Aaron Nelson-Moody
He has worked with community groups and students for the last 12 years sharing traditional teachings here in Canada, Japan and Scotland, and recently carved the entrance doors for Canada House pavilion, located in Torino, Italy for the 2006 Olympic Games. He does storytelling, and drumming and singing, drum making, carving and jewelry.
He has spent the last 10 years being involved with the Uts’am:Witness arts and environment project; been on two Tribal Journeys canoe trips on the Squamish Nation 50 foot carved cedar canoe; and previously worked at Kahtou Native Newspaper, and Adbusters Magazine as a writer/photographer,
He is currently devoting more of his time to Coast Salish art, woodcarving, and jewelry. He recently worked as an assistant teacher of a First Nations art course at Emily Carr College of Art and Design; and was awarded a Bill Holm research grant to spend two weeks carving a replica of a spindle whorl, the original having been collected from Squamish territory many years ago.
Tawx’sin yexwulla / Poolxtun Cheak’mus Squamish First Nation Xwemelestun
Welcome to this site which contains samples of my Coast Salish artwork.
