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"Fight for You"

Provided by: TED |Published on: June 22, 2022

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Synopsis

This music video features singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza singing "Fight for You," a song about protecting the Earth's resources, especially water resources.
Students will learn that Zaragoza wrote the song for the water protectors during the Standing Rock protests against the proposed oil pipeline on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

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Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts

Authors: Raye Zaragoza

Region: North America, USA - Midwest, United States, North Dakota, South Dakota

Languages: English

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Positives

This song is a great example of how individuals can use their talents to advocate for climate action.

Additional Prerequisites

It would be helpful for students to know a bit of background information on the Dakota Access Pipeline and protests by Indigenous communities.
There are no subtitles, so transcribing and printing out the lyrics could be helpful for students with auditory disabilities.

Differentiation

Students could use their preferred artistic medium (songs, poems, painting) to convey a message about climate action.
Music classes could use this song in a unit on political music and protest songs.
Other resources on this topic include this video on climate protests that worked and this TED video featuring a teenage climate activist.

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