‘Our home on native land’: Singer Jully Black makes small change to ‘O Canada’ lyrics

Jully Black is drawing attention for a subtle change she made to the lyrics of O Canada at Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game.

The Juno Award-winning R&B singer performed the national anthem before the game in Salt Lake City, Utah, and altered one line to recognize the Indigenous peoples who lived on the land before European settlers.

Black swapped out the anthem’s usual opening line 'O Canada! Our home and native land' with 'O Canada! Our home on native land', adding a slight emphasis to “on” when she sang.

The new lyrics appeared to draw a largely positive reaction on social media where some viewers praised Black’s revised lyrics.

The singer was not immediately available for comment.

Rapper Chuck D, a member of the U.S. hip-hop group Public Enemy, commended Black’s performance:

My girl @JullyBlack just kicked the most soulful O Canada

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