Jessie Award-winner and two-time Dora Award nominee, Columpa C. Bobb has been acting, writing plays and teaching for more than 25 years, performing her original monologues and one-person shows across Canada.

A member of the Sto:lo Nation's Seabird Island band, she's the great-granddaughter of Chief Dan George and the daughter of award-winning poet, novelist and academic Lee Maracle; Columpa is most recognized for the role of Mary Cook on the CBC Television show North of 60 and guest roles on the series The Rez.

Columpa has taught at numerous universities and high schools around the world and is a co-founder of an Indigenous arts training and mentorship program. She also heads the Urban Indigenous Theatre Co. in Winnipeg.