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ABOUT
“Aanii, ndinaawamagaanadog! Maygabow Ogidajew Kwe, nindizhinikaaz. Gaa-waabaabiganikaag + Um’oha, ndoonjibaa, Migizi ndoodem.
Hello, my relatives! My name is Woman Standing on the Mountaintop; Valerie St. Pierre Smith is my English name. A proud descendant of White Earth Nation, I currently reside on the unceded lands of the Um’oha people, commonly known as Omaha, NE, USA.
I am Eagle clan.”
Valerie is a two-spirit mischief maker, multi-disciplinary designer/artisan, scholar, writer, and healer. She has an eclectic creative background including fashion, costume, and hand drawn textile designs incorporating many media. Her award-winning costume designs have been seen across the US with highlights that include McCarter Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Sea World: San Diego, the National Museum of the American Indian, and Pilobolus Dance Theatre. A bit of a unicorn, Valerie’s research and scholarly work focuses on indigenizing and decolonizing western design paradigms, pedagogies, and practices. Her multi-disciplinary creative practice explores, and is deeply influenced by, her lived experiences as a mixed-blood Annishnaabe kwe, focusing on the confluence of healing, social justice, traditional Anishinaabe teachings, and the power of identity. St. Pierre Smith holds a B.F.A from Stephens College, and an M.F.A from San Diego State University.
Interested in indigenizing/decolonizing work? Check out some of my writings and resources under "Publications and Press." Follow me on Instagram for the most current updates on my work, my book, and other nifty happenings.
valeriestpierresmith.com; IG: @valeriestpierresmith
Miigwech agindan- thank you for reading!