Chepximiya Siyam Janice George

Chepximiya Siyam Janice George of Sḵwxwú7mesh Nation is a hereditary chief, trained museum curator, and educator who graduated from Capilano University and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She co-organized the first Canada Northwest Coast Weavers Gathering, with other Sḵwxwú7mesh Weavers. She explains that this education helped her excel as a teacher adding to her most important traditional teachings.