Twenty Years of
Showing Up

Rik Leaf is a Canadian songwriter, filmmaker, and educator with over 20 years of experience working with schools and Indigenous communities across Turtle Island. He's a published author, event producer, and has worked alongside the United Nations, UNESCO, APTN, War Child Canada, and Red Cross.

But the work he's most proud of is creating with Indigenous students across the arctic, helping them write songs that incorporate their traditional language... songs that didn't exist before, and will outlast all of us.

MJ Dandeneau is Anishinaabe Métis from Treaty 1 and co-produces Tribe of One's larger community projects. Her connection to Indigenous culture and protocol shapes every project we take on.

Together, we've worked alongside dozens of First Nations communities, from the Dene of the Northwest Territories to the Anishinaabe of Northern Ontario to the Kaska of the Yukon.

Work That Reaches Further

Over two decades, Tribe of One's work has been recognized and supported by some of the most respected organizations in Canadian and international arts and humanitarian work.

Rik's work has been affiliated with UNESCO, APTN, War Child Canada, Red Cross, and the United Nations. His songs are SOCAN-registered, and his co-writes with Indigenous elders and language keepers are among the most meaningful work of his career.

MJ Dandeneau is an award-winning producer whose Anishinaabe Métis heritage and deep community relationships bring an authenticity to every Tribe of One project that can't be manufactured.