Burton Amos 

CULTURAL GROUP:
Haisla (Xa-Isla)

BORN:
June 10, 1963

BIRTHPLACE:
Kitamaat, BC



Burton Amos (Ghe-al-agum) has recently worked with fellow artists Lyle Wilson (Haisla), Philip Gray (Tsimshian/Cree) and Mike Dangeli (Nisga’a). Aside from carving, Burton has been involved in writing, poetry, photography and documentaries; all of these creative venues are dependent with his search for his cultural heritage. He is currently completing courses in filmmaking, in Vancouver.