Marika Sila Explained

Marika Sila
Birth Place:Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Nationality:Canadian Inuvialuk
Occupation:actress, content creator, social activist
Family:Jesse Cockney

Marika Sila (born March 18, 1992)[1] [2] is a Canadian Inuvialuk actress, content creator, and social activist. Born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, her family (originally from Tuktoyaktuk) moved to Canmore, Alberta when she was five years old.[3] [4] [5] Olympic cross-country skier Jesse Cockney is her older brother.[6]

Film and television

Sila focuses on roles which she feels portray Indigenous people in a positive way, saying that her acting career serves to "build a platform so I can speak about important Indigenous rights issues and climate issues."[7] Her first major acting role was in a 2019 episode of The Twilight Zone, "A Traveler," where she portrayed an Inuk police officer.[8] [9] Sila next appeared as a police officer in four episodes of Canadian police procedural series Tribal in 2020. Her lead performance as an Inuk paramedic in Canadian horror film Ditched (2022) was well-received, with one reviewer calling her "reason enough to stick with the story."[10]

In March 2022, she announced that she was producing and directing a documentary about the reaction of Inuit elders and community leaders to the bodies discovered at former residential schools. The documentary will be titled What's Next? On Canada's RedPath to Reconciliation.

In September 2022, Sila and her brother Jesse competed in The Amazing Race Canada 8, and came in second place.[11] [12]

Other ventures

Sila's TikTok has over 364,000 followers . She began posting on TikTok in April 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[13] Her content is a mixture of education about Inuit culture and social issues; social activism relating to missing and murdered Indigenous women, the Canadian Indian residential school system, and the bodies of children buried at the schools; and stunt performances, including hoop dancing, fire spinning, and weapons handling.[14] [15]

In 2021, Sila launched RedPath Radio, a podcast aimed at preserving and sharing Indigenous cultural knowledge and stories.[16] She is also the owner of RedPath Talent, an entertainment and talent management agency focused on Indigenous performers.[17]

Sila has also appeared as a model. In 2020, she was a quarterfinalist in the Maxim Cover Girl contest. In 2022, she was a model for the third iteration of Project Atigi, a capsule collection created by Inuk designer Victoria Kakuktinniq for winterwear brand Canada Goose.[18] [19]

Filmography

Year! scope="col"
TitleRoleNotesRef
2016LuciferBarfing GirlEpisode "The Would-Be Prince of Darkness"
2019The Twilight ZoneSergeant Yuka MongoyakEpisode "A Traveler"
2020TribalJustine Trueblood4 episodes
2021The Secret History of: The Wild WestYoung Blackfoot WomanEpisode "Louder than Words"[20]
2021Hudson & RexVeena KalvakEpisode "Fanning the Flames"[21]
2021DitchedMelina
2022The Amazing Race Canada 8Self/ContestantCompeted with brother Jesse Cockney[22]
2023Finality of DuskIshkode[23]

