About the artist

Dawn E. “Dawnee” LeBeau is a member of the Oóhenuŋpa Itázipčo Tetoŋwaŋ bands of the Lakota Nation. She resides on the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation lands in South Dakota with her two beautiful wakanyeja, Ashten and Anjali.

Dawnee is passionate about visual storytelling (photography), gardening, and plants; and her work supports the amplification of indigenous Lakota wellness, Lakota language, and Lakota cultural values.

Dawnee holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in social science. She is a member of Women Photography and Indigenous Photograph. She has served as a fellow with the First Peoples Fund for the Artist in Business Leadership and Cultural Capital Fellowships; she is a 2019-2020 cohort member with the South Dakota Change Network; and she is a 2020-21 cohort member with the Creative Community Leadership Institute. Dawnee also is a mentee with the Seed Seva Mentorship and the Native Food and Culinary Mentorship.