Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde
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 Master’s degree in Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in the Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology Program from the University of Victoria. I am currently enrolled in a PhD in Applied Theatre at UVic. My areas of research are Contemporary and Traditional First Nations visual art, Indigenous performance practices, expressive arts therapy examining decolonial methodologies in art.
My artistic practice focuses on Indigenous theatre, land-based/site-specific performance art, collaborative practice, cultural resurgence and social/political activism through the arts. My artistic media include land- based photography, performance/theatre, movement/dance and visual studio arts. I held the position as the first Indigenous Artist in Residence for the City of Victoria 2017-2019.
Co- facilitator for the collaboration project Achord
Visionary/Facilitator for both Indigenous Symposiums, Performance as Medicine, Making as Medicine
Visionary/Producer/Co-facilitator/Community engagement for both Indigenous showcases Pendulum & Supernova, at the Belfry Theatre, Founder & Artistic director for the Visible Bodies Collective
Dance residency recipient at Dance Victoria
Director for the film Mother: embodying MotherEarth teachings through land-based performance, Co- founder and Artistic Director for the Culture Den Society