BIO
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 Masters degree in Fine Arts and
a Master of Arts in the Indigenous Communities Counseling Psychology Program
from the University of Victoria. I held the position as the first Indigenous artist in Residence from 2017-2019 and currently the Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator
for the Fine Arts Department at UVIC. My areas of research are Contemporary and
Traditional First Nations visual art, Indigenous theatre and performance practices,
expressive arts therapy examining decolonial methodologies in art. My artistic
practice focuses on Indigenous theatre, land-based/site-speci*c performance art,
collaborative practice, cultural resurgence and social/political activism through the
arts. My artistic media include photography, performance/theatre, movement/dance
and visual studio arts.
INDIGENOUS ANCESTRY
First Nations
SELF-IDENTIFICATION
Kahnawake, Mohawk