SANDRA LARONDE is from the Teme-Augama Anishinaabe (People of the Deep Water) in Temagami, Northern Ontario. An accomplished arts innovator, multi-disciplinary artist and leader, Laronde plays a pivotal role in the ongoing Indigenous cultural resurgence of Canada. Most recently, Laronde won the 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize and the 2020 Celebration of a Cultural Life Award from the Toronto Arts Foundation. Laronde is also the founder of Red Sky Performance, an award-winning company that leads in the creation, elevation, and evolution of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide.