I'm Erin Brillon — Kalga Jaad, "Woman of Ice" — a Haida and Cree creator, designer, and entrepreneur. Everything I build comes back to one purpose: the empowerment of Indigenous peoples.

I'm the founder of Totem Design House, a Northwest Coast Lifestyle Brand where we create high-quality, culturally rooted work made by Indigenous hands, and of Copper Legacy, a non-profit supporting language and cultural revitalization, Northwest Coast art, healing and wellness, and environmental sustainability. Through Next Ancestors Media I produce and host conversations that preserve Indigenous knowledge and lift up Indigenous voices, and I've contributed as an author to Groundswell: Indigenous Wisdom and the Moral Revolution for Climate Change.

Design, storytelling, ceremony, community — for me they're one practice. Culture isn't something to visit; it's something to live and carry forward. The experiences that shaped this work live on My Path.