- originally workshopped february 18, 2005 as part of aboriginal new works, glyde hall studios, banff centre, banff AB

- beta version presented june 12, 2008 as part of HIVE2 for Magnetic North Theatre Festival, curated by Glenn Alteen for grunt gallery, Vancouver, BC

- premiered september 13, 2008 at (in)visible cities performance festival, presented by Urban Shaman and curated by Joanne Bristol, Winnipeg MB

- Calgary premiere october 8, 2008 at M:ST Performance Art Festival, curated by Nicole Burisch, EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, Calgary AB

- Toronto premiere october 16, 2008 as part of FADO Performance Series, curated by Paul Couillard and Shannon Cochrane & imagineNATIVE Festival, Toronto Free Gallery

- Vancouver premiere november 7, 2008 as part of Auntie Heroes for Shaq'asthut - Gathering Place (Aboriginal Curatorial Collective Conference), curated by Maria Hupfield, Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver BC

sakawewin/shoutouts to: joseph naytowhow (MC standing, cree lyric assistance, dance moves, support & feedback), deb prince (installation support & feedback), my mom (for everything), lori blondeau, faye heavyshield, lisa klapstock, suzanne franks, candice hopkins, sandra vida, france trepanier, iwona erskine-kellie, danielle french (colleagial support and feedback), mimmo miallo & ed chan (installation assistance), anthony kiendl (encouragement), dianne bos (residency facilitation and tech support), shirley moorhouse, alan packer, skeena reece, jen dysart, joanne bristol, anthony kiendl, edvin lee (images and pov), chris, joe, rod (tech services), lillian allen, tara solheim (spoken word encouragement), nonchalance - 5 oclock, spearhead - people in tha middle, the weakerthans - elegy for elspeth, erykah badu - penetentiary philosophy, soulstream - the best live funk period! (music, beats, inspiration), mark igloliorte, luke ilett (dance moves and encouragement), and everyone else who supported me as witness - ninanaskomon! photos courtesy of shirley moorhouse   -   check back for more images, text and sound :-)