Baker, Wade Stephen
Wade Stephen Baker (Mintle-e-da-us) was born in Vancouver, B.C. in June 1956 and is a member of the Kwakiutl Nation and Coast Salish/Squamish Nation. His Kwakiutl native name is Mintle-e-da-us which means “place of plenty”. Wade prides himself on being part of the most powerful spiritual dancers in Kwakiutl ceremonies. His mother is a high-ranking nobility of the Kingcome Inlet People, Kwakiutl Nation of B.C. His late father, descendant of Chief Capilano, was Coast Salish, Squamish Nation. Wade lives with partner/wife and daughter in Vancouver.