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2026 Festival: Oct 18–25

Jess Housty

Heiltsuk / British Columbia

JESS HOUSTY ('Cúagilákv) is a parent, writer and grassroots activist with Heiltsuk (Indigenous) and mixed settler ancestry. They serve their community as an herbalist and land-based educator alongside broader work in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors. Housty lives with their family in the unceded ancestral territory in Bella Bella, BC.

2026 Reading List: