Youth aged Grade 5 and up and community members are all welcome!

Our guest this evening is Sierra Tasi Baker, an award-winning Squamish Nation, Musqueam, Kwakwaka’wakw, Tlingit, Haida & Hungarian designer, consultant, entrepreneur, artist, storyteller and choreographer.

Sierra is a trained dancer of 10 years, studying ballet, jazz, theatre, contemporary and hip hop. Sierra started performing with fire in 2013, combining her knowledge of dance with the addition of fire and evolving into the spectacular artist that she is today. Sierra has her Master’s in Sustainable Urbanism, and a bachelor’s in environmental design. Sierra adopts the roll of web and graphics designer as well as being one of the primary performers and founding members of AcroFire Entertainment.

Sierra has worked extensively with museums, universities, municipalities, and businesses to further reconciliation and develop meaningful consultation through design. Her research and body of work has focused on developing indigenous design methods, respectful indigenous consultation, sustainable community planning, and urban policy.