Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun is a Vancouver based artist of Coast Salish and Okanagan descent who was born on 1957 in Kamloops, Canada. Yuxewelupton’s work consists of indigenous people and history which he incorporates into his contemporary art. His artwork has immense meaning behind it as he paints to contribute to his heritage as well as to let people know about the history of his people including the effects of colonialism. Something admirable about Yuxwelupton is that as a history painter sometimes he might not want to work on certain projects about certain times in history, but someone has to do it and he takes that upon himself.