Who is the Artist?
Satsi Naziel (she/her) is a Wet’suwet’en and Chilean Artist.
Her mother is of the beautiful country of Chile.
Satsi’s nation is a matrilineal culture, so Satsi has been adopted into her mother clan the Gilseyh’yu (Big Frog), and Yikh Tsawilhggis (Dark House) of the Wet’suwet’en Nation. Her father clan is the Likhts’amisyu (Killer Whale/fireweed clan).
Satsi grew up connecting to her Wet’suwet’en ancestors on her Yintah (the traditional land of the Wet’suwet’en). She was raised hearing the stories, the history, and songs of the Wet’suwet’en People. She cares deeply for her Yintah, the ancestors who are buried there, and all life forms that live within it.
She finds passion, inspiration, and dreams in their traditional art form. She loves to spread the healing, the reconnection and pride that comes with seeing and creating Northwest Coast indigenous pieces. She believes this art form like any other cultural aspect of the Wet’suwet’en, brings back the spirit of their nations’ people piece by piece.
Satsi has been an artist for most of her life and has been practicing Northwest Coast Art since 2020. She learned the art form from the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, where she has earned their certificate in 2-dimensional design. Her instructors, Nathan Wilson, Nakkita Trimble, Ken McNeil, Phil Gray, and Darryl Moore and Stephanie Anderson.
She has also received feedback on how to fine tune her art from her Wet’suwet’en father Warner Naziel, who learned the art form at the Ksan School of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
Satsi has created pieces for the BC Center on Substance Use, the BC Ministry of Health, Amnesty International and for their clan and community, FNHA, among many other organizations.
She have taken part in group exhibitions such as Skeena Salmon Art Festival, Unfold, Ancestral, Northern Perspectives and more.
As we work through the trauma of colonization, we become our ancestors’ dreams through the decolonization and the reclamation of everything that makes us strong and beautiful.
Peace and Unity Gathering Logo
Raven and skull coloured pencil piece
Bc studies academic peer reviewed journal cover. A hummingbird and traditional flowers of the likhts’amisyu
Eagle chest tattoo design for the son of a missing indigenous woman
Killer whale and fireweed coloured pencil piece
A frog looking towards a new day amongst the reeds
Our galaxy in the north west coast indigenous art style, coloured pencil piece.
A tarantula, often misunderstood as a scary being, but is actually such a delicate creature. I drew this with my clans represented, with an owl, the ravens, eagles, and frogs. A personal piece as I find spiritual connection to them as a guide. The original weaver of fates, and interconnections.
A wolf design
A bear design
A blanket design, of a bear, beaver and big frog. To be worn on graduates sashes in my indigenous community.
A blanket design of a small frog and killerwhale, they are clans with coastal origins. Until they became a part of the Wet’suwet’en nation. To be worn on graduates sashes in my indigenous peoples community
A feather design.
A salmon cycle design
Anakaski logo. Of the bear that sits and blocks the trail.
A design of a horse, coyote and crow emerging from the mist. With arrowheads
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