Dean Heron

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Tlingit

Village: Watson Lake, Yukon

Dean Heron, born in 1970, is Kaska/Tlingit and member of the Wolf Clan from Teslin, Yukon. His father was a teacher and superintendent of public schools which allowed Dean to see many parts of the country while growing up. It was living in northern British Columbia that had an impact on his sense of environment, community, and self-identity. His parents encouraged him to search out his heritage from a young age.

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