Notes and References

  1. CMkVU_JD-qF. marikasila. Bday tings . March 18, 2021. Marika Sila.
  2. News: Wong . Madison . July 22, 2021 . Indigenous youth are using TikTok to educate and preserve their culture — and gaining hundreds of thousands of . . March 25, 2022 . 0319-0781 . February 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206114941/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/07/22/indigenous-youth-are-using-tiktok-to-educate-and-preserve-their-culture-and-gaining-hundreds-of-thousands-of-followers-along-the-way.html . live .
  3. Web site: Cardin-Goyer . Camille . January 28, 2022 . How These Indigenous Women Are Reclaiming Their Culture . March 25, 2022 . Elle Canada . en . March 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220317152930/https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/society/how-these-indigenous-women-are-reclaiming-their-culture . live .
  4. Web site: Indigenous TikTok Star Marika Sila on Why We Should Cancel Canada Day . March 25, 2022 . Complex . February 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206014944/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/marika-sila-feature . live .
  5. Web site: Butterfield . Ethan . March 3, 2022 . Yellowknife-born actress creating residential schools documentary . March 25, 2022 . . en-CA . March 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304083439/https://www.nnsl.com/arts/yellowknife-born-actress-creating-residential-schools-documentary/ . live .
  6. Web site: Small . Jordan . July 8, 2020 . Beyond Local: Inuit performer aims to become first Indigenous woman on Maxim cover . March 25, 2022 . LakelandToday.ca . en . April 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413222154/https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/beyond-local/inuit-performer-aims-to-become-first-indigenous-woman-on-maxim-cover-2550159 . live .
  7. Web site: Volmers . Eric . January 20, 2022 . Canmore actress and influencer Marika Sila sees starring role in horror film as a path to higher purpose . March 25, 2022 . . en-CA . February 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201195057/https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/canmore-actress-and-influencer-marika-sila-sees-starring-role-in-horror-film-as-a-path-to-higher-purpose . live .
  8. News: April 19, 2019 . Inuvialuit woman lead actress in new episode of The Twilight Zone . . March 25, 2022 . February 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226174334/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/marika-sila-twilight-zone-1.5099968 . live .
  9. Web site: Davenport . Samantha . April 17, 2019 . Inuit actress plays lead role in 'Twilight Zone' episode set in Alaska . March 25, 2022 . . December 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201215165942/https://www.adn.com/arts/film-tv/2019/04/17/inuit-actress-plays-lead-role-in-twilight-zone-episode-set-in-alaska/ . live .
  10. News: Knight . Chris . January 14, 2022 . Film review: Ditched has a whole lot of horror going on . National Post . March 25, 2022.
  11. News: September 21, 2022 . Inuvialuit siblings from Yellowknife make it to the finale of Amazing Race Canada . CBC News . September 26, 2022.
  12. Web site: Broadway Alums Catherine Wreford Ledlow and Craig Ramsay Win The Amazing Race Canada . 2022-09-26 . Peoplemag . en.
  13. Web site: October 22, 2020 . Find Out What Makes TikTok Star Marika Sila Tick . March 26, 2022 . VITA Daily . en-US . October 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009092705/https://vitadaily.ca/2020/10/22/find-out-what-makes-tiktok-star-marika-sila-tick/ . live .
  14. Web site: Macyshon . Jill . September 5, 2020 . Indigenous TikTok creators use platform to 'bridge the gap' between cultures . March 25, 2022 . CTV News . February 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206115455/https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/indigenous-tiktok-creators-use-platform-to-bridge-the-gap-between-cultures-1.5093898 . live .
  15. Web site: Taylor-Singh . Heather . September 30, 2021 . 10 Indigenous Content Creators You Should Be Following . March 25, 2021 . . en . October 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211003000525/https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/society/10-indigenous-content-creators-you-should-be-following . live .
  16. Web site: Small . Jordan . RedPath Radio podcast to inspire unity among all races, genders and identities . March 25, 2022 . Lakeland Today . en . May 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516234306/https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/indigenous-alberta/redpath-radio-podcast-to-inspire-unity-among-all-races-genders-and-identities-3640380 . live .
  17. Web site: Taylor . Brooke . June 22, 2021 . 'Unapologetically Indigenous': How TikTok provides a community for Indigenous creators to advocate, educate and entertain . March 25, 2022 . . February 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206114941/https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/unapologetically-indigenous-how-tiktok-provides-a-community-for-indigenous-creators-to-advocate-educate-and-entertain-1.5480765 . live .
  18. Cardin-Goyer . Camille . February 2022 . Reclaiming Their Culture . . 70 . March 26, 2022 . April 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405053211/https://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/shopping/project-atigi-meet-the-inuit-designer-victoria-kakuktinniq . live .
  19. Web site: Project Atigi: Meet the Inuit designer Victoria Kakuktinniq . March 25, 2022 . Elle Canada . March 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314105756/https://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/shopping/project-atigi-meet-the-inuit-designer-victoria-kakuktinniq . live .
  20. Web site: The Secret History of the Wild West Ep 101 . April 13, 2022 . . April 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413222052/https://corporate.aptn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SH101-Credits.pdf . live .
  21. Web site: Marika Sila . April 13, 2022 . IMDb . February 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216184622/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7914406/ . live .
  22. Web site: It's Go Time, Canada! THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Returns July 5 on CTV, as all 10 Teams Revealed. Bell Media. June 22, 2022. June 22, 2022.
  23. https://occhimagazine.com/madison-thomas-finality-of-dusk-receives-its-world-premiere/ "Film ‘Finality Of Dusk’ Receives its World Premiere"

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