Event Speaker: Maika Harper

Maika Harper is a mixed Inuk actor, model, author and artist born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavutand now residing in Toronto, Ontario. She’s been in hit shows like Mohawk Girls (2014-2017),Kim’s Convenience (2016), Burden of Truth (2018) with her film debut in Flashback (2020).Along with film and television, her theatrical debut was in the Stratford Festival’s TreasureIsland (2017). Adding to her list of professional accomplishments, she wrote a children’s book,The Walrus and the Caribou (2019), in both Inuktitut and English. She recently took some timeaway from work to focus on her family and advocate for mental health awareness. Returning toher roots she will also be featured in a short film soon to be announced.