Melaw Nakehk'o 在《荒野猎人》中的专业表演处女作是她作为艺术家和社区领袖的杰出职业生涯的自然发展。Melaw出生于加拿大北部，在Liidlii Kue社区长大，来自Dehcho Dene和Denesuline人的部落首领。

Melaw 就读于圣达菲著名的美国印第安艺术学院，在那里她获得了二维艺术学位。梅劳还因其在振兴传统土著艺术实践方面的模范工作而受到认可，并利用古代技术的当代应用。她在复兴和教授驼鹿皮鞣制技术方面的工作引发了这种做法的复兴，并在加拿大塑造了更广泛的社区建设运动。她是 Dene Nahjo 的创始成员，并且是陆上大学项目 Dechinta 研究与学习中心的定期讲师。

梅劳有三个儿子，住在加拿大西北地区的耶洛奈夫。

Melaw Nakehk'o's professional acting debut in The Revenant is the natural progression of her distinguished career as an artist and community leader. Born in Canada's north, raised in the community of Liidlii Kue, Melaw comes from a long line of tribal leaders of the Dehcho Dene & Denesuline people.

Melaw attended the prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, where she earned a degree in 2 dimensional arts. Melaw is also recognized for her exemplary work in revitalizing traditional Indigenous artistic practices, with contemporary applications of ancient techniques. Her work in reviving and teaching moosehide tanning techniques has initiated a resurgence of the practice and shaped a broader community building movement within Canada. She is a Founding Member of Dene Nahjo, and is a regular instructor at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, a land-based university program.

Melaw has three sons and lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.