Killer Whale Eyes Audiobook & Song

by Sondra S. Segundo

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A young Haida girl is born with eyes like no other. Her songs and strong love for the ocean help her people discover that ever-so-quiet wonder that tells them the world is truly magic.

Haida song "I am a Child of the Ocean", composed and performed in the Haida language by Sondra. Story told by the author.

lyrics

Síigaay gid uu díi íijang
I am a child of the ocean

Díi hal kyáagaangs hl gudánggang
I hear her calling to me

SGáanaay gyaa sGalangáay eehl díi hal kyáagaanggang
Through the song of my relative killer whale

Díi hal kyáagaangs hl gudánggang
I hear her calling to me

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released July 18, 2014
2019 EDITION Killer Whale Eyes, written and illustrated by Haida artist Sondra S. Segundo

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to give thanks to all who helped me in completing this book. Haw’aa to Saláanaa-Creator for healing me through music & art. To all of our precious Haida elders for surviving and teaching us about our culture. To my cousin, K’uyáang/Ben Young, who worked with uncle Míijuu Morrison in our village to translate the song into our Haida language.To my children: Sorrel, Seri, and Shea, to whom I read my stories to over and over again until I got it right. Thank you for your patience and input. Finally to o my husband Eric Cunningham for helping me find my songs.

Haw'aa to Sealaska Heritage Institute for helping to fund production of my book and publishing it. To Potlatch Fund, First People’s Fund and Evergreen Longhouse for supporting my many projects!
Haw’aa/Thank you!

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Sondra Segundo Seattle, Washington

“My hope is that my artistic endeavors amplify the love, wisdom and faith of my Haida people and ancestors.

Our endangered, NW Coast Indigenous language survived because our elders couldn't stop singing in íitl' kwíiaas kil (our precious language)...and I sing because my elders told me to."

Sondra Segundo is an educator, published author, artist and composer/singer of the Haida language. ... more

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