Johnny Aitken
Elder Johnny Aitken is an interdisciplinary artist, actor, writer, carver, filmmaker, activist and educator. Johnny's mixed ancestry includes Coast Salish, Scottish and Haida and he self-identifies as a 2Spirit First Nations indivdual. Johnny's twenty-foot-tall carving of an Honouring Figure stands in the Emma and Felix Jack Park on Mayne Island--a park named after his grandparents from the Cowichan Tribes. As a self-proclaimed "cross-cultural bridge builder," Johnny enjoys collaborating with members of both Indigenous and Settler communities and has dedicated himself to a lifetime career in creating stories that lead to a place of healing. He lives on Mayne Island, British Columbia.
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