Water
Walks - is to help contribute to building a collective conscience. Water is a
great unifier. Celebrating and honoring the importance of water through song
and collective action are ways that communities such as the Ojibwa are
contributing to a paradigm shift, which helps people to understand, more
viscerally, the unifying principles of water.
Listen to the water song at
www.motherearthwaterwalk.com/?page_id
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