Dakota Ray Hebert is a

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comedian, actress and writer from Canada.Bryan Eneas
"Comedy the vehicle for sensitive racial topics in new Saskatoon play"

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Saskatoon, March 4, 2019. She is most noted for her performance in the 2021 film '' Run Woman Run'', for which she won the awards for Best Actress at the 2021 American Indian Film FestivalVincent Schilling
"American Indian Film Festival: 126 films, 30 nominees, 6 winners"
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'', November 7, 2021. and Best Performance at the 2022 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival. Originally from Meadow Lake,

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

, Hebert first became known as a stage actress, including in productions of Tara Beagan's ''Dreary and Izzy'', Falen Johnson's ''Salt Baby'' and Ellie Moon's ''This Was the World''. In 2019, she both wrote and starred in the play ''Native Studies 101'' for the Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

. In 2022 she released her debut comedy album ''I'll Give You an Indian Act'', performed at the Toronto edition of Just for Laughs, and appeared in an episode of '' Comedy Night with Rick Mercer''. She has been announced as part of the cast of the forthcoming CTV sitcom ''

Shelved ''Shelved'' is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered March 6, 2023 on CTV.Matthew AlmeidaShhh Happens: New CTV Original Comedy SHELVED Premieres March 6 on CTV ''Bell Media'', February 14, 2023. Premise ''Shelved'' is a workplace comedy tha ...

''.Greg David
"New CTV Original Comedy "Shelved" Announces Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Dakota Ray Hebert and Paul Braunstein as Series Leads"
''TV, eh?'', June 29, 2022.

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