Cultural performances

Sandra Lamouche is a nehiyaw iskwew (Cree Woman) from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Northern Alberta. She lives on Nitsitapi land in Treaty 7 with her husband, Lowell, and two sons who are members of the Piikani Nation. She is a champion hoop dancer, an award-winning Indigenous education leader and a two-time TEDx Speaker, writer, artist and choreographer. She received her B.A. in Native American Studies from the University of Lethbridge. She has a Master’s degree in Indigenous Studies from Trent University, on Indigenous Dance and Well-being. She uses the multidisciplinary nature of Indigenous Studies in her work, from women’s studies, to Indigenous art, and Indigenous law courses and beyond. She has over fifteen years of experience in ten international styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, hip hop and powwow styles, and the hoop dance. She has gained most recognition as a Hoop Dancer and has been showcased and performed internationally. The hoop dance and it’s teachings of unity, balance, equality and interconnectedness of creation to inform her practices. This often includes land based practices, environmental and climate related topics as well as, social justice issues.

She has over fifteen years of experience in ten international styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, hip hop and powwow styles, and the hoop dance. She has performed, collaborated with, studied and trained with Indigenous Dance Companies such as “Daystar Modern Dance Creations”, Rosalie Jones, founder of Modern Native Dance (Rochester, NY); “Dancing Earth: Contemporary Indigenous Dance Creations” Rulan Tangen, founder and artistic director (Santa Fe, NM); “Compaigni V’ni Dansi” Metis and Contemporary dance with Yvonne Chartrand (Vancouver, BC); “Kahawi Dance Theatre” Santee Smith (Toronto, ON); Jack Gray of “Atamira Dance Company” (New Zealand), O. Dela Arts (Ontario), Raven Spirit Dance (Vancouver).