{"id":1038,"date":"2026-06-15T21:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/?post_type=trc57_speakers&#038;p=1038"},"modified":"2026-06-16T22:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:52:31","slug":"david-neel2","status":"publish","type":"trc57_speakers","link":"https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/speakers\/david-neel2\/","title":{"rendered":"David Neel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8\">\n<h2 class=\"topic\">A Journey of Reconnection and Healing Through Art (NEW DATE &#8211; MAY 29)<\/h2>\n<p>with David Neel<\/p>\n<div class=\"date\"><strong>Webinar Date:<\/strong>\u00a0May 29, 2025 \/ 12-1pm PT<\/div>\n<div class=\"topic-details\">This talk will explore David Neel&#8217;s powerful story of rediscovering his Kwakiutl heritage after being separated from it for over two decades. Through his memoir\u00a0The Way Home, Neel shares how a chance encounter with his great-great-grandfather\u2019s art sparked his journey to reclaim his cultural roots and pursue his dream of becoming an artist. The discussion will highlight the role of Indigenous art and community in his healing, as well as his journey to become a renowned multimedia artist, contributing to cultural revitalization.<\/div>\n<div class=\"book-details\">\n<div class=\"cover book-item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-569\" style=\"width: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-Cover-349905-600x800-1-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-Cover-349905-600x800-1-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-Cover-349905-600x800-1.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"book-info book-item\">\n<div class=\"title\">The Way Home<\/div>\n<p>David Neel<\/p>\n<div class=\"purchase\">\n<p><a class=\"button purchase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubcpress.ca\/the-way-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy a Copy<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"code\">Use the code TRC57 to get 20% off your purchase through UBC Press, plus, get free shipping on orders over $40<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"borrow\"><a class=\"button borrow\" href=\"https:\/\/search.virl.bc.ca\/search\/card?id=9ebfa1dc-2d3b-54d6-81db-fc321452d76f&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Borrow a Copy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 about-bg\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-570\" style=\"width: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Neel-Photo-crop-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Neel-Photo-crop-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/trc57speakerseries.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Neel-Photo-crop.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>David A. Neel<\/strong>, carver, jeweller, painter, printmaker, writer, and photographer, comes from a family of traditional Kwakwa\u0331ka\u0331\u2019wakw artists, including Dave Neel Sr., Ellen Neel, Mungo Martin, and Charlie James. In addition to apprenticing with carvers in Alert Bay, he received training in writing and photography from the University of Kansas and Mount Royal College in Alberta. He is the author of Our Chiefs and Elders: Words and Photographs of Native Leaders (1992) and The Great Canoes: Reviving a Northwest Coast Tradition (1995). He is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Kwakwa\u0331ka\u0331\u2019wakw traditional art and culture.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Journey of Reconnection and Healing Through Art (NEW DATE &#8211; MAY 29) with David Neel Webinar Date:\u00a0May 29, 2025 \/ 12-1pm PT This talk will explore David Neel&#8217;s powerful story of rediscovering his Kwakiutl heritage after being separated from it for over two decades. 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