Jens Wazel Photography

Richard Restoule

Richard is an Ojibwe, he grew up on the Dokis First Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada. After leaving home at the age of 17, Richard was a flight attendant, a photographer, and an actor. Today he lives near Everett, WA, USA. He is a cultural ambassador, a healer, a musician and a teacher.

In 1996, Richard helped me with an East German Indian Movie festival I organized in Seattle. He has been a good friend and mentor ever since, was best man at my Mum's wedding, and in 2001 took me on a journey back to the reserve to celebrate their first Pow Wow in 100 years.

In Fall of 2016, Richard asked me to record him telling his life story.