Theo Cuthand
Theo Cuthand was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1978, and grew up in Saskatoon. Since 1995 he has been making short experimental videos and films about sexuality, madness, Queer identity and love, and gender and Indigeneity, which have screened in festivals internationally. His work has also exhibited at galleries including the MOMA in NYC, The National Gallery in Ottawa, and The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. He completed his BFA majoring in Film and Video at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2005, and his Masters of Arts in Media Production at Ryerson University in 2015. He has also written three feature screenplays and has performed at Live At The End Of The Century in Vancouver, Queer City Cinema’s Performatorium in Regina, and 7a*11d in Toronto. In 2017 he won the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s REVEAL Indigenous Art Award. He is a Whitney Biennial 2019 artist. He is of Plains Cree and Scots descent, a member of Little Pine First Nation, and currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
Rivolta Sata
Rivolta Sata is a multidisciplinary artist from Afriqiyah and Abya Yala creating a cultural dialogue using various forms of media to build awareness for minority communities with emphasis on Indigenous communities as knowledge holders on a global perspective.
They focus on cultural preservation, eco- accountability and de-colonization in the mind spirit and body, taking a look at systems of change and ancestral memory as a form of dance and body movement for healing and grieving daily life, past transgressions and violence inflicted through centers of mis-education and our government systems.
Tony Enos
Hailed as “an example of possibility for people living with HIV,” by the Advocate Magazine, two-time Native American Music Award Nominee and Cherokee two-spirit musician Tony Enos celebrates 15 years as a singer/songwriter/producer/entertainer and activist. The Kennedy Center performer and United States U=U ambassador continues to foster love, unity, and awareness in all that he does. Empowering the resilience of the human spirit through the medicine of music.
Hāmiora Bailey
Hāmiora Bailey (Ngāti Porou Ki Harataunga, Ngāti Huarere) is a curator whose practice looks at metabolising intergenerational knowledge as a citational practice, and affirm mana-hononga-tangata (living relationship).
As a multidisciplinary artist, Bailey’s methodologies straddle photography, videography, digital design & public art. Recently, Bailey partnered with ColensoBBDO , Porta-Novelli, Hearts & Science and Whakamana to create Pīkari Mai! A digital art intervention to cut off the toff. Replacing “Royal” gossip with indigenous news. The plug has been seen over 5.5 million times globally.
As Kaiwhakahaere Takatāpui (First Nations Creative Director), Hāmiora founded Te Tīmatanga, New Zealand’s largest Takatāpui (First Nations LGBTQIA+) Festival.
Tsaitami Duchicela
Tsaitami Duchicela (they/them, él o elle) is a Neurodivergent, Nonbinary, Transgender, Two-Spirit descendant of the Inka-Puruhá people of Ecuador and Afro-Indigenous Panamanian heritage. Since migrating to the so-called U.S. from Ecuador at age 18, Tsaitami has continued training and studying the performing and multimedia arts as well as arts administration and now has more than 25 years of experience in the multidisciplinary arts and local theater.
Aside from singing, dancing, acting, and writing, they consider themselves a spiritual health ally/facilitator, primarily for Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, & other marginalized communities, through ancestral Indigenous practices and Two-Spirit wisdom medicine. Tsaitami also serves as an educator on the application of proper representation, equitable, diverse and inclusive accessibility within institutions and Indigenous cultural and systematic heritage.
They hold an Associates in Business Administration from Montgomery College, a Bachelor’s in Business and Entertainment, specialized in Multidisciplinary Arts and Management, from American University and attended the Alvin Ailey School of Dance in New York as part of the Independent Study Program. They’ve also co-founded and formerly directed local arts organizations such as the Artists Solidarity Foundation.
Tsaitami currently works as a freelance performer for local theater and drag performances. They can be found next at the GALA Hispanic Theatre as part of the ensemble for the upcoming production: Mummy in the Closet: Evita’s Return and at the all-new Disabled drag show: Disabled Delight. Yupaychani and Alli Kawsay