Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde
My name is Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde, I am a Kanienke’haka woman from Kahnawake. For the past 13 years I have been a grateful, active and contributing guest on Lekwungen territory, Victoria, BC. I hold a Master’s degree in Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in the Indigenous Communities Counseling Psychology Program from the University of Victoria. I am currently enrolled in a PHD in Applied Theatre at UVIC. My areas of research are Contemporary and Traditional First Nations visual art, Indigenous performance practices, expressive arts therapy examining decolonial methodologies in art. My artistic practice focuses on Indigenous theatre, land-based/site-specific performance art, collaborative practice, cultural resurgence an social/political activism through the arts. My artistic media include land- based photography, performance/theatre, movement/dance and visual studio arts. I held the position as the first Indigenous Artist in Residence for the City of Victoria 2017-2019. Co- facilitator for the collaboration project Achord. Visionary/Facilitator for both Indigenous Symposiums, Performance as Medicine, Making as Medicine. Visionary/Producer/Co-facilitator/Community engagement for both Indigenous showcases Pendulum & Supernova, at the BelfryTheatre, Founder & Artistic Director for the Visible Bodies Collective. Dance residency recipient at Dance Victoria. Director for the film Mother: embodying MotherEarth teachings through land-based performance, Co- founder and Artistic Director for the Culture Den Society.
Photo credits: Peuzzo
“The overall vision was enriched with unexpected gifts and the presence of witnessing beautiful moments of healing stories through song, dance and reengaging in conversation with the land.” — Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde
We are the Land & the Land is Us
Project Description:
We are the Land & the Land is Us was created by seven community members of the Haida Gwaii First Nation, ranging from ages 24- 70 years old, in partnership with Videographer Cameron Watts who offered his artistry as a key component in the creative and archival/video process. The scope of the project was three days of experiential community-based theatre workshops on the land and waters of their territory. The framework of this project was structured using land-based pedagogies, Indigenous epistemologies and devising methods to support the community in developing an original performance on the land. The project focus was to create an artistic and exploratory creative environment to support participants to embody teachings of the land and to tell their personal story of resilience through movement. Participants were able to establish and discover a deeper sense of belonging within their own bodies and territories through song, dance and story-telling. The overall vision was enriched with unexpected gifts and the presence of witnessing beautiful moments of healing stories through song, dance and reengaging in conversation with the land.
In development: an interactive website to further highlight Lindsay's work in Haida Gwaii and her creative approach to community building through dance, story-making, and conversations with the land.
This project is created in partnership with Hiit’aGan.iina Kuuyas Naay – Skidegate Youth Centre.
Key Collaborates:
Videographer: Cameron Watts
