CULTURAL GROUP:
Coast Salish

BORN:
June 13, 1950 (d. 2014)

BIRTHPLACE:
Ruby Creek, BC

David was a Coast Salish artist from the Yale Band First Nation. He was well-known in Vancouver for his knife-making skills, and had been creating carving knives for many years. In 2009, David graduated from Vancouver's Northwest Coast Jewellery Arts program under established Haida/Kwakwaka'wakw artist, Dan Wallace. David passed away in 2014.