Tomantha is an Anishinaabe, multidisciplinary storyteller (actor, musician, songwriter, playwright, beader) residing in Massachusetts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Superior State University. She is a Miranda Family Fellow through the National Theater Institute, and an Art and Survival Fellow through Double Edge Theatre and Betty’s Daughter Arts Collective. Sylvester joined as an ensemble member in 2023 through Double Edge Theater and an Emerging Native Artist through the Ohketeau Cultural Center where she also works in community advocacy.
She believes that storytelling (in the many forms that comes in) is a practical and necessary component to healing, joy, and knowledge. “I was fortunate to receive the following lesson from my elders growing up- We are constantly surrounded by language and images.
They have the power to shift and change our realities. The type of language we’re using, the stories we are being told, and who tells them are critical when shaping a world of truth and connection. This is not a simple philosophy but a scientific reality we have known since time immemorial.
