Professor Maya Chacaby is Anishinaabe, Beaver Clan from Kaministiquia (Thunder Bay). Her birth family comes from Red Rock (Deschamps/Blanchette/Desmoulin) and adoptive family (Chacaby) from Ombabika, Lake Nipigon (registered with Eabametoong). Maya was an apprentice in Traditional storytelling with Alex McKayban (Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug) for 8 years along with many other wonderful Elders. She is a sociology professor at York University (Canada) and works in partnership with Nokiiwin Tribal Council to develop an open-world RPG "Biskaabiiyaang" as an Indigenous Metaverse and living archive of Traditional Knowledges. Maya has also developed an Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe Language) culture-based grammar system and developed a D&D style tabletop Anishinaabemowin adventure game that she runs through her language classes at York University. In her spare time, Maya runs professional development sessions on cultural competency and culture-based trauma informed practices.