Why the Ts’msyen artist formerly known as Saltwater Hank is changing the name of his music project

A young man with long dark hair in a cedar hat and beads around his neck, wearing a purple shirt and a dark blue vest with Indigenous red markings, stands outside.

The new name: G̱a̱mksimoon (pronounced Gum-ksi-moan). In the Sm’algyax language, it refers to a weather phenomenon.