Theland Kicknosway is breathing new life into Indigenous dance — and it's healing his entire family

How do you heal through traditional dance? 16-year-old Theland Kicknosway may have the answer. »Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe As survivors of the Sixties Scoop (a period where thousands of Indigenous kids were taken from their families for placement in foster homes or adoption into white families), Theland's parents were stripped of their cultural understanding and identity from a young age. Now, his mother Elaine Kicknosway works diligently to immerse him in the culture that was denied to her, believing that his understanding of hoop dance elicits pride and healing not only within him, but for the community at large. In this episode of The Move 3: Kids, Theland teaches us about the origins of hoop dance and shares a move he created called The Spinner, which involves spinning 4-5 hoops simultaneously in a truly beautiful way. This past decade has been a renaissance for Indigenous art in all forms. While Theland carries the burden of intergenerational trauma, displacement, and the constant threat of loss to oral traditions, language, and culture, he has found a meaningful way to carry forward these traditions for the next generation through dance. "Revitalizing as much of these dances and carrying on as much of this knowledge and these languages — that's the only way we're going to keep our traditions alive." Find us at: http://cbc.ca/arts CBC Arts on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbcarts CBC Arts on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbcarts CBC Arts on Instagram: http://instagram.com/cbcarts About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.

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