Emma resides in Eskasoni, the largest indigenous community in Eastern Canada, where she continues to work on a variety of musical projects. The next issue of Posted Newsletter will soon be in your inbox. “Even in a modern democratic country like Canada, Indigenous people are still fighting for equality, justice and reconciliation.”. Emma resides in Eskasoni First Nation, the largest indigenous community in Eastern Canada, where she is in her final year of high school. “It saddens me to say that 4,000 Indigenous women in my country have gone missing or were murdered since the 1970’s and most of the crimes have gone unsolved,” she told the audience, dawning a traditional, red Mi’kmaq dress with fiery ribbons that symbolize her cultural pride and the inquiry into the Indigenous genocide. Video of McCartney's shoutout to Stevens is from Allison Bernard Memorial High School's Youtube channel and was filmed by Adam Chiasson. Stevens, from the Eskasoni First Nation in Nova Scotia sings the Beatles’ classic in Mi’kmaq, one of the most common Eastern Algonquian languages spoken by Indigenous people in the area. CONTRIBUTED . “I told her, her version is so beautiful, I hope I can sing it as well,” he told the crowd of cheering fans. Results of inquiry into 'genocide' of Indigenous women to be released today, All Canadians have a role to play in ending MMIW 'genocide,' report says, Indigenous land acknowledgements effectively discontinued under Alberta's UCP, tap here to see other videos from our team. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Since its release, she has performed across Canada and internationally in Nairobi, Kenya and Abu Dhabi, UAE for United Nations assemblies where she sang and spoke to leaders and policy-makers from around the world. We encountered an issue signing you up. “We would see what was going on and sympathize with people going through those troubles and it made me want to write a song that, if it ever got back to the people going through those troubles, it might just help them a little bit,” he said to an audience at a concert in 2016. Sorry you must be at least 19 years of age to consume this content. News. Read More. Tapikiaqn "My Unama'ki" Read More. WATCH: Grade 10 student Emma Stevens performs Blackbird in the Mi'kmaq language in a YouTube video put out by her school in Eskasoni First Nation – May 1, 2019 comments Leave a … © 2020 National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. To create an account, fill out your email address and password, you will recieve a confirmation in your email to finish registration. School Main Menu. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. She honoured the women and girls by singing the Mi’kmaq Honour Song.