Ed Archie Noisecat - Shuswap, Lil'wat Nation. Interior Salish artist Ed Archie NoiseCat grew up in British Columbia’s remote, mountainous interior with his mother’s people, the Canim Lake Band of Shuswap Indians. He draws inspiration from his mother’s plateau culture, and from his father’s people,...
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HAWK – INSIGHT, CONSCIOUSNESS & OBSERVATION Hawk is the protector and visionary of the air and holds the key to higher levels of consciousness. This powerful animal enables us to awaken visions and inspires a creative life purpose by receiving messages from the universe. Hawks are...
Ya’Ya (Charles Heit), Gitxsan Nation. Ya’Ya was born 1957 in Kispiox, BC. In 1970, Chuck Heit was introduced to the art of carving wood by his uncle, Chief Walter Harris. Shortly thereafter, he was accepted at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art and...
Xwa-Lack-Tun (Rick Harry), Squamish Nation. Xwa-lack-tun was born and raised in Squamish. His mother is originally from Squamish and Alert Bay (Coast Salish, Kwakiutl) while his father was Coast Salish (Squamish). Xwa-lack-tun was given his indigenous name by his father, Pekultn, who was a hereditary...
Vickie Jensen juggles a number of careers, including writing, teaching, lecturing, editing and photography. She also handles publication and distribution of select titles through her Vancouver-based company Westcoast Words. She feels that reading and writing books have encouraged her love of adventure. She and her...
Stewart Jacobs, Squamish Nation. Stewart was born in 1958 and raised in North Vancouver, BC into the Squamish Nation. He first started to carve with Fred Baker and learned from the other old masters. Stewart’s first throw was in 1979 when he was in high school....
Shain Jackson, Sechelt Nation. Shain is a lawyer who has represented the interests of Aboriginal communities and organizations throughout British Columbia in relation to a broad array of issues. After years devoted to the legal profession Shain has taken a break to follow his passion...
Ron Wallace, Lil'wat Nation. Ron Wallace is from the Lil’wat Nation and is one of eleven children of Raymond and Flora Wallace. Ron was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ron’s traditional name is “Pumaka” and means “Drum Man”. It was at the Native Education College in...
Robert Joseph, Squamish Nation. Robert is an up and coming Squamish Nation wood carver who belongs to a talented family of carvers. Robert learned to carve from his mother Ruth Baker and father figure Eddie Apodaca who are both well known artists in the Squamish...