Native American rapper Tall Paul fights for his language
Rapper Tall Paul is Ojibwe (Chippewa) and raps in the Ojibwe language. In fact, this song is about preserving that language as a means to preserve his Native American identity and his culture.
It’s farfetched but Grandfather please help me learn it
Help me assist in keeping it from burning
Prayers in a Song will speak to not only native people all over the world, but also to migrants who are forced to assimilate, let themselves be assimilated by the dominant culture of the country they live in, and to give up their own culture, beliefs and language.
I feel the latent effects of assimilation
Inner city Native raised by bright lights, sky scrapers
Born with dim prospects, little peace in living
I couldn’t find Tall Paul (there is a popular DJ with the exact same name) on Spotify, like Native American rappers Supaman and Drezus, but he is on iTunes. (PB)
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