Marika Sila

Marika Sila (born March 18, 1992) 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. Sila focuses on roles which portray Indigenous people positively. In 2019, she had her first major acting role in the episode 'A Traveler' of The Twilight Zone, where she portrayed an Inuk police officer. She also appeared as a police officer in four episodes of the Canadian police procedural series Tribal in 2020. Sila's lead performance as an Inuk paramedic in the Canadian horror film Ditched (2022) was well-received. She is known for using her acting career to advocate for Indigenous rights and climate issues.