On that same April 2010 reading tour of Northern B.C I had a chance to visit Haisla Hereditary Chief Sam Robinson, who invited a group of us to his studio where he works in silver and gold. Earlier this month Sam was in the news, speaking out against the dangers of Enbridge Incorporated's Northern Gateway Pipeline and the conversion of Kitamaat into an oil port.

Here is Sam in his studio:



The view outside his window:



The view to the west:



And what's at stake: