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Erin is a dakȟóta wíŋyaŋ/ anishinaabekwe from tatanka najin oyate (Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation) and is a multidisciplinary artist, educator and researcher. She is currently in the Master of Indigenous Education program at First Nations University of Canada. Alongside her education, she is involved in a number of media projects, notably as a television host on APTN’s The Other Side and is involved in Indigenous health and wellness research projects. Erin is a co-creator and performer in Making Treaty 4, and an actor in In Care, Education is Our Right, and Where the Blood Mixes. She is also a founding member of the Making Treaty 4 Collective and is happy to unite once again with fellow artists to bring life to Women of the Fur Trade. In her spare time, Erin enjoys being out on the land or creating art with her husband and six younger siblings. 

Bongani Musa is a theatre artist who was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and currently resides in Saskatchewan, Canada. He graduated from the University of Regina with a BA in theatre and performance. He has acting credits in both theatre and film and has a growing interest in devised theatrical works. His acting credits include The Other Side of the River, Mine to Have, The Story (radio play), 4our (devised), Secrets From the Borne Settee (devised), Catherine Banks’ Bone Cage, Antigone, Terry Pratchett’s Mort, and The Caring Only Cry at Night (film), Mercy (film). 

Rania Al-Harthi was born in Jordan, daughter of a Palestinian father and Russian mother. She worked for nine years as an independent artist in Jordan, Palestine, and Tunisia before coming to Canada in 2012. Since then, she has earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Regina and has worked for several arts organizations, including Globe Theatre, Curtain Razors, and the MacKenzie Art Gallery.