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From Stilettos to Moccasins

by Violet Naytowhow & the CIHR Project Research Team

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The song From Stilettos to Moccasins is sung by Violet Naytowhow and written by Aboriginal women who are healing from illicit drug abuse and problems with the law and individuals helping them on their journeys.

Please visit: www.addictionresearchchair.ca for more information on the song!

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I survived through the pain
Many emotions like waves
Laughing and crying again and again
Honesty, strength, friends and devotion
Showering gifts of hope to reclaim

Walking the streets dragging my heart
Wandering with my head held down in shame
When and how did my family fall apart
Who am I, what is my name?

BRIDGE:
Surviving the street lost and alone
I started a journey to find my way home

CHORUS:
From stilettos to moccasins
Our spirit dances within
On our way to resolution
We find our peace
And this is who I am

Broken barriers and new discoveries
My spirit I now reclaim
Coming home to who I am
Taking honour in my name
No longer a prisoner lost in this world
Look within my shell
To find that pearl

CHORUS:
From stilettos to moccasins
Our spirit dances within
On our way to resolution
We find our peace
And this is who I am

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released May 13, 2009
© Violet Naytowhow & the CIHR Project Research Team – Aboriginal women drug users in conflict with the law: A study of the role of self-identity in the healing journey.
Acoustics by Kevin Joseph; Recording by Mosaic Music; Video by Mae Star Productions

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The University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse was created in 2007 in a partnership agreement with the provincial government and the U of S. The Research Chair’s mandate is to increase Saskatchewan’s substance abuse research capacity, strengthen the training of addiction workers, and increase the effective use of research resources in substance abuse prevention and treatment. ... more

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