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Reclaiming mana wahine

The work of Santee Smith — an artist, choreographer and potter from the Kahnyen’kehàka (Mohawk) Nation in Canada — is hard to define in terms of its form: a mix of performance art, contemporary dance, video environment, costume design, and ritual.

Its politics though, are crystal clear. Through

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