‘Our home on native land’: Jully Black calls for small change to O Canada lyrics
Jully Black says she hopes her one-word change to O Canada at Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game leads to a lasting revision of the lyrics.
The 45-year-old singer characterized her edit as not perfect. Some may see “native” in this context as the wrong word, she added, but she hopes it stokes more conversation and ultimately action.“If it is not meaningful in this day and age for me, it doesn’t make sense. And as a person of colour, who is a Black person, who’s been asking for the support of many nations, it’s up to me now to do that change.
Some have criticized Black’s revision, though this is hardly the first time the words in O Canada have been changed.
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