Jayli Wolf

Jayli Wolf (born 23 November) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. She began her music career in collaboration with Hayden Wolf under the name Once A Tree. As a solo artist, she broke out with her single and music video "Child of the Government", which made CBC Music's top 10 Canadian songs of 2021 and won Best Music Video at the Venice Short Film Awards.

For her debut solo EP Wild Whisper, Wolf was nominated for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the American Indian Film Festival for her performance in the film Run Woman Run (2021).

Early and personal life Wolf was born in Creston, British Columbia to a teen mother of Danish descent and raised in a trailer with her maternal family. She was told she was half-Mexican growing up, only to learn she was First Nations at the age of eight. Her father reached out to her with the discovery that he was unwittingly taken in the Sixties Scoop and had his ethnicity covered up on his adoption papers. He found his family in the Saulteau First Nation near Chetwynd.

Wolf is bisexual. She grew up a Jehovah's Witness in what she has described as a Doomsday cult. She convinced her collaborator Hayden Wolf, whom she met online through mutual friends, to join her in leaving the religion. They married in 2012 and moved to Toronto together when Jayli won a songwriting contest. She dropped out of university to pursue a career in music. She has reconnected with her paternal family and indigenous heritage as an adult.

Discography EPs TitleDetails Wild Whisper Released: 2021 Label: Studio 71 God Is an Endless Mirror Released: 2023 Label:

Singles YearTitleAlbum 2013 "I Can't Remember" 2021 "Child of the Government" Wild Whisper "Hush" "Lead Me" 2023 "Holding On" "Blood Orange"

Music videos Year Title Album 2021 "Child of the Government" Wild Whisper "Hush" "Would You Die" "Hell" "Lead Me"

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Being Angel Short film 2017 Ways to Water Girl Short film 2018 Level 16 2021 Run Woman Run Jess 2021 The Exchange Brenda

Television Year Title Role Notes 2014–2016 Mohawk Girls Tulip Recurring role; 8 episodes 2015 Single Ladies Flight Attendant Episode: "Gone" 2016 Urban Native Girl 2 episodes 2018 rising Herself Documentary 2019 Burden of Truth Ashley 3 episodes 2020 Tribal Susan Episode: "The Road to Hell is Paved" 2020 Trickster Destiny 1 episode 2021 Y: The Last Man Laura / Athena 5 episodes 2023 Spirit Rangers Hedgehog Voice Episode: "River Ruckus/Sailing Stones"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2021 Venice Shorts Film Awards Best Music Video "Child of the Government" American Indian Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Run Woman Run 2022 Juno Awards Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year Wild Whisper