Theland Kicknosway is Wolf Clan, he is Potawatami/ Cree Nation, a member of Walpole Island -Bkejwanong Territory in Southern Ontario. He is a singer, a grass & hoop dancer, and helps in ceremonies in many places. He is in High School in the Ottawa Region where he is a part of many sports teams. He enjoys offering his gifts of song/dance/voice for all.
He is known as the Cree Drummer when he sang and hand drummed an honor song for the incoming Prime Minister of Canada and his new cabinet members swearing in ceremony in Nov 2015. He helped drum in the Indian Residential School Survivors In the Ottawa region in 2008 and in the closing of the TRC June 1st, 2015 . This past spring 2019 he completed his 6th annual run in partnership with Families of Sisters in Spirit- raising awareness to the children left behind of MMIWG2S.
Theland has been a Blanket Exercise Facilitator for the past 8 yrs. in 2018 at the age of 14 he was awarded Indspire Award Recipient under Culture, Heritage & Spirituality- he is the youngest Indspire Award winner of the 27 yr History of the Inspire and Achievement Awards.