KWIS NA XWEY (Birth)
mvt 2 – Snewíyalh tl’a Stakw (Teachings of the Water)
featuring Elektra Women’s Choir directed by Morna Edmundson
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2. Kwis na xwey (Birth): The title, “when you were born”, conveys the belief that birth is sacred because we all come from the water found in our mother’s womb.
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