A Note on the Artists
John
AUGUST
John
is a member of the Squamish First Nation from British Columbia.
Matthew
BAKER
Matthew
is a member of the Squamish First Nation from
British
Columbia
.
He was born
on the Capilino Reservation in
North Vancouver, BC. His mother is Kwakiutl and his father is Coast Salish. Matthew was
taught by his father, Richard, a master totem carver. He has been carving for 25 years, and has a studio on the Sechelt
Reserve on the
Sunshine
Coast
in
British
Columbia
where he
lives with his wife, Doreen, and three children. Matthew carves plaques, masks, rattles and totem poles in
traditional Coast Salish and Kwakiutl images.
Troy
BAKER
Troy
is a member of the Coast Salish Nation, Squamish tribe. He lives on
the Capilano Reservation in North Vancouver, British Columbia. In
2007, he was 25 years old. He was taught by his father, Richard
Baker. He carves traditional Coast Salish wall plaques.
Josh
GEORGE
Josh
is from the Coast Salish Nation and is a member of the Burrard Tribe on
the Burrard Reservation in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born
in ~1975 and is self-taught. He carves Coast Salish wall plaques and
totems.
Les
HARPER
Les
is from the Carrier Nation in Prince George, British Columbia. He was born
in ~1975 and was taught to carve by his uncle, Doug Harper. He is
currently living in Chilliwack, BC. Les carves Kwakiutl-style
plaques, which is common to the northern part of Vancouver Island.
Darcy
JOSEPH
Darcy
is a member of the Coast Salish Nation, Squamish Tribe in
British Columbia.
He lives on the Capilino Reservation in North Vancouver, BC. He was
born in ~1952. Darcy, Delmar, and Chief Floyd Joseph are brothers. His
plaques are nice, clean work. He likes to make two piece plaques.
Delmar
JOSEPH
Delmar
is a member of the Coast Salish Nation, Squamish Tribe. He lives in
Squamish, British Columbia. In 2007, he was about 50 years
old. He was taught how to carve by his late father Chief Larry Joseph but he mostly learned on his own by watching his dad and uncles. Darcy, Delmar, and Chief Floyd Joseph are brothers. He carves totem poles, boxes, and wall plaques.
Richard
KRAWCHUK
Richard
is from the Coast Salish Nation, Squamish tribe. He was born in
~1955 and was taught by master carver Floyd Joseph. He carves Coast
Salish wall plaques and totems.
David
LOUIS
David
is a member of the Coast Salish First Nation and part of the Musqueam Tribe. He lives on the Musqueam Reservation on
the Fraser River on the southwest edge of Vancouver, BC. He was born
in ~1965 and carves Coast Salish masks, totems, and plaques.
George
MATILPI
George
is a member of the Kwakiutl Nation and lives on the Island of Alert Bay
located off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island. George was born in
~1950 and carves Kwakiutl wall plaques.
Cody MATHIAS
Cody
is a member of the Coast Salish Nation, Squamish tribe and lives on the
Capilino Reservation. He was born in ~1955 and carves Coast Salish
masks totems and wall plaques.
Delbert PETER
Delbert is a member of the Coast Salish Nation, Penelakut tribe and lives on Penelakut (formerly Kuper) Island, off the east coast of Vancouver Island. Delbert carves traditional Coast Salish carvings.
Tribes
vs. Nations
Q.
What is the difference between a tribe and a nation?
A. A tribe is composed of many clans or families. A nation is made up of
many tribes.
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