Mitochondrion - Gyibaaw - Iɫee Tsimshian (I Am Of Tsimshian Blood) Lyrics

Gitga'ata wilwatdk niniyaatgo
Gitga'ata itleh tsimsyen
Gitga'ata wilwatdk niniyaatgo
Gitga'ata itleh tsimsyen

Iɫee tsimsyen
Akadi ni baasa
Tsimsyen
Suwillaa'insk adaawx

Luudoxgood smoygyet, akadi ni baasa smoygyet
Luudoxgood ganhada, akadi ni baasa ganhada

Ganhada
Gyibaaw
Ganhada
Laxsgyiik

Luudoxgood smoygyet, akadi ni baasa smoygyet
Luudoxgood ganhada, akadi ni baasa ganhada

Suwilaa'insk adawx
Suwilaa'insk Lagigyet
Suwilaa'insk adawx
Suwilaa'insk Lagigyet

Translation

My Grandfather is from Hartley Bay
I am of Tsimshian Blood
(Repeated)

I am of Tsimshian blood
The Tsimshian live without fear; this is what our law tells us

The Chief's heart is sad, yet he is without fear
The Raven's heart is sad, yet it is without fear

The Raven (is without fear)
The Wolf (is without fear)
The Raven (is without fear)
The Eagle (is without fear)

The Chief's heart is sad, yet he is without fear
The Raven's heart is sad, yet it is without fear

This is what our law teaches us
This is what our ancestors teach us