about the artist
brandon gabriel
Cultural Background: Kwantlen First Nation, Stó꞉lō, Coast Salish, BC
Brandon Gabriel is a member of the Kwantlen First Nation, whose unceded territories include present-day New Westminster, Surrey, Langley, and surrounding communities. He studied Cultural Anthropology, Marketing, and Visual Arts at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and earned a BFA in Visual Art with a minor in Indigenous Studies from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. He has developed and taught Indigenous-focused curriculum across post-secondary and K–12 institutions, and is currently an Instructor of Indigenous Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
About Wanuskewin collective
Our shops are a not-for-profit organization that have been apart of the Wanuskewin Heritage Park for over 30 years now. With our earnings going back into the park and other organizations such as ones involved in survivors of Residential schools as well as families of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women; we are fortunate and proud to be apart of Treaty 6 Territory.
