Salli M. Kawennotakie Benedict

Background

Benedict, Salli M. Kawennotakie was born on January 5, 1954 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Ernest Michael and Flornce Bertha Benedict.

Education

Student Saint Lawrence University, 1973, State University.

Career

Instructor, Manitou College, LaBelle, Quebec, Canada Consultant, New York State Council on Arts, since 1985, New York Education Department State Museums, since 1984, researcher Assembly of 1st Nations, Ottawa, 1987, National Library Canada Consultant editor Akwekon Magazine, Hogansburg, New York, since 1985.

Editor Akwekon, 1985.

Board directors Akwesasne Communications Society, 1984-1985, fundraiser, 1986-1987, Regional Conference History. Office of Minority Programs Smithsonian Institution grantee, 1985.

Achievements

• Salli M. Kawennotakie Benedict has been listed as a noteworthy museum director, art historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Master of Library Science Indigenous Peoples program

Interests

• Painting; drawing; design. Native American traditional arts

Connections

Children– Luz Teiohontasen, Jasmine Kahentineshen.

Father:

Ernest Michael Benedict

Mother:

Flornce Bertha Benedict

child:

Jasmine Kahentineshen Benedict

child:

Luz Teiohontasen Benedict