Waabnookwe/Katie Couchie

Dancer
Anxiety
I Dream in Wampum

Waabnookwe/Katie Couchie is an Anishinaabe artist from Nbisiing (Nipissing First Nation), waabezeshii ndodem. Katie has worked with companies & choreographers including Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, A’nó:wara Dance Theatre, Human Body Expressions, Alejandro Ronceria, Christine Friday, Simik Komaksiutiksak, Peggy Baker & Cameron Fraser-Monroe. Katie is a Dora nominated artist for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in the productions of Homelands and SKéN:NEN by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. She has also been in productions such as The Mush Hole and Oron’ónhta – Beings of Light over the past four years with the company. Katie is also a proud cast member of A’nó:wara Dance Theatre’s, Sky Dancers and, I Dream in Wampum. Outside of her contemporary dance practice, Katie is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies at Nipissing University. She has a passion for beading and creating traditional crafts and enjoys dancing her ancestors Woodland style of dance.