Interventions in Traditional Territories: \"Cistemaw Iyiniw Ohci,\" A Performance by Cheryl L\'Hirondelle by Candice Hopkins Hemispheric Institute; Hopkins, Candice journal, revista paper, ensayo, trabajo escrito, ponencia performance art, arte de performance Americas, Américas, Américas North America, Norteamérica Canada, Canadá English, Inglés, Inglês ENG: In the summer of 2001 on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan Indian Reserve in the northern reaches of Saskatchewan, a woman was running, reenacting running done two generations earlier by Cistemaw iyiniw, a Cree man who delivered tobacco from community to community to ask for their attendance and support at ceremonies. He was part of the Moccasin Telegraph: a runner, a traveler, and a messenger. Cistemaw iyiniw (whose name is Cree for tobacco being) walked or ran even when horses were available to him. People were amazed at the distances he could cover and how he traversed them so quickly. Cistemaw iyiniw\'s grandson, Harry Blackbird, recalls that \"[h]e could cross all the rivers in the region without seeming to get wet.\" Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics, New York University 2005-05-01 DCMI: Text Hemi: Text text/html http://hemi.es.its.nyu.edu/journal/2_1/hopkins.html eng http://hemi.nyu.edu/rights.html public