Tamara Ceshia Podemski was born in Toronto, and is the daughter of an Israeli father and a Saulteaux mother of the Bear/Thunderbird Clan, from Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan. She has two sisters, named Jennifer and Sarah. She was also married to Darrell Dennis, but has since been divorced. She is a graduate of the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts in Toronto, where she studied theater, dance and music throughout its 10-year program. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Currently, Tamara is developing a new TV series with her sister, Jennifer, and writing her fourth album.