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    1. Missing

    From the recording Missing ~ (A Single Song Release)

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    It was through tears and anger, that this song was written.
    A testament for victoms of MMIW ("Missing Murdered Indigenous Women")
    women who have been silenced against their will ...
    women who have had their lives taken from them ...
    women who leave behind grieving families ...
    women who did nothing wrong ...
    women who screamed and were not heard ...
    women whose greatest downfall was trust ...

    It is in memory of Darlene Billie, of St. Ignatius , Montana, that this song was written.

    It is my hope to use music as a way to bring recognition and awareness to the disappearance and murders of Native women and girls ("MMIW").

    If you see something, say something.

    Production Notes:
    This song was 18 months in the making with music files flying the friendly internet skies to 3 different states: Tennessee, California and Montana.
    The below talents contributed to the creation of this project:

    * Mike Schrimpf, Engineer, SMS Recording Studios, Hendersonville, TN
    * Mike Baker, Acoustic Guitar, Nashville, TN
    * Caato Matt, Assistant Recording Engineer, Ronan Boys and Girls Club, Ronan, MT
    (Caato gathered tribes members from the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes and
    recorded them chanting and playing Native flute on this track).
    * Kenny Lee Lewis, Co-Producer/Engineer, Miramonte Studio, San Luis Obispo, CA
    (Kenny is a prominent and long time member of "The Steve Miller Band" and played
    electric guitar, bass, drums, native flute and percussion on this track)
    * David Durgeloh, Native flute & chanting, St. Ignatius, MT
    (David taught Native American Studies at the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, MT)
    * Gen Huitt, Performed Native chanting and is also a co-writer of this song, from Polson, MT
    (Gen is member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sings about justice for
    Native American peoples. Email Gen at ghuitt578@gmail.com or visit her website
    at https://www.genhuitt.com)
    * Linda Mckenzie, Vocalist, chanting, song co-writer, co-producer, and arranger, from
    Lebanon, TN/Red Lodge, MT (Visit Linda's Website at www.LindaMckenzieMusic.com)
    * Video Courtesy of: Addagirl Music Productions

    Additional gratitude is expressed to:
    * Randy Neumann, Polson, MT
    * Bernie Azure, Ravalli, MT
    * Char-koosta News, Pablo, MT
    * Dana Waganer, St. Louis, MO
    * Montana Arts Council, Helena, MT
    * Jeanna Clifford, Polson, MT
    * Billy Peterson
    * Keryl Lozar, Polson, MT
    * Mark Shields, Morongo, CA
    * Colter Olmstead
    * Frank Tyro
    * CSKT (Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes) Pablo, MT
    * Donald Trump, for signing Presidential Executive Order "Savannah's Act" in 2020; scheduled to help develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing or
    murdered Native Americans. Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/SavannasAct

    COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Unauthorized use and/or duplication of the copyrighted material contained in this video is a violation of copyright law in the United States and/or other countries/regions. Violation of U.S. and international copyright laws may subject you to significant civil and/or criminal penalties.

    ©2020 Linda Mckenzie/Addagirl Music
    All rights reserved.

    Lyrics

    MISSING
    "MISSING"
    GRANDMOTHER WALKS, GRANDMOTHER PRAYS
    GRANDMOTHER CRIES A TEAR ON THE GRAVE
    FOR HER SALISH DAUGHTER HALF KOOTENAI
    IN THE LAND WHERE THE SUN RISES HIGH

    And THE BITTEROOT BLOOMS AS THE ELDER CRIES
    THE EAGLE FLIES HER PRAYER UP HIGH
    A TEAR FOR A DAUGHTER WHO SHOULD NOT DIE
    SHES A MOTHER, A SISTER, SOMEONE’S WIFE

    HER HANDS WERE TIED, HER SPIRIT BROKE
    STRANGLED AT THE HANDS OF A STRANGERS ROPE
    THEY FOUND HER BODY 3 STATES AWAY
    IN THE CORNER OF A CORNFIELD THERE SHE LAY

    SHE WAS JUST HERE A SHORT TIME AGO
    WHERE SHE WENT THEY DID NOT KNOW
    BUT SOMEBODY KNOWS YEAH SOMEBODY KNOWS
    SHE’S GONE MISSING AND SOMEBODY KNOWS
    WHY HER RED BLOOD RUNS COLD
    AND SHE’S MURDERED AND MISSING IN A LAND CALLED “HOME”

    GRANDMOTHER WALKS, GRANDMOTHER PRAYS
    GRANDMOTHER CRIES A TEAR ON THE GRAVE

    ©9-27-2018 Linda Mckenzie/Gen Huitt (Addagirl Music ~ ASCAP)

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