Mali Obomsawin is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and a citizen of Odanak First Nation (W8banaki). She is a versatile bassist, composer, and vocalist whose work spans from jazz and roots music to film scoring, teaching, and indie-shoegaze. At PRAx, she appears with her free-jazz ensemble. Other projects include the shoegaze duo “Deerlady” and the score for the documentary Sugarcane (Nat Geo), directed by Julian Brave Noisecat and Emily Kassie. Image: Ben McCanna