7
MEET
THE ARTISTS
"I am honoured to create art that
respects the traditions of my ancestors
from the Naikun Raven clan on Haida
Gwaii."
Corey Bulpitt
Haida
"My art tells women's stories, showcasing
the beauty and creativity of life."
Sharifah Marsden
Anishinaabe
Nahaan is an interdisciplinary creator of
expression perpetuating his family's
Tlingit culture through sobriety, language
facilitation, and leadership. He helped
revive traditional tattoo culture on the
Pacific Northwest Coast and is a movement
oriented activist.
Nahaan is the first of his family to be born
outside of Alaska and raised in Seattle.
Nahaan
Tlingit
"I am a proud member of Lac Seul First
Nation, Treaty Three Territory. I was born
and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba but
currently reside in Red Lake, Ontario.
My work is influenced by Ojibwe Florals
and the nature around me."
Storm Angeconeb
Lac Seul First Nation, Ojibwe
"I was raised in a way of life based on
hunting, fishing, feasting, singing,
dancing and visual arts. Art has always
been communicated as an expression
of spirit that is connected to people
and ways of life."
Paul Windsor
Haisla, Heiltsuk
"My art and culture express the
interconnection of all that surrounds us."
Darrell Thorne
Coast Salish
"Creating art honours my journey
through my fires so that I might stand
in truth; my work is not a career, it is
a way of life."
Francis Dick
Kwakwaka'wakw
"Through my art, I share our teachings,
legends and myths."
Jason Adair
Ojibway
Visit P. 30 to see our
selection of Artist Cards
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