Thank you sirFrom one Sly to another, may I suggest checking out some of the Brother printers? I have been using one for some time, and the wireless network and AirPrint capabilities have worked reliably. As a bonus, third-party generic ink seems to work as well.
I don't have an M1 Mac to test with, but my Brother printer works fine under Big Sur and the Monterey beta. AirPrint works as well, going back to at least IOS 12, if not earlier.