Susan A Point Author

Robert D. Watt studied at UBC and Carleton University before working in the Public Archives of Canada, Capilano College, and as the City Archivist for the City of Vancouver. In 1973 he joined the Centennial Museum (now known as the Museum of Vancouver) as the Curator of History, and in 1980 was appointed Director of the Museum. In 1988 Mr. Watt was appointed the first Chief Herald of Canada, and upon his retirement in 2007 was appointed Rideau Herald Emeritus. His honours and awards include the 125th Canadian Confederation Medal, the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals, and investiture into the Royal Victorian Order. Susan A. Point is a descendant of the Musqueam and a leader of the resurgence of Coast Salish art. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, an Indspire Achievement Award, a YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and a lifetime appointment to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, among many other honours. Point has honorary doctorates from the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. In 2018 she was awarded the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. Dr. Michael Kew was born in Quesnel, B.C. in 1932. He is an in-married member of the Musqueam community through his late wife, Della Charles, and an “uncle” of Susan Point. He studied anthropology at UBC and the University of Washington, taught at UBC for many years, and is the author of many articles and books about First Nations art in B.C., including Susan Point: Coast Salish Artist (2000).