Columpa was born in Canada and is the great grand daughter of Chief Dan
George who was chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
Her many talents include acting, photography and writing poetry and
plays.
Many of her plays have been produced all across Canada. She has been
nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the James Buller Award. In
1997 she won a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in Firehall
Theatre's production of Drew Hayden Taylor's Only Drunks and Children
Tell the Truth.
She was a cultural instructor and faculty member of the Centre for
Indigenous Theatre in Toronto. She is currently the Program Director
and instructor, teaching classes for the Aboriginal Arts Training &
Mentorship Program at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People in
Winnipeg, Manitoba where she resides. The program serves about 325
students per year and is free of charge to all participants. Columpa is
also an instructor for the Circus and Magic Partnership (CAMP) program
through the Winnipeg International Children's Festival.