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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. He later trained with his cousin Beau Dick and studied under Haida artist Don Yeoman in Victoria, earning the Henry Hunt Memorial Award. In the late 1990s, he learned jewellery engraving from Paddy Seaweed and Randy Cook and continues that practice today.

In high school, he heard his grandfather, Singer, Composer, and Chief Thomas Hunt, sing for the first time. The experience changed him. He shifted from visual art to traditional singing to help preserve the culture.

William still studies archival recordings and learns from today’s knowledge keepers. He thanks the Elders who taught him when the tradition was close to fading. He now teaches singing in Alert Bay and leads the Gwa’wina Dancers Cultural Society, a professional troupe dedicated to sharing authentic Kwakwaka’wakw culture and teachings.