Corrine Hunt

Hunt is a member of the Raven Gwa'waina clan from Ts'akis, or Alert Bay, British Columbia. Her grandmother, A'naeesla'ga, was a Tlingit noblewoman from Alaska and is the one who gave her the name Nugwan Gelatleg'lees – "killer whale scratching her back on the beach" in 1965. Her paternal grandfather, Jonathan Hunt, was a Kwakwaka'wakw chief.

In 2011, Hunt was awarded the National Aboriginal Achievement Award (now Indspire Awards) for her outstanding career achievement and for serving as a role model to indigenous youth.

In 2009, Hunt co-created the medals for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver with designer Omer Arbel. She went on to design medals for North American Outgames 2011 in Vancouver BC.

Hunt designed of the logo for the 2006 World Peace Forum held in Vancouver. Her works have also included eyeglasses and fashion accessory designs for the Claudia Alan collection and Mukluks "Corrine Hunt collection for Manitobah," which consisted of the Gatherer mukluk in two styles: Bear and Hummingbird & Flower. Hunt also designed the jackets worn by the Canadian snowboarding team during the 2018 Olympic Games.

Hunt's family includes Kwakwaka'wakw artists Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, Richard Hunt and Stanley Hunt. She credits her uncle, jewellery engraver Norman Brotchie, as sparking her interest in creating art and was instrumental in introducing her to Kwakwaka'wakw art. Having lived in the Vancouver area since 1975, Hunt attended Simon Fraser University, majoring in Anthropology and Latin American studies.

Corrine Hunt (born 1959), also known as Nugwam Gelatleg'lees, is a Kwakwaka'wakw/Tlingit artist, carver, jeweller and designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.