Victoria Perrie is a queer Métis-Cree lawyer and artist. She was raised in Winnipeg and theInterlake region but has spent her adult life moving through space around the world. Victoria ispassionate about access to justice and education for Indigenous youth. She is the co-founder ofNishtis Collective and sits as a board member for Winnipeg Pride. Most recently, Victoriashowcased her new work Love, Louis, a play reflecting on the life and trial of Louis Riel, at theRoyal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s Pimootayowin Festival of New Works. Presently, she iswriting a collection of poetry that examines the criminal code through the taking up ofIndigenous community spaces for court purposes.

Multidisciplinary artist Eric Plamondon has been cultivating art in the land of the Muddy Waters for over a decade. Eric partook in the 2023 Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Indigenous writing collective Pimootayowin