The son of Swedish immigrants, Lloyd Hjalmen Person was born and grew up in Aylesbury, Saskatchewan. Following service with the Canadian Army during World War II, he studied French and German at university, obtaining a B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan and earning a doctorate in French at the University of Nancy in France. During the 1950s he taught French and German at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina College before returning, in the 1960s, to studies in the U.S. and receiving an M.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of Washington. Then he taught anthropology at Regina Campus until he assumed the position of Director of Fine Arts and Humanities with the Department of Extension in 1971. Mr. Person published two fiction books which related the experiences of a boy growing up in a small prairie town, 'Growing Up in Minby' (1974) and 'No Foot in Heaven' (1978). Also for several years he organized popular film series sponsored by the Extension Department. Upon his retirement from the University of Regina in 1981, a scholarship fund was established in his name and he was designated Professor Emeritus. Lloyd Person died in Regina on December 8, 1985 at the age of 67 years.

Marie-Louise Perron was born on her grandfatherʼs land in Saskatchewan. She is a descendant of the Red River Métis and early French newcomers. She holds Education (1967) and Fine Arts (1968) degrees from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Masterʼs degree in Ethnology from Laval University. As an educator, visual artist, author, archivist, and public servant at the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, Library and Archives Canada, and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Perron has maintained and promoted the traditions and cultures of Indigenous peoples. In 2016, Perron was elected councillor to the Ottawa Region Métis Council. Perron is a participating artist in the Walking With Our Sisters project. Walking With Our Sisters is an installation art project of 1,700 pairs of moccasin tops or “vamps” commemorating and representing an estimated 824 Aboriginal women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing in Canada since 1961.