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. Show less «