About me
Nang Ḵ’uulas Patrick Shannon is a Haida award-winning film director, social entrepreneur, and university instructor from Haida Gwaii, BC. Named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the BC Aboriginal Business Awards, he has founded over a dozen start-ups and initiatives, earning recognition as one of Canada’s top 15 Emerging Innovators (Ashoka Changemakers) and one of the world’s top 50 Young Cultural Innovators (Salzburg Global Seminar).
Rooted in his Haida upbringing, Patrick focuses on storytelling through film, using media and education to empower remote and Indigenous communities. He runs the film production company InnoNative, co-founded Indigenous Supernaturals Modelling agency, and leads the Haida Gwaii Media Collective.