completed. The significance of call-and-response to the neoindigenous cannot be understated, since it is rooted in the ways they communicate within their communities. It is a beckoning call in times of war, a means to soothe in times of adversity, and a form of entertainment. By bringing it into the classroom and tying it to cosmopolitanism, it serves as a connector between in-school and out-of-school worlds and activates the students’ connection to the classroom.

