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Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Santee Smith Tekaronhiáhkhwa has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the arts.
Member of the Order of Canada
”It’s a great honour to be a member of the Order of Canada and to receive this incredible recognition for my artistic contribution,” Smith says.
“My path has led me from classical ballet to contemporary Indigenous performance, from Six Nations to around the world and back to my ancestral homelands in upper state New York. I’ve gone from a kid playing in my grandmother’s clay, to working in my parent’s pottery studio to creating large scale ceramic sculptures and performances in clay. For me Indigenous performance is Indigenous knowledge in action.”