A trip worth taking with Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy
Sandra and Melanie enjoyed a rich and meaningful trip to Regina in February as part of Saskatchewan Indigenous Storytelling Month in connection with the Regina Public Library and University of Regina. They offered a keynote presentation and film sharing of Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy at the University of Regina with beautiful support from local communities and […]
Sandra shares Out of Wounds at 2026 Matriarchs Uprising Festival
Sandra is pleased to be sharing her work Out of Wounds at the Matriarchs Uprising Festival in Vancouver February 2026. Out of Wounds is a contemporary Indigenous dance performance created on and with the land and arising out of the ancestral blood memory of being a nehiyaw iskwew (Cree woman). During a difficult time in […]
Kevin brings Tender City: The Silent Slow Dance Project to Brazil
While much of the northern hemisphere cools down, things are heating up in the sun-drenched city of Fortaleza, Brazil. Kevin Jesuino recently traveled to the 30°C heat of the Southern Hemisphere to participate in the 30th Annual Performance Studies International (PSi) Conference. Hosted by the University of Ceará, this gathering brings together a global community […]
Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy journeys to Regina for film and book sharing in February 2026
Melanie and Sandra have been invited to Regina to offer a keynote presentation and share their film, Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy, through the University of Regina, Regina Public Library and Saskatchewan Indigenous Storytelling Month. While there, Sandra will also offer a storytime at RPL where she will read from her children’s book peyak little duck,and she […]
Chantal supports annual Aisiina’kiiks Indigenous Dinner & Dialogue series as Artist Liaison
Since the first Aisinna’kiiks dinner and dialogue series in 2017, this annual series – sponsored by Calgary Arts Development – has brought together members of the arts community, students and educators, First Nations members and Elders to share a meal, stories and experiences. Presenting Indigenous artists, the gathered participants reflect on the art together, with […]
TRAction’s Procession for End Times makes annual mark at Draw the Line protest
The Procession for End Times was the first art action taken by TRAction back in 2019 and it has made its annual mark since in connection with climate actions taken around the world. For 2025, TRAction joined the Draw the Line protests happening all over the world to demonstrate the line that oligarchs and authoritarians […]
Chantal presents multiple sessions at World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education in Auckland, New Zealand
In November, Chantal traveled to New Zealand to be part of the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE). Chantal offered two sessions as part of the conference – one on Medicine Wheel Teachings as well as a mainstage presentation on Smudging, Drumming and Storytelling. Since its inception in 1987, WIPCE has united Indigenous educators, […]
Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy screening and facilitation
TRAction co-leads Melanie Kloetzel and Sandra Lamouche are currently offering facilitation sessions in connection with their new film, Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy. Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy offers a journey into and out of climate anxiety. Examining the deep inequalities and inadequate nature of Eurocentric cultural responses to the climate crisis, as well as the cultural possibilities that exist […]
Procession for End Times V
In 2025, TRAction continued its annual Procession for End Times in connection with climate actions taken around the world. For 2025, TRAction joined the Draw the Line protest to demonstrate the line that oligarchs and authoritarians are drawing between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’. Via the annual Procession for End Times, TRAction – in collaboration with […]
Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy offers experiential learning for students and the public
Sandra and Melanie continue to collaborate on the co-directed project Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy, sharing an additional 10 immersive performances with post-secondary students at the University of Calgary as well as with the public in September 2025. Functioning as a cultural ‘solidarity practice’, Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy brings together methods from Euro-diasporic and Indigenous contemporary performance, site-specific […]