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Tom is a Kwakiutl carver and painter who carries blood lines from Blunden Harbour and Fort Rupert through the marriage of his parents.

Nanaimo is home to The Good Family – a multi-generational team of outstanding Snuneymuxw artists.

Jonathan is a versatile artist who expresses his culture through many different art forms. “I am learning to weave, and I love to weave. I think my Tlingit ancestry is showing in my weaving… I dance, I sing, I’ve drummed all my life.

Dave is a member of the Tsaxis First Nation. He was born in Alert Bay, the second of ten children – including brother Jonathan – and has lived most of his life in Fort Rupert, BC at the north end of Vancouver Island.

Toni Frank (Shahtle Mult) comes from the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw People. She is Shíshálh (Sechelt) and K’ómoks (Comox).