Darren Yelton began carving at the age of thirteen with his father and two brothers Jim and Tony. After completion of his high school education, Darren began carving full-time exclusively in wood and studied under Marvin Dana Baker and his father, all from the Squamish Indian Band. Darren has developed his own unique West Coast style, incorporating images of animals that come from family crests and legends common to the Coast Salish Community. These stories and myths have been his inspiration throughout his years of carving. Through his art, Darren Yelton has indeed given much to the world and is at the same time is preserving his cultural background through his teachings and artwork for future generations.

Simon Daniel James, also known as Winadzi, is an internationally renowned artist in many mediums. Simon has been a carver for more than 35 years and has learned many things in his long career. Simon is the co-creator and co-producer of the Raven Tales series and has spent several years promoting it all over the world. He added professional storyteller to his repertoire of tricks since being asked by many schools to do storytelling for students. Simon is from the Kwakwaka’wakw nation, and from the Kwicksuteniuk clan from Gilford Island on his mother’s side and from the Gwa’sala ‘Nakwaxda’xw from Blunden Harbour on his father’s side, though he was raised in Campbell River. When he reached the age of 15 he decided to start carving cedar and trained under his father Simon James Sr., a renowned artist in his own style.

Randall Bear Barnetson is a multidisciplinary artist of Indigenous heritage. Randall Bear Barnetson is from the village of Nadleh Whut’en, the Dakelh nation, and of the Duntem’yoo Bear clan. Bear’s artistic practice interprets matters of modernity such as mental health and wellbeing, identity, culture, and spirituality, through the framework of Northwest Coast Indigenous art forms. Bear’s art and traditional storytelling has aided in reconciliation and decolonization efforts with settler organizations in discussing Indigenous culture and heritage.