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Earl Muldoe began studying art with Duane Pasco in 1969. He has been commissioned by private and public institutions. Muldoe attended the Kitanmax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art in 'Ksan and oversaw the building of the 'Ksan village in Hazelton. He was involved in the Gitanyow and Gitsegukla village totem pole restoration and replication project. He has completed a number of totem poles and carved wall mural commissions in Canada and Washington. He was the vice-president of 'Ksan in 1972. When engraving in metalwork, especially silver, he does a double line going in different directions. He participates in ceremonial dances. He is a full-time artist who works in both traditional and contemporary design. Earl Muldoe has participated in a number of exhibits in Canada.

Earl Muldoe, or Earl Muldon, began studying art with Duane Pasco in 1969. He attended the Kitanmax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art in 'Ksan, oversaw the building of the 'Ksan village in Hazelton, and was involved in the Gitanyow and Gitsegukla village totem pole restoration and replication project. Delgamuukw (Earl Muldoe) is also closely associated with the Gitxsan-Wet'suwet'en trial in which hereditary chiefs Delgamuukw and Gisday'wa, representing more than 50 Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, filed a statement of claim in 1984 against BC and Canada. The Delgamuukw name is synonymous with the foundational Supreme Court of Canada ruling that recognized and affirmed Indigenous rights, title to Indigenous lands, and the duty to consult. Gitxsan hereditary chief names are passed from generation to generation; the hereditary name Delgamuukw was carried by three different hereditary chiefs, including Earl Muldoe, during the the 13 years of the trial (1984-1997). When the statement of claim was filed, Albert Tait was Delgamuukw, followed by Ken Muldoe, and after the latter's death, Earl Muldoe held the name for the conclusion of the trial.

Born: 1936-05-16
Died: 2022-01-03