Teachings of the Drum (Nuu chah nulth)

Ren Louie is Nuu-chah-nulth from Ahousaht and his traditional name is Wikinanish, which translates to ‘eldest son’. He comes from mixed Nuu-chah-nulth, African American, and Ukrainian heritage. With his background in Indigenous Studies and his work as an Aboriginal Role Model in schools, he hopes to one day teach Indigenous Studies at the post-secondary level. Ren is passionate about his language and culture and enjoys learning new songs and traditional teachings from Elders and Knowledge Keepers in the Indigenous community.Karlene Harvey is an illustrator and writer, and she lives on the unceded and ancestral home territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. She is Tsilhqot’in through her mother and Syilx through her father, both sides of her family include a mix of European ancestry. She studied visual art at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and completed a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of British Columbia. Karlene is passionate about diverse representation in her illustrations and believes that Indigenous storytelling is a powerful form of knowledge sharing and change making.