| DGF Announces Inaugural Recipient of The Lucille Lortel Foundation Indigenous Theatermaker Award | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:43 am EDT 05/10/23 | |
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| Announcing The Inaugural Recipient Of The Lucille Lortel Foundation Indigenous Theatermaker Award Administered by the Dramatists Guild Foundation, The Lucille Lortel Foundation Indigenous Theatermaker Award is presented an Indigenous theatre institution or organization for their work and commitment to the preservation and upliftment of Indigenous theatermakers located in New York State or Connecticut State. Congratulations to Iakowi:he’ne’ Oakes Awarded for her work as the Founder and Director of the North American Indigenous Center of New York. About Iakowi:he’ne’ Oakes: Oakes is a Kanien'keháka/Mohawk woman, mother, cultural curator, leader, advocate, producer, coach, artist, designer, and athlete. She was born and raised in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, a federally recognized Tribal Nation that straddles the border of New York, Ontario, and Quebec. She is Kanien'kehá:ka (“People of the Flint”). They are the Keepers of the Eastern Door in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Oakes has been progressively organizing, advocating, making an impact, and cultivating change. Oakes’ experience and intentions are focused on Nation-building, maintaining and strengthening sovereignty, the right to self-determination, land stewardship, economic development, social justice, culture, and the arts. She has curated and produced pandemic relief for both food distribution and winter clothing drive programs for the Indigenous community. Her work has developed through numerous organizations and communal gatherings, including Native Census NYC, Premier Native Theater, the FIT Native workout series, Two Spirit gatherings, Come to the Fire events, Women’s Empowerment Gatherings, Elder Programming, Traditional Medicines Programs, Native Socials, Indigenous Language Forums, Native American Heritage Symposiums, Northeastern Native Arts Festival, and traditional to contemporary Native American arts and design workshop series, lectures, panels, and seminars. From the Oka Crisis, International Bridge shutdowns, Idle No More, Two Row Wampum Renewal, NODAPL, The Climate March, Pride March and the Land Back movement, Oakes has been progressively organizing, advocating, making an impact, and cultivating change. |
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