Columpa C. Bobb (born 1971) is a Canadian photographer, actress, playwright, poet and teacher of Coastal Salish descent. She has been performing, writing plays, and teaching for 20 years.

Career

Bobb, who is originally from Vancouver, has written over a dozen plays that have been produced across Canada and overseas including ''Jumping Mouse'' (co-written with Marion deVries), a play for young audiences, that was nominated for a

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and a

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. Bobb is most recognized for the role of Mary Cook on the

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show ''

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'', and also appeared in the short lived series ''

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'' and the film '' Johnny Greyeyes''. 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

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's ''Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth''. She was a cultural instructor and faculty member of the

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. 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

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where she resides. The program serves about 325 students per year and is free of charge to all participants. Bobb is also an instructor for the Circus and Magic Partnership (CAMP) program through the Winnipeg International Children's Festival. In 2019, Bobb appeared as Mavis in the

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's production of

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' '' The Unnatural and Accidental Women''. Her newest poetry book, ''Hope Matters'', was written in conjunction with her mother

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and her sister Tania Carter, and is slated for publication in 2019.

Personal life

Bobb is the daughter of poet and writer

and the great-granddaughter of actor

Chief Dan George Chief Dan George (born Geswanouth Slahoot; July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of No ...

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