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Musician Calina Lawrence, originally born and raised in Washington State, who identifies with Pacific Northwest Native American culture, looks out at the water from Lands End cliffside, Aug. 18. 2019. Photo: Brianna Kalajian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/b>With music grounded <\/span>in hip-hop, Suquamish artist Calina Lawrence carries a message of resistance and solidarity into the recording studio and onto the stage, advocating for causes that hit close to home.<\/p>\n

Born and raised on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, the 26-year-old musician celebrates the legacy of \u201cdx\u02b7s\u0259q\u02b7\u0259b,\u201d a Lushootseed phrase meaning \u201cplace of clear salt water\u201d which has been home to the Suquamish people in Washington\u2019s Puget Sound region since time immemorial.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 20, she released the music video to her first self-produced single \u201c\u0294\u0259sh\u0259li\u0294 ti tx\u02b7\u0259l\u0161ucid [Lushootseed is Alive],\u201d which pays tribute to her Suquamish heritage. The song begins and ends with \u201c\u0294\u0259sx\u030cid \u010d\u0259l\u0259p [How are you folks?] \/ \u0294\u0259sw\u0259l\u0259x\u030c\u02b7 \u010d\u0259\u026b [We are strong],\u201d a dialogue Lawrence hopes empowers audiences to persevere in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat would it be if we asked someone that we love or a group of people that we love, how are you doing? And that response is \u2018I\u2019m strong.\u2019 It\u2019s not something I hear often but it\u2019s one that I see in their actions,\u201d Lawrence said.<\/p>\n

Filmed in ancestral villages across the Kitsap Peninsula, the video featured an all indigenous crew, including Kanion Productions, cinematographer Tomas Karmelo Amaya, and voices from the Suquamish Culture Camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish every single song I wrote could come from that place of pure happiness and laughter,\u201d said Lawrence, who co-wrote the track with longtime friend Joey Holmes Sr. \u201cIt was like we were little kids free to speak this language out in the open and in the comfort of our own homes, and who can be joyful about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, that wasn\u2019t always the case for generations before her. Decades of U.S. assimilation efforts resulted in a near loss of the language, forcing thousands to abandon their traditional way of life.<\/p>\n

In 1819, Congress passed the Civilization Fund Act, which sought to assimilate Indigenous youth to Western culture. In effect, the policy authorized the forcible separation of Native American children from their families and into faraway boarding schools. The institutions\u2014created to figuratively \u201ckill the Indian, and save the man,\u201d as one general put it\u2014stripped students of their culture, languages, and religious practices.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until the late 1970s that legislators outlawed the egregious removal practices by way of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which gave tribal governments more jurisdiction in child custody issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can only sing this song in Lushootseed because of every grandchild who spoke it out loud to assure that the laws of these lands\u2019 languages precede any colonial law that exists here through religious warfare, coercion, forced migration, slavery, greed, and violence,\u201d Lawrence said on social media.<\/p>\n

For many Native people, the historical and intergenerational trauma remains but while systems of oppression and assimilation have happened so has resistance and preservation.<\/p>\n

Today, Lushootseed is incorporated into all levels of education at Suquamish Schools from early learning to secondary school programs; the tribe also provides weekly opportunities for families and community members to practice and study their language together. This year, Seattle Public Schools (SPS), the largest K-12 school system in Washington, adopted a social studies curriculum that incorporates the history and affairs of nearby federally recognized tribes, and approved five Native American languages for high school credit, including Southern Lushootseed, Haida, Navajo, Nez Perce and Lakota.<\/p>\n

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Musician Calina Lawrence, originally born and raised in Washington State, who identifies with Pacific Northwest Native American culture, poses for a portrait in her home in San Francisco on Aug. 18. 2019. Photo: Brianna Kalajian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s this interesting irony of people in this country, people who are demanding immigrants specifically native to the Americas to learn English, but the counter to that is actually no. What are people doing to learn the languages of each particular landscape that they live within, languages that have existed long before the United States? It\u2019s there and it\u2019s accessible… Where do people sit in that discomfort of not knowing what I say in my lyrics?\u201d Lawrence said.<\/p>\n

Lawrence is an artist of many genres from hip-hop and R&B to soul and spoken word poetry. The Indigenous vocalist graduated with honors from the University of San Francisco, earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in Performing Arts & Social Justice and a concentration in Music. She released her first solo album \u201cEpicenter\u201d in 2018, which included fan favorites such as \u201cSongbird\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Count Me Out\u201d featuring Indigenous vocalist Desirae Harp.<\/p>\n

Based out of Ohlone territory, Lawrence expresses her gratitude for the Yelamu people who have lived along the San Francisco Peninsula well before the arrival of Spanish missionaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cOhlone peoples are strong, resilient stewards of this territory. Even through genocide they\u2019ve cultivated and maintained a beautiful place for all of us who are here to prosper in today\u2019s world. As guests, our duty is to sustain their visibility and leadership,\u201d Lawrence said.<\/p>\n

A vocal advocate for movements such as \u201cStand with Standing Rock\u201d and \u201cProtect Mauna Kea,\u201d her rhymes often speak on the social and environmental injustices that have impacted Native communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMauna Kea is one that the whole world needs to be watching because it will be a deciding factor in the way we move forward,\u201d Lawrence said.<\/p>\n

The fate of Mauna Kea remains unclear as thousands of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) continue their decade-long fight against a $1.4 billion observatory slated for construction on their most sacred mountain. If built, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), as it\u2019s known, would become one of the largest telescopes in the world, standing 18 stories high.<\/p>\n

\u201cMauna Kea is where I found a lot of my strength and permission from the land to do the healing I needed to do,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cThe family that I\u2019ve gained from the land of Hawaii, the relationships that I\u2019ve built, and the example they\u2019ve set have really changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawrence has become a recognizable force in actions back home as well, shedding light on treaty rights, the cases of missing and murdered indigenous women, and the misrepresentation of Native Americans in mainstream media.<\/p>\n

Reigning from her territory is \u201cNo LNG in 253\u201d which represents the area code for both Tacoma and Puyallup Indian Reservation residents. In 2016, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced plans to build an 8-million gallon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the mouth of the Puyallup River. Today, the project is one step closer to completion, despite ignoring protections guaranteed to nearby tribes under the 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t inform our own people about our rights, our obligations, our autonomy then that gets lost,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cThere\u2019s so many ways we can get creative about spreading the word or lending our voices, resources and bodies, but this is gonna be one of those times where it\u2019s the last stand to protect water, air, our Earth and all life sources from capitalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a child who grew up in the foster care system, Lawrence understands what it\u2019s like to be a young person and feel as though you are not advocated for. But with all that\u2019s happening in the world she remains optimistic, inspired by the leadership of younger generations and determined to help uplift their voices.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to think of what our actions today will do and be for young people,\u201d she said. \u201cThinking of them in our decisions keeps us going and it\u2019s a teaching we need to honor.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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