Oooold photos of copper shields. 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽

New copper chain link idea. #copper #art

Buncha new hayatskw 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 copper shield pendants

Finished a large copper shield. Hayatskw ! #nativesky #copperart

Finished a large copper shield. Hayatskw ! #nativesky #copperart

@nickdangeli and Hayetsk help me do a dry run of our dance screen! All set for Thursday’s feast! #teamdangeli #githayetsk

Progress on the potlatch copper shield. #copperart #nativesky

Just a King 👑 and his Oscar! Congrats to Ryan Coogler, Best Original Screenplay winner for #SINNERS. #Oscars

Experimenting with copper plating steel sheet with mixed results

I’ve been a #PolarisPrize juror for 9 years. I was on the grand jury that picked Jeremy Dutcher in 2018 and I introduced the jury to Snotty Nose Rez Kids. Proud of the work our musicians have done in the last decade. 🙌🏽

Me watching Sinners getting snubbed for supporting actor and best picture. #oscars

Sinners is the best picture of the year, and Delroy should have won. #oscars

From 2009 to 2025. #nativesky

More potlatch progress. These will be large and loud copper shield pendants. #copperart

Potlatch preparations. 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 copper shield in progress.

🔊ON & UP (In Honour of ALL the 🦅 #Eagles Dancing Above the #Vancouver #YVR Sky Today) 😍👇🏾'🦅 #Eagle Transformation #Cedar #Mask by John Livingston, Kwakwaka’wakw #Artist (FB VID: by Godfrey Stephens, Jan 13, 2019) #Art #Kwakwakawakw #FirstNations #Indigenous #Art 🇨🇦 #Canada

Photos of my copper shield tattoos. They give me strength and focus while I’m working on bringing the shields to life.

James Cameron reveals Avatar 5 takes place on Earth

New broken copper shield 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 #copperart #nativesky

Day 2 of VIFW. Here’s some #CopperShield designs you can pick up! 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 “k’aa hluut’uxwihl w̓ahlingigathl hayatskw.” 3rd floor tonight at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week. The Hayatskw are on the yamelst designs table. #indigenousart #couture #vifw2025

Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast are the Copper Shield People. Anyone can wear & own Copper Shields made by Copper Shield People. If you own a Copper Shield with respect, you carry appreciation not appropriation. Here’s some new coppers I made 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 #NativeSky #Copperart

Made a copper shield bracelet 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 #nativesky #copperart

Some of my broken tools. *que motivational music for my tools* #nativesky #copperart

Posting some of the new coppers I’ve made. 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 #nativesky #copper

Hayetsk “copper shield” Acrylic on denim Hayetsk let me know his last denim jacket was getting smaller , “Gwadii I think I need a new one!” surprised him with a bigger one He was so excited!! happy when my sons are excited to get & wear my work #hayetskdangeli #5yearsold #mikedangeliart

Copper Shield from the Roof of the American Museum of Natural History. #nativesky

Largest copper shield I’ve ever worked on. #nativesky #rezsky

Copper cedar hat

I’d like to personally endorse Allen Lulu to be the next leader of the Canadian NDP. #cdnpoli 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽

Tired of seeing Indigenous people reduced to short appearance spooky plot devices in horror. Excited that we’re telling our own stories now. 🙌🏽 It’s up to us to change that. Btw every single person needs to see #Sinners, it’s phenomenal!

Website launching soon! 🙌🏽🐻🙌🏽 will be selling art and some new unique North West Coast clothing designs. #NativeSky #IndigenousFashion #HouseOfCopper #NorthwestCoastDesign #RezStyle #NativeMade #IndigenousArt #CulturalResilience #IndigenousElegance #NisgaaNation #NativeCreativity #WearYourCulture

Little gentle reminder to all the human creatives out there 💪

Went a little extra for the 2025 VSO gala. 🙌🏽

Potlatch copper shield #nativesky

Hoobiyee!!

My co pilot fell back asleep, got up & out super early to catch ferry for Hobiyee Ts’amiks 2025. this morning Hayetsk popped up and said “Gwadii, I’m a big boy I’m getting ready so we can Hobiyee! I’m a good man right Gwadii!?” You’re the best man son!

On shield duty for a bit now! Hoobiyee Vancouver is coming up on Feb 28 & March 1st 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I’ll have a table and will be selling—come by and check out the copper! 🧡⚒️ #NativeSky #Hoobiyee #NisgaaNation #CopperShields #IndigenousArt #NativeMade #NorthwestCoastArt #RezStyle #SupportIndigenousArtists

Bear-ly thinking’ 🐻

Rough drawing of a copper shield idea. My grizzly crest. #NativeSky #IndigenousArt #CopperCraft #HandmadeJewelry #SacredCopper #CulturalResilience #NisgaaNation #ArtisanWork #NativeMade #RezStyle #TraditionMeetsArt #IndigenousElegance #NorthwestCoastArt

The new year 🙌🏽🐻🫶🏽 !!

An imperative suggestion! Guests should be learning the language of the house.

Was able to gift a Copper Shield to Julian Brave Noisecat, the first #Indigenous Oscar Nominated director for his film #Sugarcane. Congrats Julian! The Copper brings you strength from the coast! #oscars #nativesky

I'm honoured to lead Hltaaxuulang Guud ad K'aajuu, a ceremonial dance group. Here we honour Nang Kilslaas (The One Whose Voice is Obeyed - aka Raven, cultural hero of the Pacific Northwest Coast) for APTN’s new Water Worlds series. #haida #haidagwaii #haidahealing #raven #nwc #aptn

Hayetsk pendants Naddy and I made thank you gifts for his teachers and staff for his graduation from headstart.

Shiny? Or that oldddd way? T’ooyaksiy niin! #NativeSky #IndigenousArt #CopperCraft #HandmadeJewelry #SacredCopper #CulturalResilience #NisgaaNation #ArtisanWork #NativeMade #RezStyle #TraditionMeetsArt #IndigenousElegance #NorthwestCoastArt

Did you know Haida art is the visual companion to our language? All you amazing Bluesky folk - please enjoy the growing amount of Haida art and artists and other Indigenous art and artist coming onto Bluesky - it is our main form of communication! #haida #haidagwaii #haidaart #nwcart #indigenousart

My clan crest on a copper 🙌🏽 🐻 #NativeSky #IndigenousArt #CopperCraft #HandmadeJewelry #SacredCopper #CulturalResilience #NisgaaNation #ArtisanWork #NativeMade #RezStyle #TraditionMeetsArt #IndigenousElegance #NorthwestCoastArt

Getting that old way fresh teal patina on 🙌🏽🐻🫶🏽 #NativeSky #IndigenousArt #CopperCraft #HandmadeJewelry #SacredCopper #CulturalResilience #NisgaaNation #ArtisanWork #NativeMade #RezStyle #TraditionMeetsArt #IndigenousElegance #NorthwestCoastArt

Raven appliqué Commissioned design for a clients button robe. #applique #raven #formline #formlineart #mikedangeli #mikedangeliart #mikedangelidesigns

We are thrilled with the gorgeous and critical book, "Dorothy Grant: An Endless Thread," celebrating 40-years of Indigenous (Haida) haute couture by Haida fashion designer and artist, Dorothy Grant. www.vogue.com/article/a-ne... Available here: haidagwaiimuseumgiftshop.ca