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.

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande nehiyaw iskwew onaspasinahikew, mikisow Cree Nation ohci wiya. mekwâc ewîkit amiskwacîwâskahikanihk ekiskeyicikâtehk isi Edmonton, Alberta. Cheyenne kîkîsikinohamâkosiw ohci Emily Carr University ekîsihtât BFA ohci kawâpahtamihk naspasinahikewin 2019. otatoskewin enitawâcihtât nâway kâpehispayik, kiskeyihtamowin, ekwa isitwâwina. ehâpacihtât wiyaw ekwa opîkiskwewin, epîkiskwâtahk kâkîpehispayik, mekwâc kâhispayik ekwa nîkânihk. Cheyenne otatoskewin ehohcîmakanihk osôhkeyihtamowin kamôsihtât, kapîkiskwâtahk ekwa kanâtawihisohk. kanatomât kânîkânohtâkot, ekota nôhkôtâw onaspasinahikewinihk, omasinipayihowinihk, cikâstepicikanihk, pehtâkosiwinihk, ekwa otôtamowin ohci.

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