Mark Henderson was born in 1953 and is a member of the Wewaikum Bank in Campbell River. His father, the late Chief Sam Henderson, was a well known Kwakiutl carver. Born in Blunden Harbour, Sam Henderson was raised in the strict tradions of Kwakiutl culture. Mark’s mother, the late Mae Quocksister Henderson, was the eldest daughter of a high-ranking family of the Wewaikum Band. Mark’s parents were keen to pass on their cultural traditions to their children.