![]() " 'Dark Winds' Jessica Matten: "My Entire Life's Purpose Is to Empower Women' ". " 'Dark Winds' actor helps First Nations students get into film industry through college course". " 'Dark Winds' actress Jessica Matten is 'all about representation' ". "Breaking boundaries: Jessica Matten returns as Sgt. " 'Dark Winds' Star Jessica Matten Signs With M88". ^ a b c Cordero, Rosy (September 20, 2022)."Jessica Matten - The Dark Winds Series Actress is Leading the Generation Next Indigenous Movement". "Jessica Matten of 'Dark Winds' is Ready to Lead the First Indigenous Superhero Movie". ^ Puckett-Pope, Lauren (27 June 2022)."Edmonton-born actress brings edge to fur-trade TV drama Frontier". Matten is a direct descendant of Cuthbert Grant, the first rebel Métis leader, known for the Battle of the Seven Oaks in Canada. She is also the President of 7 Forward Entertainment, an Indigenous-owned production company based on the West Coast of Canada. Matten is a co-founder of The Counting Coup Indigenous Film Academy (“CCIFA”), an educational environment for creative work, where emerging and aspiring First Nations, Metis and Inuit artists can gain expertise and experience in film. She plays Sergeant Bernadette Manuelito, the only female police officer on the Navajo reservation. In 2022, Matten began co-starring in the TV crime drama series Dark Winds. In 2020, Matten appeared in the horror movie The Empty Man for Disney/20th Century Fox studios. She also previously starred in the short film A Red Girl’s Reasoning which received an award at the Imagine NATIVE Film Festival. She was also an associate producer on the series. She plays the newly appointed chief of an indigenous police force in Alberta, Canada. In 2020, Matten began starring in Tribal on the APTN Network. Matten appeared in five international/Native People’s television series in eight years including Discovery Canada and Netflix series Frontier starring Jason Momoa and CW Network and CBC drama series Burden of Truth. Matten graduated from the University of Alberta with a science degree in human ecology. She also worked for her father in marketing for several years before becoming an actor. įrom the age of six, she assisted with her mother's First Nations modeling agency around Canada. ![]() She is of Red River Métis and Cree heritage through her mother. Jessica Matten is a Canadian actress and film producer.
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