YOUR TOUR GUIDE Curtis Rattray, Owner of Edziza Trails
Ninth Glun adz osh ya - my name is Ninth Glun adz (Caribou Tracks)
Ninth Glun adz osh ya - my name is Ninth Glun adz (Caribou Tracks)
Curtis Rattray is from the Crow people and a member of the Nahlokoteen (end of the ridge nation) of the Tahltan Nation and his Tahltan name is ‘Ninth Glun adz’. His mother is Tahltan and his father is Scottish-Canadian. Ninth Glun adz is a storyteller, he is familiar with Tahltan Creation, Respect, and Kinship stories. Tahltan stories will open your mind to possibilities for you creating a personal relationship with the land and encounters with the spirits of place.
Curtis has twenty plus years Backcountry Skills and Training in all seasons including:
Navigation - Map and Compass
Bear awareness
Firearms safety
Wilderness First Aid certification
Search and Rescue
ATV operation and safety
Watercraft, campsite, trail and bridge construction and maintenance
Curtis has twenty plus years Backcountry Skills and Training in all seasons including:
Navigation - Map and Compass
Bear awareness
Firearms safety
Wilderness First Aid certification
Search and Rescue
ATV operation and safety
Watercraft, campsite, trail and bridge construction and maintenance
An experienced backcountry hiker and camper, since his teen years Curtis has spent much of his time out on the land. He grew up working at his family’s Tahltan fish camp and was an army cadet and cadet instructor which requires camping in all seasons. He also worked for BC Parks for 8 seasons and as a trooper in the Armoured Corps of the Canadian Armed Forces. He served as a regular and reserve member of the Canadian Armed Forces and has received the “Canadian Decoration” for 12 years of service. Curtis has travelled in Tahltan territory in all seasons and has had a number of encounters with place, animals, and relatives which confirms his Indigenous world view.
Curtis has a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Studies and Political Science from the University of Victoria. He was the Aboriginal Languages Coordinator with the First Nations Education Steering Committee. He also served as the elected Chairman of the Tahltan Central Council for 9 years and was responsible for representing the Tahltan nation on the reconciliation of inherent Tahltan rights and title issues. Ninth Glu Adz has experience with defining Tahltan Sovereign Rights and developing Tahltan and Crown relationships. He has a deep understanding of the theory and practice of Tahltan social, political, and economic systems that can inform a transformation of Canada that will benefit the majority of Canadians.
Curtis is a co-founder of the Tahltan non-governmental organization Tū’desē’cho Wholistic Indigenous Leadership Development. https://www.twild.org/
His other interests are reading, landscape drawing and photography, jogging, hockey, camping, hiking, snow shoeing and cozying up in front of a fire.
For more information see www.curtisrattray.com
Curtis has a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Studies and Political Science from the University of Victoria. He was the Aboriginal Languages Coordinator with the First Nations Education Steering Committee. He also served as the elected Chairman of the Tahltan Central Council for 9 years and was responsible for representing the Tahltan nation on the reconciliation of inherent Tahltan rights and title issues. Ninth Glu Adz has experience with defining Tahltan Sovereign Rights and developing Tahltan and Crown relationships. He has a deep understanding of the theory and practice of Tahltan social, political, and economic systems that can inform a transformation of Canada that will benefit the majority of Canadians.
Curtis is a co-founder of the Tahltan non-governmental organization Tū’desē’cho Wholistic Indigenous Leadership Development. https://www.twild.org/
His other interests are reading, landscape drawing and photography, jogging, hockey, camping, hiking, snow shoeing and cozying up in front of a fire.
For more information see www.curtisrattray.com
