William Wasden Jr.
William Wasden Jr., Wak̕analagalis (“The River Flows Through Him Forever”), was born in ʼYa̱lis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, on October 14, 1967. Chief T̕sesti’lela Wa’kas Simon Dick introduced him to basic art at a young age. At 12, he joined Chief and Master Carver Douglas Cranmer’s classes in Alert Bay....