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aleria was born in edmonton, alberta, to a haudenosaunee & teme augama anishnabai mother and cree-métis & dene tha’ father. her family moved to six nations when she was 2 and she has lived there ever since. aleria was raised with a strong connection to her both her onondaga and teme augama anishnabai roots, having grown up in a haudenosaunee community and being close to her family on bear island. her father passed in 2019, and with that, she also lost most of her connection to her dene tha’ and cree-métis roots, but she is working to learn more about where her father came from and connect with that side of her family.

growing up, aleria was involved in various forms of performance, including competitive dance, public speaking, spoken word, and theatre. she began writing as a pre-teen, writing short stories and poetry. in her final year of high school, she wrote and directed her first play entitled and she split the sky in two, which told the story of a teenage girl grieving the suicide of her older sister. in 2020 she self published her first book of poetry, thunderstorms, and in 2023 she self-published her second collection with the support of the ontario arts council, titled sweetgrass & cigarettes. most recently, she was a participant in the 23/24 edition of the paprika festival’s indigenous arts program, where she developed her newest play, til our bodies fall apart. aleria now performs her poetry at various festivals and events across ontario.

she is a former miss six nations, miss teen six nations, miss teenage ontario, and has represented her community in some of the largest pageants in canada, including miss teenage canada, miss world canada, and miss universe canada. she placed 2nd runner-up at miss teenage canada 2018, and most recently, was awarded the head to head challenge and beauty with a purpose awards at miss world canada 2021.

aleria is a suicide prevention advocate, connecting in particular with indigenous youth. after surviving a suicide attempt at 17, she began advocating for change on a grassroots level. in 2019 she started odrǫ́hyo:t, the six nations youth suicide prevention committee. the committee offers culturally-based programming and workshops to support wellness in her community’s youth. aleria believes in cultural connection and involvement as a protective factor for suicide and other mental health issues.

in 2024, aleria founded miss indigenous canada, a self-development and leadership program for young indigenous women ages 18-30. she serves as the director as she works alongside of the rest of the miss indigenous canada committee to produce the first ever edition of the pageant.

in her free time, aleria enjoys reading, gardening, sewing, spending time with her animals, bird-watching, playing the sims 4, being on the land, and poorly attempting to identify fungi.