Toonasa

Dakelh, Wet’suwet’en

Educator, Curator, Photography

Toonasa is Wet’suwet’en and Dakelh and is a member of the Big Frog clan. She grew up in her grandfather’s Dakelh village of Stellako, located in British Columbia’s northern interior. Toonasa moved to Vancouver in 2010 to attend post-secondary and graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2014 with a BFA in Photography. Throughout the years, she has worked in Indigenous communities with youth in various capacities, and is happy to bring both her professional and personal experiences to the education programs at the Bill Reid Gallery.