Her new dance and music work Iikitapiit opens with her lying in a field. "A lot of Indigenous women are found in fields and in ditches," she said. Watch the contemporary dance:For McMann, it was crucial to portray the struggle and fears faced by Indigenous, queer, two-spirited people and women in particular. "The dance started off as this idea of warrior women and that [n the past] were always able to protect ourselves," McMann said. You can dance this dance.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2019 02:15 UTC