Dale Campbell
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Dale Campbell is a Canadian First Nations carver from the Tahltan
nation of northern British Columbia
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She was born in Prince Rupert, B.C.
, in 1954. Her ancestry is Tahltan from Telegraph Creek. She is of the Wolf clan
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In 1972 she began an apprenticeship with the Tahltan carver Dempsey Bob
and has also worked with the Haida carver Freda Diesing
.
She specializes in carving totem poles and masks, including a 1982 totem pole
carved for the Museum of Northern British Columbia in Prince Rupert.
Tahltan
Tahltan refers to a Northern Athabaskan people who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut.-Social Organization:...
nation of northern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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She was born in Prince Rupert, B.C.
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:...
, in 1954. Her ancestry is Tahltan from Telegraph Creek. She is of the Wolf clan
Laxgibuu
The Laxgibuu is the name for the Wolf "clan" in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska. It is considered analogous or identical to identically named clans among the neighboring Gitksan and Nisga'a nations.The name Laxgibuu derives from gibuu, which...
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In 1972 she began an apprenticeship with the Tahltan carver Dempsey Bob
Dempsey Bob
Dempsey Bob is a Northwest Coast carver from British Columbia, Canada, who is of Tahltan and Tlingit First Nations descent. He was born in the Tahltan village of Telegraph Creek on the Stikine River in northwestern B.C., and is of the Wolf clan....
and has also worked with the Haida carver Freda Diesing
Freda Diesing
Freda Diesing was one of very few female carvers of Northwest Coast totem poles and a member of the Haida First Nation of British Columbia, Canada....
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She specializes in carving totem poles and masks, including a 1982 totem pole
Totem pole
Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from large trees, mostly Western Red Cedar, by cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America...
carved for the Museum of Northern British Columbia in Prince Rupert.