Bentwood Box by Bruce Alfred and Brennan Sawyer orca-book-publishers Nella attended both Camosun College

Nella attended both Camosun College and the University of Victoria

Living in the isolated wilderness of the Great Bear Rainforest

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In the 1980s she became an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia where she founded the Ts’‘Kel Graduate Program and was a driving force behind the creation of the First Nations House of Learning

#IndianLovePoems is a poetry collection that delves into the humour and truths of love and lust within Indigenous communities

Bentwood Box by Bruce Alfred and Brennan Sawyer orca-book-publishers Nella attended both Camosun CollegeBruce Alfred is a Kwakwaka'wakw ('Namgis) artist, born in Alert Bay and deeply rooted in traditional practices. He was introduced to the art of steam bent wood boxes and chests by world renowned artist Doug Cranmer, and his work is now prized by collectors locally and internationally. His bentwood boxes have been exhibited at the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Museum of Anthropology, and in 2008 he was honoured by the BC Achievement Foundation