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By Lyndsay Armstrong The last time Canada’s national orchestra performed in Eskasoni First Nation, Mi\u2019kmaq singer-songwriter Emma Stevens was a young teenager volunteering at the show. Almost nine years later, as the Ottawa-based National Arts Centre Orchestra embarks on its 100th tour, the 23-year-old musician will be performing original music alongside the prestigious ensemble. \u201cYou\u2019re going to be able to see our culture in full light, and see how amazing and beautiful the Mi\u2019kmaq language and Mi\u2019kmaq music is,\u201d Stevens said in an interview Monday, reached at her home in Eskasoni in Cape Breton. The singer-songwriter gained international attention for her music in 2019, when her Mi\u2019kmaq-language cover of the Beatles\u2019 song “Blackbird” went viral. The song was translated by Katani Julian and Albert Golydada Julian and produced by Stevens\u2019… <\/p>\n

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By Lyndsay Armstrong The last time Canada’s national orchestra performed in Eskasoni First Nation, Mi\u2019kmaq singer-songwriter Emma Stevens was a young teenager volunteering at the show. Almost nine years later, as the Ottawa-based National Arts Centre Orchestra embarks on its 100th tour, the 23-year-old musician will be performing original music alongside the prestigious ensemble. \u201cYou\u2019re going to be able to see our culture in full light, and see how amazing and beautiful the Mi\u2019kmaq language and Mi\u2019kmaq music is,\u201d Stevens said in an interview Monday, reached at her home in Eskasoni in Cape Breton. The singer-songwriter gained international attention for her music in 2019, when her Mi\u2019kmaq-language cover of the Beatles\u2019 song “Blackbird” went viral. The song was translated by Katani Julian and Albert Golydada Julian and produced by Stevens\u2019... <\/p>\n

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