Morningstar Mercredi is of the Wolf Clan, a member of ACFN K’ai Taile Dene in Treaty 8 Territory. She is an accomplished author, poet, artist, researcher, social activist, producer, actress, and filmmaker with a background in multimedia communications.

Her work suffuses and moves across multiple genres of writing and mediums of storytelling. In addition to publishing several articles, she is the author of four books: ‘Second Edition; Sacred Bundles Unborn’, ‘First edition; Sacred Bundles Unborn,’ ‘Morningstar: A Warrior’s Spirit’, and ‘Fort Chipewyan Homecoming’ which explore the multifarious impacts that colonialism and persistent anti-Indigenous racism play in shaping definitions of personhood and how this, in turn, informs how one relates to and experiences a sense of self in the world, as well as home and community as an Indigenous person in Canada. Recently, Morningstar’s voice work was featured in The Unforgotten, a five-part film exploring the health and wellness experiences of diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples across five stages of life. The film uncovers systemic anti-Indigenous racism in the health care system, colonialism’s impacts, and the ongoing, and often intergenerational, trauma experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples. The film premiered in Canada in the summer of 2021 and remains a critical vehicle for raising awareness and catalyzing conversations about the anti-Indigenous racism in the healthcare system and the persistent cultural and social ideologies underpinning medical colonialism.

Her 40 years of activism and ‘grassroots’ work are expansive; Morningstar’s activism focused on raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and girls, and members of the LGBTQ2S communities. Her frontline work, research and advocacy for sexually exploited women and youth spans over 20 years. Today, she is a vocal advocate for the criminalization of coerced and forced sterilization of First Nations, Inuit, Metis and women of color in Canada. Morningstar describes her ‘advocacy’ work as an ongoing process, which she is passionate about as a 'human being in the arts.' 

"Being an artist lends itself to freely challenge and expose social dogma and BS without censoring oneself, which I take seriously, with a twist at times. "

Her gift as an oratory storyteller naturally evolved into various genres of writing and film, which she continuously challenges herself to explore.

She regards herself as, 'perfectly imperfect; with no ambition to be anyone other than herself.'

Passionate about her creative process and advocacy, she remains grounded in her ‘self.’ Morningstar regards her most treasured contribution in ‘her-story’ is her role as Setsune (Granny) as well as ‘Aunty’ and matriarch. Her activism as a storyteller is grounded in her awareness of her roles/responsibilities which she embraces with utmost respect for her grandchildren and community, she reverently acknowledges ‘our’ ancestors who have gone before ‘us,’ those among ‘us’ and those unborn.