1) Stephanie Harpe @ www.myspace.com/stephanieharpeband
2) Jason Burnstick @ www.myspace.com/jasonburnstick
3) W.T. Goodspirit @ www.myspace.com/wtgoodspirit
4) Don Amero @ www.myspace.com/donamero
5) Tewanee Jospeh @ www.myspace.com/bitterlydivine
*****Thank you for your talents, your energies, and the best intentions in putting this CD together*****
“Colours Of My Life” is an 11 song CD created to promote the concept of “LOVE” towards the Missing/Murdered Aboriginal women of Canada. KETA Society has produced this CD as part of an ongoing project to “raise awareness of the issue of the missing and murdered Aboriginal women of Canada and to ... instill stronger awareness that Aboriginal people have a strong, rich, diverse culture,” in part, through the acceptance of a day called, “Indigenous Women's Day” at the Spring Equinox.
10 of the 11 songs are original tracks for this project completed by artists Jason Burnstick with songs, “I Pray”, “A Song For Julie”, “Days Are Better” and “All I Want”; Tewanee Joseph singing “My Heart”; Stephanie Harpe singing “Colours Of My Life” and “Angel On My Shoulder” and W.T.Goodspirit singing “A Native Woman”, “Kis'kaw” and “Nicimos”. In addition, Don Amero donated one of his tracks from the CD, “Deepening” entitled “Life Gets Better”.
This project follows a series of events which KETA Society has created surrounding the missing/murdered Aboriginal women of Canada. Celebrations on the Spring Equinox represent rebirth and transformation, called “Indigenous Women's Day”. Symbolic of the Indigenous women's identity for reclaiming a Founding Nation Citizen status within a society developed with minimal to no recognition of her contributions in the building of Canada. This day is designed for issues specific to Indigenous Women identity to be addressed within a focused discussion or presentation, or through some event.
Part of this process will include claiming the missing/murdered Aboriginal women of Canada as part of the greater community. Which nation did they belong to? At present, this group of women are singled out like they are some effect to an unknown cause, where families and advocates are left to justify their worth. Lost behind too many arguments, these women have been commodified into an negative lump of apathy and societal dysfuction. Lost is their humanity and dignity afforded to their memory.
The families left behind was the focus for the creation of these songs, including any who holds loving memories. On this basis, the creation of songs of love for the women were developed, so that those who remember, those that still continue to love and miss and nurture the memory of their loved ones, feel supported. Support in the form of songs directed at the pain that collectively we all feel, but cannot express, and soothed by recognizing and singing about the love and support offerred in these songs.
As part of the Aboriginal community, we could not sit back and let these families not know that we support them, that we care for their feelings, that we care for their loss, and mourn the destructive forces each woman who is missing or found murdered brings to the collective community.
Each artist brings their own interpretation of love and acceptance for the missing/murdered Aboriginal women of Canada; they bring their own special message to the families. You are not alone, there are many who do not know what their role is, or how to be involved. In this manner, showing love and support through song, is one tiny step in that direction, where the CD is meant to project a ray of light, that there exists love for your loved ones.
Thank you to each artist for your time, effort, support, and good energies towards the issue behind the songs. Money raised through sales of the CD goes back into the KETA Society towards future projects.
You can review music, and artists information at: www.keta.ca and www.myspace.com/ketasociety.
KETA Society draws attention to the, "Missing and or Murdered Aboriginal women of Canada" concern.
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