Steven Davies is a Canadian filmmaker of Coast Salish (Snuneymuwx) and European descent based on Vancouver Island. Davies’ practice is collaborative and community driven, and often follows stories of cultural resurgence that infuse a sense of pride. His earlier works include The Re-naming of PKOLS, the WSÁNEC First Nations take a revolutionary step to reclaim and re-name a sacred mountain in their traditional territory, Discovery Island, a dramatic film about a young Indigenous man who moves to an isolated island to prove his love and worth as a father, and Ahousat going? A Portrait of the Ahousaht, a documentary film that follows the West Coast community’s response to a suicide crisis in 2004.
The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.