Background
He was born in the Tahltan village of Telegraph Creek on the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, and is of the Wolf clan.
He was born in the Tahltan village of Telegraph Creek on the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, and is of the Wolf clan.
He began carving in 1969, studying with the Haida carver Freda Diesing in Prince Rupert, British Columbia In 1972-1974 he studied at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art ("Ksan) at Hazelton, British Columbia, in Gitksan territory. He carves bowls, masks, and totem poles, mostly in the Tlingit style. His apprentices have included the Tahltan carver Dale Campbell and Tlingit carver Keith Wolfe Smarch.