Burden of Many honors all who have suffered any form of violence, trauma, or abuse. Hāwane was moved to write this song upon learning about the rape and abuse of young Native American and First Nations youth by priests in the residential schools throughout North America and Canada. While in Canada attending an Idle No More Media Training Conference, she heard many heart wrenching stories about the thousands of missing and murdered women, men, queer, and young people throughout their lands which continues to be ignored and sidelined by their government. This song is for the women, men, and two spirited people of Canada, Native America,  Hawai’i and throughout the world whose lives have been stolen from them because of this ongoing oppression, marginalization, and violence.

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