{{Infobox musical artist | image = Jayli Wolf.jpg | alt = | caption = Wolf in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = 23 November | birth_place = Creston, British Columbia, Canada | module = {{Infobox person|child=yes | education = }} | years_active = 2013–present | instruments = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar }} | genre = {{flatlist| * Indie pop * dark folk }} | current_member_of = Once A Tree | label = }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/the-top-100-canadian-songs-of-2021-1.6262357|title=The top 100 Canadian songs of 2021|website=CBC Music|date=6 December 2021|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref>
For her debut solo EP ''Wild Whisper'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weareinstrumental.com/hot-streak-jayli-wolf/|title=Hot Streak: Jayli Wolf|website=Instrumental|date=5 July 2021|accessdate=18 August 2021|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926190446/https://www.weareinstrumental.com/hot-streak-jayli-wolf/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jayli-Wolf-Releases-Child-Of-The-Government-20210402|title=Jayli Wolf Releases 'Child Of The Government'|website=BroadwayWorld|first=Sarah Jae|last=Leiber|date=2 April 2021|accessdate=10 September 2021}}</ref> Wolf was nominated for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.<ref>Jackson Weaver, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/2022-juno-award-nominees-1.6367948 "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees"]. CBC News, March 1, 2022.</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.audiofemme.com/interview-jayli-wolf-wild-whisper/|title=Jayli Wolf Reclaims Every Part of Herself on Forthcoming EP Wild Whisper|journal=AudioFemme|first=Alexa|last=Peters|date=14 May 2021|accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/once-a-tree-thousand-lives-interview-2015/|title=Once A Tree Want to Save Your Soul|journal=Vice|first=Jabbari|last=Weekes|date=6 August 2015|access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/entertainment/creston-grad-and-husband-recognized-by-rolling-stone-as-new-performers-of-note/|title=Creston grad and husband recognized by Rolling Stone as new performers of note|journal=Creston Valley Advance|first=Lorne|last=Eckersley|date=7 December 2017|accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>
==Discography== ===EPs=== {| class="wikitable" !Title !Details |- | ''Wild Whisper'' | Released: 2021 Label: Studio 71 |- | ''God Is an Endless Mirror'' | Released: 2023 Label: |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Album |- | 2013 | "I Can't Remember" | {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="3" | 2021 | "Child of the Government" | rowspan="2" | ''Wild Whisper'' |- | "Hush"<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://earmilk.com/2021/05/18/jayli-wolf-soars-in-her-new-single-hush-video/|title=Jayli Wolf soars in her new single, "Hush" [Video]|journal=EarMilk|first=Sienna|last=Estrada|date=18 May 2021 |accessdate=8 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://queerforty.com/queer-indigenous-artist-jayli-wolf-refuses-to-be-silent-in-new-single-hush|title=Queer Indigenous artist Jayli Wolf refuses to be silent in new single "Hush"|journal=Queer Forty|date=14 May 2021|accessdate=10 September 2021}}</ref> |- | "Lead Me"<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jayli-Wolf-Releases-Empowering-New-Single-Lead-Me-20210930|title= Jayli Wolf Releases Empowering New Single 'Lead Me'|website=BroadwayWorld|first=Michael|last=Major|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=13 December 2021}}</ref> | {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | "Holding On" | |- | "Blood Orange" | |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Title ! Album |- | rowspan="5" | 2021 | "Child of the Government" | rowspan="4" | ''Wild Whisper'' |- | "Hush" |- | "Would You Die"<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/jayli-wolf-would-you-die-premiere|title=Premiere: Jayli Wolf finds strength in vulnerability in "Would You Die" video|journal=Nylon|first=Claire|last=Valentine|date=18 June 2021 |accessdate=8 September 2021}}</ref> |- | "Hell" |- | "Lead Me" | {{n/a}} |- |}
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! 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=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! 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<br/> Episode: "River Ruckus/Sailing Stones"<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Joey Clift |user=joeytainment |number=1653839455986536449 |title=Spirit Rangers Season 2 comes out May 8th and we just announced a bunch of our voice cast!! It was so fun working with all of these Native and Indigenous superstars and I can't wait for ya'll to hear them in the new episodes! #SpiritRangers |date= May 3, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref> |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | Venice Shorts Film Awards | Best Music Video | "Child of the Government" | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://thatmusicmag.com/indigenious-and-queer-artist-jayli-wolf-drops-new-video-child-of-the-government-out-now/|title=Indigenous and queer artist, Jayli Wolf, drops new video "Child of the Government" out now|journal=That Mag|first=Lauren|last=Rosier|date=5 April 2021|accessdate=18 August 2021}}</ref> |- | American Indian Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | ''Run Woman Run'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/lifestyle/american-indian-film-festival-126-films-30-nominees-6-winners|title=American Indian Film Festival: 126 films, 30 nominees, 6 winners|journal=Indian Country Today|first=Vincent|last=Schilling|date=7 November 2021|accessdate=13 December 2021}}</ref> |- | 2022 | Juno Awards | Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year | ''Wild Whisper'' | {{nom}} | <ref>"Jayli Wolf risked it all to leave the past behind and find herself" by David Friend, ''The Hamilton Spectator'' (11 May 2022) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|2661851124}}</ref> |- |}
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