Bill Helin

Bill Helin

Bill Helin (pronounced hə'li:n) is a Canadian artist, teacher, and designer in the Northwest Coast style and a member of the Tsimshian First Nation of northwestern British Columbia. His ancestry is from the Gits'iis tribe in the village of Lax Kw'alaams, B.C. His father was Arthur Helin (Haymaas).

His accomplishments include designing the patch worn by astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle "Columbia" in 1996 and the carving of the world's largest (180' 3" tall) totem pole known as the Spirit of Lekwammen, carved for the Commonwealth Games.

He is a cousin to the author Calvin Helin, whose 2006 book, "Dances with Dependency," he illustrated.

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* Helin, Calvin (2006) "Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success through Self-Reliance." Vancouver: Orca Spirit Publishing and Communications.


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