Jackie Traverse is a recent graduate from the School of Fine Arts at the University of Manitoba. She is an Anishinabe from Lake St.Martin, First Nations. She is a multidisciplinary artist who has exhibited her work nationally. Her paintings, drawings, documentaries, and sculptures speak to the realities of being an Aboriginal woman. She has created stop-motion animation on missing and murdered women in Canada. Her most recent video “Empty’ won a award at the 2010 Winnipeg Aboriginal film festival for best new Manitoba talent. Jackie is deeply moved by the injustices faced by First Nations people. Through her art, she expresses her ideas and opinions while striving to inspire dialogue on addressing her people's social issues. Jackie has recently started teaching in schools doing mural and mixed media projects inspired by the Seven teachings.