Santee Smith is a Canadian Kahnyen’kehàka (Mohawk) multidisciplinary artist, dancer, designer, producer, and choreographer of the Turtle Clan from Six Nations of the Grand River. She has used her voice and research to create dance works representing Indigenous identities. She is an advocate for Indigenous performances and is one of Canada's most dominating dance artists. Santee Smith has amassed many awards throghout her career and in 2019, she was appointed Chancellor of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. en