 At seventeen, she moved to Vancouver to study theatre at Capilano University and the Spirit Song Native Indian Theatre School.She is a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation.Maracle is best known for her roles in the television series "Blackfly" and "Moccasin Flats", the 2007 film "Tkaronto" and stage productions of Tomson Highway's "Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout".