Dawn SmokeDawn Smoke is the daughter of an Anishinaabe mother (Ojibway) and Mohawk father. Her home Territory is Alderville, Ontario. A Survivor of the sixties scoop, Dawn was moved between foster homes until she was adopted at three years old. Se has been an artist, sculptor, creator of jewelry, and occasional poet for some 50 years.She has worked in and for the Native Community for most of her life. She was the co-founder of the Native Women's Resource Center in Toronto and she has served on many Native boards and in Native organizations as organizer, fund-raiser and in security. She belonged to the Toronto Warrior Society and is an active voice in Idle No More projects. Dawn is grateful to have spent her life traveling and adventuring across many territories on Turtle Island. In her elder years, she decided to settle down in Mexico, but after experiencing a number of strokes, was welcomed into the home of her dear friend Silvaine in Vancouver. More recently, she has finally returned to her home territory in Alderville, where she lives in Seniors Housing. On the land of her Ancestors, Dawn's health has improved, and she feels renewed by her Ancestors' strength. Dawn cares deeply about the concerns of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, residential school Survivors, stolen Indigenous children in the foster care system, and the destruction of Mother Earth. The list goes on. To Dawn, earth is alive and part of her family and soul. Read More Read Less