Formaly known as Kelsey Pyro, Ikwe's piece MAKADEWIIYAASIKWE is the premier piece created under the umbrella of The Black Ikwe Project. The Black Ikwe ("woman") Project is a series of works inspired the mixed African American and Indigenous experience.

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Created in residency with The Shed Open Call, MAKADEWIIYAASIKWE is sound poem of original music and personal stories. Meaning, "a Black woman; a woman of African descent,” in the  Ojibwe language, MAKADEWIIYAASIKWE connects the history and healing process of Native American and African American people. 

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This work premiered, live at The Shed, in June 2019.