Teneil Whiskeyjack is a Plains Cree Indigenous woman from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation. A mother of two and the founder and owner of Spirit Flame Consulting. Spirit Flame Consulting stems from an Indigenous Cree lens that is rooted in cultural practices and helps guides others into a creative process of artistic expressions through mediums like movement, rituals seeped in creative process and land-based emodied work. Teneil started as an actor at the age of 9 and is an award -winning actor. Her most recent work has been in the series Tribal: Season 2, which highlights stories surrounding Indigenous issues prevalent to today. She transitioned into the theatre world in 2015 with her role as Nicole in the production of A Musta: Muskikiy Muskwa Iskwew, as well as the production of Bluebirds and Almost Maine. Teneil made her playwright’s debut of her play titled Ayita, which fuses Indigenous contemporary dance and theatre that weaves ancestral knowledge, womb wisdom and cosmic to land intelligence through the body.  She has been touring  the musical Bear Grease. A comical spin-off of the classic film Grease.. Teneil holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia University with a Drama major. Staying creative through the vessel of storytelling is inherent in us. The power of the arts ignites conversation, shifts outdated narratives and connects us to our shared humanity.