[2] She is of Red River Métis and Cree heritage from the Metis Nation through her mother[2][3] and British-Chinese through her father.

[7] In 2022, Matten began co-starring in the TV crime drama series Dark Winds.

She plays Sergeant Bernadette Manuelito, the only female police officer on the Navajo reservation.

[7][10] She is also the President of 7 Forward Entertainment, an Indigenous-owned production company based on the West Coast of Canada.

[11] Matten is a direct descendant of Cuthbert Grant, the first rebel Métis leader, known for the Battle of Seven Oaks in Canada.