The Mi'kmaq are an Indigenous people in northeastern North America. In their culture, sound, music, and the environment are inextricably linked. Mi'kmaw conceptions of music encompass a much broader range of sounds than common in Western conceptions of music, including storytelling and other sounds, natural or otherwise. Some Mi'kmaq assert that their traditional songs were learned from birds, while others today look to animals to inspire new musical creations. In Mi'kmaw legends and myths, creatures of all orders communicate by singing. In this paper, I demonstrate through Mi'kmaw legends that all orders of animals sing or make music, describe musical sharing between animals and humans, and consider how environmental change may impact traditional Mi'kmaw genres and the creation of new songs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]