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Kalolin Johnson

Cape Breton

Kalolin Johnson is a young vocalist and musician from Eskasoni First Nation. A fluent Mi’kmaw speaker, she has been singing both in English and her native language since she was young. In 2016, Kalolin—along with students and teachers from her high school—wrote and performed the song “Gentle Warrior” as part of a Canada-wide tribute to Mi’kmaw poet and Eskasoni native, Rita Joe, sponsored by the National Arts Centre of Canada. The song was written as a call-to-action to halt the loss of indigenous languages across Canada, and to promote reconciliation for survivors of the Residential School system. Later that year, Kalolin was featured in a Celtic Colours concert called “Gentle Warriors”. Kalolin returns to the Festival for our special tribute to Rita Joe in the Rita! Rita! Rita! Concert at the Savoy Theatre.

Kalolin Johnson na nutqwe’k nujintoq aq pipukwetew wetapeksit Eskasoni L’nue’kati. Nata’ puktaqi l’nui’sit, ketapekiet kitk aklasie’wiktuk aq l’nuiktuk weja’tikemkek nutqwe’kek. 2016ek Kalolin , aq nuji kina’masultitiji aq nujikina’mua’tite’wk wejita’jik ta’n nekm etli kinu’tmasit kina’matnokuom kisi wi’kmi’tip k’tapekiaqn teluisik, “ Wantaqe’tew Matnekewinu” w’jit ta’n teli mi’waluj ewi’kikewinu Rita Joe. Tleyawipnaq na Eskasoni nekmaq. Wettaqane’wasik+p National Arts Centre Kanata. Ta’n na w’jit weji wi’kasik+p ktapekiaqnji’j, na w’jit tel matnasik mu’ k’s+ka’n tlis’itewmuow , mu’pas+k Mi’kmaq,katu ms+t ta’n te’s+kl tli’suti’l peykwapaqtek Kanata. Elt na w’jit teli tukna’tasik ta’n teli nuta’q ila’tasultinew w’kamlamunual ta’n kisi ewlo’tasultipnik kina’matnuo’ko’ml sa’q ewe’l ewlo’tasultimkewe’l. Pemipunq+kek me’, Kalolin ikan pukuwa’lup Celtic Colours-ey concert teluisik “Wantaqe’tew Matnekewinu”. Kalolin apija’sit Festival w’jit app Rita Joe-al teluisik, Rita! Rita! Rita! Tliatew na savoy Theatre.

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