Guest Speaker: Cheyenne Rain LeGrande

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande is a Nehiyaw artist, from Bigstone Cree Nation. They currently reside in Amiskwaciy Waskahika, also known as Edmonton, Alberta. Their work is an expression of love, intergenerational resilience and intergenerational joy. Through the use of their body and language, they speak to the past, present and future. Cheyenne’s work is rooted in the strength to feel, express and heal. Their work explores the hybrid space between tradition and nehiyaw pop culture. Bringing her ancestors with her, she moves through installation, photography, fashion, video, sound, public art, and performance art.