hesquiaht first nation arts & wellbeing program

about

> program supporting local hesquiaht youth through arts practice, specifically photography, film and the use of story as a method of healing.

> created in collaboration with educator and children’s book author carly seibel through the hesquiaht place of learning

> supporting artists > alisen hunt, kyler vos

location

> nuu-chah-nulth territory, clayoquot sound, canada

all images & video taken by the talented

> rakaylyn, donovan, jacine, patrick & kevin featuring maliquan, malizha, mikyleigh, shaqai, treyquaun

> video editing by alisen hunt

learn about the hesquiaht

hesquiaht first nation is the most northerly and also the most remote of the nuu-chah-nulth nations in the clayoquot sound.

along with 13 other first nations on the west coast of vancouver island we are members of the nuu-chah-nulth tribal council.

hot springs cove is our most inhabited reserve.

our story