Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber is from Regina, oskana kâ-asastêki (Regina, Saskatchewan), and is of Cree, Métis, and Scottish heritage. A professor of Indigenous Literatures at the First Nations University of Canada, his publications include stories and poems in The Malahat Review, The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, MBC Magazine, and mitewâcimowina: Indigenous Science Fiction and Speculative Storytelling. He also edited the award-winning anthology kisiskâciwan: Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly, and co-edited Performing Turtle Island: Indigenous Theatre on the World Stage.