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Documents - Document 4 - Mniwakan Oyate Flag Song

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Mniwakan Oyate Flag Song

Made about 1946 by Mike Jackson, Mission District

hay Makawita kin he (that the country)
hay Tawiyokihena kin han wa tewadaka ca (I love the flag)
Wahacanka waye kin ohinniyan (always I use as a shield)
Miwakam ka bobog najin yedo (stand flapping above me)

Free translation:
The Flag of the United States I love, so:
I will always use it as a shield, standing flying above me.

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