Mya belongs to the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) on her mother’s side and Kanien’kahá:ka (Mohawk), member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, on her father’s side. She was born in North Vancouver on Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish peoples’ traditional territories and grew up on the X̱wemelch’stn Uxumixw (Capilano Village) in West Vancouver. Mya has been working as a science project liaison for the Kahnawake Education Center and collaborating with the science curriculum consultant to support developing, implementing, and enhancing culturally rooted educational programming for all Kahnawake schools. Mya is also enrolled in a cultural training program with instruction in the Kanien’kahá:ka language and Kanien’kahá:ka cultural teachings.