Civilize Us Residential Song

Civilize Us

This song is about the residential schools in Canada and Native American Boarding Schools in the United States and for all of the children that didn't come home, former school survivors and their descendants. Daily more bodies are being discovered and more hearts need to heal. It is our intention with this song to aid in creating public awareness and to help in some small way to ease the suffering of the the many survivors and descendants living today.

Civilize Us - Residential and Native American Boarding School Song features: Paul Wyse-Seward and his family from Snuneymuxw Nation, who perform a traditional 'before contact' Snuneymuxw prayer song along with 3 year old Arthur Hawkins also of Snuneymuxw Nation who tells a local creation story.

We give special thanks to Snuneymuxw Nation for allowing us to use their traditional before contact prayer song for this sound recording.

Musical Credits

Bridge Section from Snuneymuxw territory: Paul Wyse-Seward, Brianna Good, Kasey Wyse, Julienne Wyse-Seward of Snuneymuxw First Nation, Nanaimo, BC. Introducing 3 year old Arthur Hawkins in his debut performance and special thanks to Kayla Milburn, both also from Snuneymuxw First Nation. Trev Kelly of Soowahlie First Nation for recording the trigger warning. Vocals and acoustic guitar: Georgina Taylor, Lead Guitar: John Meyer, Bass: Derrick McIntyre, Piano/B3: Darcy Phillips, Drums: Kelly Stodola, BG Vox: Georgina, Carlos and Clint Millar, Percussion: Carlos Valez, Pre-production engineering assistance and tech support: George Leger III, Lori Paul of Spiderlodge Music School & Recording Studio for recording Trev’s trigger warning. Production Advisor: Preston Heyman, Co-production: Carlos Valez, Mixed by Cameron Craig. Mastered by Nigel Palmer at Lowlands Masters. Written and produced by Georgina Taylor.

Special thanks to: June Jimmie, Trev Kelly, Tanya & Shaelynn Commodore, Soowahlie Nation, Dean Thompson (Ojibwe Nation) Angela Paul, David Sepass, Marty Halkett, Tyler Hildebrandt, Trisha Williams Morrison, John Paul Morrison, Tricia and Ken Cooper, Ricki Weissbach, Brent Gubbels, Dave and Kelly Campbell. Avid tech support and engineering, Celemony/ Melodyne, Jonathan Simkin/ 604 Records.