KO AU TĒNEI... WHO I AM...
Kā mihi ki i te kahui maunga Kā tiritiri-ō-te-moana e tū iho nei.
Kā mihi ki te Mata-au awa i pātere nei.
Ka mihi ki te roto o Kāti Hāwea I maringi nei.
Nōku te whiwhinga hei āheitanga ōku mātauranga toi.
Ki ngā atua māreikura me ngā whatukura nāna te kātoa, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou kātoa.
Ka heke mai tāku whakapapa nō ngā whenua ō Kōtirangi, nō Airangi, nō Ūropi.
Ko Te wai pounamu tāku ūkaipō, e noho ana au ki Ōtepoti.
I tipu ake tāku ngakau i raro te kawa ō mātāwaka ki Aotearoa.
Ko the whānau whānui ō Cannan, ō Mckay, ō Gillespie, ō Scott, ō Thomson me Manson i hūnuku au.
Ko Emily Anne Cannan āhua, ngā mihi maioha kia koutou kātoa.
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I acknowledge the Southern Alps that I stand beneath.
I acknowledge the Clutha River that rushes passed me.
I acknowledge the lake of kāti Hāwea people that flows.
How fortunate am I to have the opportunity to learn my art forms within your reach.
To the goddesses and gods who are the source of all things, thank you, thank you, thank you all.
My lineage hails to the lands of Scotland, Ireland and Europe.
The South Island is my nourishment; Dunedin is my base.
My heart was raised by the values of the collective that is New Zealand.
I descend from the extensive familial lines of the Cannans, the Mckays, the Gillespies, the Scotts, the Thomsons & the Mansons.
I am Emily Anne Cannan, my sincere gratitude to you all.