Mullyanne Nîmito maskotêw

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ
Edmonton, AB

People's Choice Award - 2nd prize

Size

27" x 40"

Medium

Photograph Edition 1/3

Nîmito in nêhiyawêwin translates to “she dances.” This performance/photograph includes two objects: a hybrid moccasin platform shoe and a bepsi/beer tab shawl. Mullyanne Nîmito explores my Nehiyaw femme identity, exploring ideas around Nehiyaw alien, protection, movement as healing, ancestral knowledge, traditional practice, and Nehiyawewin and Nehiyaw fashion. The bepsi tab shawl is a sculptural garment made of 3300 beer/pop can tabs that my community and I have been collecting for the past 5 years. I weaved the tabs and pastel ribbon together to create a long shawl with fringe similar to a fancy shawl.

People's Choice Award - 2nd prize

Mullyanne Nîmito maskotêw

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ
Edmonton, AB

About the artist
About the artist

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ
Edmonton, AB

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ is a Nehiyaw Isko artist from Bigstone Cree Nation. She currently resides in Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, also known as Edmonton, Alberta. Her work often explores history, knowledge, and traditional practices. Through the use of her body and language, she speaks to the past, present, and future. Cheyenne’s work is rooted in the strength to feel, express, and heal. Bringing her ancestors with her, she moves through installation, photography, video, sound, and performance art.

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