CHEYENNE RAIN LeGRANDE ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ

cahkipêhikan têhtahokana (2022)

Location: Dorval Community Garden, 14 Dorval Road, Toronto

têhtahokana koskonkew ahcâhkwa meskocipayiw Her platforms awaken her soul and transform her

pisewak matowak ka kimowanihki Thunderbird cries when it is raining

iskowak pehtotewahk ekwa sipweteywak Woman they will come and they will go

miciminam tipahikan ekwa wapimso She holds time still as she looks in the portal of her essence

namoya ochi ota wiya She is from another dimension

poskam otasimin sakitewewin Draped in the love of her people

papeyahtak tahkosew tante ohcapanpanak kake tahkoskitaw Gently, she steps on the ground her ancestors walked on

Written by Connie LeGrande 

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ is a Nehiyaw Isko artist, from Bigstone Cree Nation. She currently resides in Amiskwaciy Waskahikan also known as Edmonton, Alberta. Cheyenne graduated from Emily Carr University with her BFA in Visual Arts in 2019. 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.

To learn more about Cheyenne’s experience a part of the Hypercity AR Residency, check out her interview with Tom Beedham and Long Winter.