Daniel and Mahlikah stand in the set of "The Space."

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and he wears glasses, a purple TVO Kids T-shirt and a gray hoodie.

Mahlikah is in her forties, with long puffy curly brown hair and she wears a printed purple T-shirt and a head piece. She holds a drum.

Daniel says WELCOME BACK TO THE
SPACE, TVO KIDS.
YOU GUYS ARE HANGING
OUT WITH DANIEL
AND MAHLIKAH AWE:RI
FOR MUSIC WEEK.
YAY!
SO YOU GUYS HAVE A
LOT OF QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE CHRISTINA
ON THE PHONE.
HEY, CHRISTINA.

Christina says HEY.

Daniel says SO WHAT'S YOUR
QUESTION FOR MAHLIKAH?

A caption reads "Christina. Age 10."

Christina says WHEN
YOU WERE LITTLE,
DID YOU HAVE
A DREAM TO RAP?

The caption changes to "Mahlikah Awe:ri."

Mahlikah says WOW.
I DEFINITELY
LOVED RAP MUSIC
FROM THE TIME
I HEARD IT.
AND I THINK
WHEN I WAS 8,
THAT'S WHEN I REALLY
WANTED TO FREESTYLE.
BUT I DIDN'T NECESSARILY
THINK I WOULD END UP
BEING AN EMCEE.
I KNEW THAT I WOULD
ALWAYS TELL STORIES,
BUT I WASN'T SURE
HOW THOSE STORIES
WOULD BE TOLD.

Daniel says AMAZING.
WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR
QUESTION, CHRISTINA.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER
ADO, I WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR YOUR
PERFORMANCE.
SO LET'S HEAR IT
FOR MAHLIKAH AWE:RI.

Mahlikah says ALRIGHT.

She starts performing.

[drumming]
[singing in Mohawk]
[tapping]

She sings a song that says I'M A TRACKER,
WHICH MEANS
I MAKE TRACKS.
I MAKE BEATS,
I MAKE ECHOES,
ECHO, ECHO.
I MAKE ETCHINGS
AND PICTOGRAPHS.
I MAKE SKYLINES AND
TREE LINES AND RIVER BEDS.
I MAKE JOURNEYS
AND DREAMS,
DREAMS AND JOURNEYS.
I MAKE PROPHESY,
I MAKE PROPHESY.
I MAKE MY PEOPLE'S
HISTORIES AND HER STORIES.
[speaking in Mohawk]
WORD STORY.
[speaking in Mohawk]
THE EARTH IN
WHICH WE STAND.
I AM MY PEOPLE'S
STORIES.
I AM A TRACKER.
I AM MY PEOPLE'S
STORIES.
I AM.
I AM THE STONE.
GENTLE, JAGGED AND
SMOOTH AND STILL.
I AM THE BIRCH
SWAYING LONGINGLY,
BRANCHES OPEN
SIGNALLING FOR CHANGE.
I AM THE MOUNTAIN
ARCING, ARCHING
STRENGTH, RESILIENCE
AN INDOMITABLE FORCE.
I AM MY PEOPLE'S
STORIES.
I AM A TRACKER.
I AM MY PEOPLE'S
STORIES.
I AM.
[drumming]
[singing in Mohawk]

The logo of "The Space" appears.

An animated Boombox appears with the caption "Music Week."

The announcer says IT'S TIME
TO GET YOUR GROOVE ON.
IT'S MUSIC WEEK
IN THE SPACE.