Curtis Peeteetuce is Cree from the Beardy’s & Okemasis First Nation. He is a performer and writer who works in theatre, radio drama, music and film. His plays include the the popular Rez Christmas story series, which ran for twelve years in Saskatoon, and Popcorn Elder. Peeteetuce won the Saskatoon and Area Theatre Award for Outstanding Male Performance for the role of Floyd in Where the Blood Mixes, and has been nominated as a playwright and sound designer. Curtis dedicates all his accomplishments to his beautiful son Mahihkan.