Alexander dancer and educator honoured – St. Albert Gazette
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April 10, 2013
Two Alexander women will be recognized next month for their contributions to aboriginal arts and education.
Jody Kootenay and Sage Arcand-Roan, both of Alexander, are two of 19 Alberta aboriginal women who will be recognized this May at the 18th annual Esquao Awards Gala.
The Esquao Awards recognize the achievements of aboriginal women in Alberta. Recipients are nominated by members of the community.
Women are the movers and shakers in aboriginal communities, says Rachelle Venne, CEO of the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (which manages the Esquao Awards), and the ones community members turn to for advice and support. “They are usually the heart of the community.”
These awards are meant to fight the negative stereotypes around aboriginal women, Venne says, and to inspire youth to be more active in their community.
Nominated in the Aspiring Young Women category, Arcand-Roan, 14, is an award-winning powwow dancer who has performed at competitions across North America, including the Gathering of Nations Powwow – the largest powwow in North America.
Coming from a family of dancers, Arcand-Roan says she’s been doing traditional Cree dances all her life. “It’s what I like to do all summer.” She prefers jingle style (a healing dance that features a dress covered with jingling rods), but also dances traditional and fancy. She also recently took up singing traditional songs.
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