The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents ? Roots & Hoots Episode 51: Featuring Apooyak?ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete (Ottawa, ON) ? May 8, 2024 ? On this week?s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is thrilled to be joined by artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro. Shelley is a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, of the Bay of Quinte Mohawk. In this interview, Shelley and Gordon discuss the evolution of Shelley?s artistic process and her recent film Café Daughter. As a multidisciplinary artist, Shelley uses a variety of mediums such as painting, beadwork, photography and film, to challenge the stereotyping of Indigenous Peoples, and to feature themes of family, love and storytelling in her work.  Shelley sees the doing and the completing of projects, as some of the most important aspects of her longevity as an artist, and she shares how inspiration for her work presents itself all the time. Shelley enjoys the process of filmmaking and describes it as a rich art form. Most recently, Shelley wrote and directed the film Café Daughter, based on the play of the same name by Kenneth T. Williams, both of which are inspired by the life