Santee smith biography
Santee smith biography
Santee smith biography facts.
Santee Smith
Canadian educator
Santee Smith TekaronhiáhkhwaCM is a Canadian Mohawk multidisciplinary artist, dancer, designer, producer, and choreographer.[2][3][4] She has used her voice and research to create dance works representing Indigenous identities.[5][6] She is an advocate for Indigenous performances and is one of Canada's most dominating dance artists.[3][6] Santee Smith has amassed multiple awards throughout her career and in 2019, she was appointed Chancellor of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[3]
Biography
Early life and education
Smith grew up on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve.[1] She is a member of the Mohawk Nation.[7][8]
When Smith was three years old, she was hit by a vehicle, resulting in injuries that placed her in a body cast.
That same year, she broke her other leg in a cycling accident.[1][9