James Madam Art
Illustrations
Niwhts'ide'ni'Hibi'it'ën
The Ways of our Ancestors
Mélanie H. Morin
Introduces Wetsuet'en people and their history.
It explores the Wetsuet'en clan system in depth and how it relates to traditional Wetsuet'en land use, spirituality and values.
James's illustration is featured on the cover and artwork inside this book.
The Boy and the Salmon
As told by Emma Michell
A traditional Wetsuet'en story of one boy's adventure and education in the world of the salmon renowned and shared throughout the Northwest Coast of British Columbia.
James has illustrated this book.
Shared Histories
Tyler McCreary
Shared Histories looks deeply into what happened at the intersection of settler dreams and Wetsuet'en reality in Smithers, a small town in northwestern British Columbia.
This collection of hidden histories reveals how generations of Wetsuet'en made a place for themselves despite local, provincial, and national efforts push them, and indeed all Indiginous peoples, to the fringes.
James's illustration is included on the cover and first page of this book.
'Isdes Biyïts'sn
'Isdes' Jaw
As told by Josephine Michell
Follow 'Isdes', the Wetsuet'en trickster, on one of his many humorous adventures. Greedy and foolish, he often gets himself into trouble.
Like many trickstrers, he can transform himself into anything to get his way.
His stories explain how some aspects of the world came to be, but mostly they are meant to teach us lessons about ourselves and to make us laugh.
James has illustrated this book.