One World (We Are One)

[2019]
The song has to be credited collectively to Taboo & the Magnificent 7 (Mag 7)
Video and song produced by IllumiNative and Taboo
Shot in the Pechanga Indian Reservation, Temeluca, California
Released on October 14, 2019, on Indigenous Peoples' Day


Taboo from Black Eyed Peas, is from Mexican parents, but also from Shoshone heritage. He is committed to the empowerment of Native people through the music industry and advocates with this song, released that particular day, collective awareness of the common heritage for an empowered action on the world, living the values of common good they share. The production of the song is also a collective one. It follows up and consolidates a first collaboration of 2016 with more artists, including the "Magnificent 7", not credited as such but as individual artists at the time of the release: the video song was "Stand up / Stand N Rock" released to support the #No DAPL protests at Standing Rock. The name made his first appearance on the occasion of the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2017, where " Taboo & ‘Magnificent Seven’ " won an Award for their Standing Rock Song in the Best “Fight Against the System” category.

Both Canada and the US have instituted a Day to honor the Indigenous heritage, but on different days, with different names, although the states border bisect the living areas of some communities and tribes including the Mohawk (Akwesasne), the Blackfoot, the Ojibway, and others... In Canada, the National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, a choice connected to the spiritual and cultural significance that it has for many Indigenous Peoples. In the US, the Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October. It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which celebrate the "discovery" of the Americas and, as a matter of fact, the beginning of the colonization at the costs of the Indigenous people. If at least 14 states - and Washington D.C. - do not celebrate Columbus Day anymore and if the Biden Administration has formally recognized Indigenous Peoples Day, it is still not a federal holiday. And some states celebrate a separate but similar Native American Day. As we see, the United States of America demonstrate their diversity in celebrating a day dedicated to the Indigenous culture. And as it seems for the moment, the US aren't in the pace to institute a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as Canada did for the first time on September 30, 2021. So, yes, Indigenous people have to outreach the tribal affiliations, they need unified actions to gain in visibility for themselves and their legitimate aspiration to self-determination, as well as for the powerful role - given by their connection to nature - they could play in a global stake to "save" our common planet.

One World (We Are One) ! - The song lyrics focus on themes of shared humanity, collective responsibility, and the importance of working together to address global challenges.