Biography

Chief Janice George is from a prominent Squamish family and has numerous ceremonial and cultural responsibilities within her community. She graduated from Capilano University and the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a hereditary chief, a trained museum curator and educator, and co-curator and co-designer of the Squamish and Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, BC., and the new Vancouver Art Gallery. Chief Dr. Janice George received the Squamish Nation Excellence Award for CULTURE and the national Dreamcatcher Award in 2010 for her outstanding contributions to the community in arts and culture. Since the age of 18, her formal and informal job has been to interview, record, and learn from the Squamish Nation Elders, her most honoured teachings. Chief Dr. Janice George received her Honorary Doctorate from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2025 for her dedication to sharing Coast Salish weaving and culture with her community and the world.