Tyler York

Tyler York (StllnG̲a)[1] is a Haida woodcarver and actor from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3] He is most noted for his performance in the Haida-language film Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna), for which he won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2018.[4]

Tyler York
Occupation

As a carver, York was an apprentice under Jaalen Edenshaw, working together on a totem pole for the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site — first new totem pole to be erected in the park in over a century.[2]

York also plays basketball, where he is a "crowd favorite and fierce competitor".[1]

For the film Edge of the Knife, he and the rest of the cast learned the Haida language, in a 2-week training camp and throughout the 5 weeks of filming.[5][6]

References
  1. "It's more than just Basketball". Council of the Haida Nation. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. Shaun Thomas (November 15, 2012). "Work underway to raise first totem pole in Gwaii Haanas in more than a century". The Northern View.
  3. "To lay the copper on the floor". Council of the Haida Nation. November 1, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. "Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards Haida-language Edge of the Knife". CityNews. January 8, 2019.
  5. Graham Richard (July 7, 2017). ""Breath is where it all starts"". Council of the Haida Nation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. "Edge of the Knife: Three to the power of all". Council of the Haida Nation. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.


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