She is Ojibway and a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation in Cape Croker, Ontario.

[2] Activating and developing greater understanding of misrepresented or marginalized histories is of personal and political import for LaVallee whose critical thought is influenced from her experience working with Indigenous peoples in Canada, El Salvador, Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand)[3] LaVallee began her curatorial practice in 2005 at Aspace gallery in Toronto.

[5][6] Since 2017 she worked at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Art Centre, in Gatineau, Quebec.

LaVallee’s curatorial work explores how colonial relations have shaped historical and contemporary culture in Canada.

[9] LaVallee's visual work of customary Native iconography has been in several group exhibitions across Canada.