Show Notes
Legendary Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist, filmmaker and photographer Shelley Niro joins The Aunties Dandelion for a joyful look back at her vast and beautiful creative legacy. Recorded as her first major retrospective titled 500 Year Itch was touring across Canada and the U.S., Shelley reflects on a lifetime of art, filmmaking, family, humour and creative practice.
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