Unmasking heritage: charting the rise of women carvers on B.C.S north coast
Unmasking heritage: A cultural shift is underway on British Columbia’s North Coast, where Indigenous women are reclaiming space in the traditional art of wood carving—an area historically dominated by men. From Haida Gwaii to Kitimat, women from coastal First Nations, including the Haida, Tsimshian, and Haisla, are picking up carving tools to create masks, totem … Read more