Cheryl L Hirondelle
Sonic Survivance (Six Treaty, CREE-Metis, Land now known as Canada)
Cheryl L’Hirondelle is a Canadian multidisciplinary media artist, performer, and award-winning musician. She is of Métis/Cree (non-status/treaty),[1] French, German, and Polish descent. Her work is tied to her cultural heritage. She explores a Cree worldview or nêhiyawin through body, mind, emotions, and spirit; examining what it means to live in contemporary space and time. She completed her Masters of Inclusive Design at the Ontario College of Art & Design University, and is in the final months of her PhD with SMARTlab at University College Dublin, exploring Sonic Survivance, with a grant from the Irish Research Council and worldband Kila.