Garret Smith

Garret is a proud member of the Piikani and Kainai Tribes of the Blackfoot Nation in Southern Alberta. A graduate of the Centre For Indigenous Theatre (Toronto, ON) in 2013 and the Interim Artistic Director of Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society (Calgary, AB) in 2017, he is primarily an actor with multiple theatre, film and television credits.

In March 2018, he helped create the "Mohkinstsis" Healing Camp across the street from the Calgary Courts Centre. Initially a protest camp raising awareness of social injustices, this protest lasted one week before the group re-organized to create the Healing Camp, which stood for more than 9 months. Its purpose was to fill a gap in the city's current infrastructure by providing First Nation communities a place to engage and practice in their culture and spirituality.

With this experience, education and cCultural background, Garret is now continuing this work towards bridging the gap of ignorance, misinformation and the basic "not-knowing" to help create a better tomorrow.

‘Growing up, Calgary was a mini vacation-destination. A two hour trip north where the open prairie gave way to shiny mountains of steel and stone. As a kid Calgary meant one thing... shopping!’