Toni-Leah C. Yake (European; Kanien’kehá:ka, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Turtle Clan) is a composer-performer residing on xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm, Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ territories.
Her practices are informed by kanyen’keha (Mohawk language), embodied response to the land, and conscious and unconscious realms. They are guided by dreaming and Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) epistemology.
Her performances engage with liminality and are led by compositions illuminated with archival recordings, synthesis, and noise.
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