Phoenix ani' Gichichi-i'/Phoenix Gets Greater

Marty Wilson-Trudeau is an Anishinaabe Kwe writer originally from M'Chigeeng, ON. She is a drama teacher at St. Charles College in Sudbury, ON. She is a mother to two wonderful sons, Brandan and Phoenix Wilson.

Megan Kyak-Monteith, from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, is an Inuk illustrator and painter. She currently lives and works from Halifax, Nova Scotia. In her illustrative projects, she works most often with Indigenous stories.

Phoenix Wilson is a proud Anishinaabe actor and dancer. He started dancing ballet at age three, grass dancing at five, and acting at six. He can be seen onscreen in Longmire, Letterkenny, and the critically acclaimed movie Wild Indian.

Kelvin Morrison (Kiitaabines) is from Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Wazhashk (muskrat) clan. He works as an Anishinaabemowin translator at Seven Generations Education Institute, translating books, videos, and short stories, as well as Elders’ stories and resource materials for daycares, schools, and communities. He enjoys creating tools so all can learn, understand, and hear how Anishinaabemowin sounds. He also works in the Knowledge Keepers Program offered by the Fort Frances Rainy River School Board, sharing stories, cultural knowledge, residential school experience, and teachings about the Land.