Beverley McKiver is an Anishinaabe artistic music creator. A pianist since childhood, in recent years she has poured her passion and energy into contemporary classical composition. Beverley has composed for solo piano, choirs, small ensembles, vocalists and carillon. Beverley’s musical influences include a wide gamut of classical, jazz, liturgical, and Indigenous musicians and composers. In her work and in her life, she aspires to honour nature, while recalling both the joys and tribulations of her ancestors.

Tansi. I am from the Treaty 4 lands of the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. I was raised with the values of a family that fished, trapped and hunted from the land, and started learning hands-on from the age of 7 yrs. At the age of 19, in University I discovered traditional Indigenous spiritual ceremony and the world of powwow. I've been gifted to have been adopted and taught by families from various nations; Dakota, Lakota, Cheyenne, Plains Cree, etc. I've been beading for over 34 years to date, and have many examples scattered across North America. Recently I have concentrated on mastering the skills of Brain-tanning deer, elk, moose and buffalo hides. I also sing n dance powwow since 1989. I've seen an evolution as I've entered my mid 50s and continue to learn from all I meet.