For thousands of years, the world has known countless peoples, living in many differentways, with their own language, art, and songs, respecting the bounty of nature.Huron, Cree, Ojibwe, Yanomami, Kayapo, Panem, Nisga'a, Lakota.First peoples of this world, first of all our voices heard.Mother, father, ancient kin, spirit names of countless tribes.Carve and paint, chant and drum, gift and glory of an olden time.Weave and spin, tales of a new day come.Hand in hand, walking free, children of the land and sea.Dreams and visions dancing in the wind.Iroquois, Carib, Navajo, Inuit, Sami, Miskito, Dene, Kelowit, Haida.And today, first peoples enrich the earth family, share the wisdom of ages for futuregenerations, helping to protect our sources of beauty, health, and wonder.Father sky, mother earth, all of our relations birth.Eagle, bear, turtle, whale, moving in creation's tale.First peoples of this world, the test of time endured.Brothers, sisters in the sun, circle life in a spiral run.Carve and paint, chant and drum, gift and glory of an olden time.Weave and spin, tales of a new day come.Hand in hand, walking free, children of the land and sea.Dreams and visions dancing in the wind.Gitsen, Ainu, Fulani, Arawak, Arapaho, Maya, Maori, Wishaw, Oromo.Shoshoni, Hopi, Inu, Ambera, Quechua, Lubecon, Salish, Dandami, Munda, Gurinji, Kalinga.Carve and paint, chant and drum, gift and glory of an olden time.Weave and spin, tales of a new day come.Hand in hand, walking free, children of the land and sea.Dreams and visions dancing in the wind.*