A Mi’kmaq from the Pabineau First Nation, Phyllis Grant describes herself as a “mother, artist, rapper, filmmaker, dreamer and lover of all creation.” Joyously interdisciplinary, her artistic practice embraces poetry and music as well as visual art and film animation. She is a founding member of the Welneweg Arts Collective, a family art collective, in Pabineau First Nation, New Brunswick. Her film credits include the inspirational animated short Maq and the Spirit of the Woods, produced as part of the NFB series Talespinners.