ekayapahkaci (don't freeze up) - cheryl l'hirondelle
originally presented february 18, 2005 as part of aboriginal new works, glyde hall studios, banff centre, banff AB

sakawewin/shoutouts to: joseph naytowhow (MC standing, cree lyric assistance, dance moves, support & feedback), deb prince (installation support & feedback), my mom (for everything), lori blondeau, faye heavyshield, lisa klapstock, suzanne franks, candice hopkins, sandra vida, france trepanier, iwona erskine-kellie, danielle french (colleagial support and feedback), mimmo miallo & ed chan (installation assistance), anthony kiendl (encouragement), dianne bos (residency facilitation and tech support), shirley moorhouse, alan packer, skeena reece, jen dysart, joanne bristol, anthony kiendl, edvin lee (images and pov), chris, joe, rod (tech services), lillian allen, tara solheim (spoken word encouragement), nonchalance - 5 oclock, spearhead - people in tha middle, the weakerthans - elegy for elspeth, erykah badu - penetentiary philosophy, soulstream - the best live funk period! (music, beats, inspiration), mark igloliorte, luke ilett (dance moves and encouragement), and everyone else who supported me as witness - ninanaskomon!

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