Cole Alvis (she/her) is a 2 Spirit Michif (Métis) artist based in Tkarón:to with Chippewa, Irish & English ancestors from Turtle Mountain. She is one of the leaders of lemonTree creations, manidoons collective, AdHoc Assembly and is on the board of the Dancers Of Damelahamid. This summer, Cole is calling on the women in her matriarchal line to remember together their Michif ancestors.
Alongside co-director Michael Greyeyes (Plains Cree), Cole was nominated for a Dora award for Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Ga´lla´ba´rtnit, coproduced by Signal Theatre, National Sami Theatre Beaivvas? and Soundstreams Canada.
Photo by Dahlia Katz