| 1946: | Born in Greenville, a small village in northern British Columbia |
| 1966-73: | Fireman with Victoria Fire Department |
| Is currently married, has seven children and lives and works in Hazelton, BC |
| 1965: | Oak Bay High School, Victoria, BC |
| 1972-74: | Attended Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art, a private art school in Ksan, BC |
| 1986: | Eagle Aerie Gallery (Tofino, BC) |
| 2004: | Roy Henry Vickers Gallery (Sidney, BC) |
| National Museum of Man (Ottawa, Ontario) |
| Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC) |
| McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg, Ontario) |
| National Museum of Japan (Osaka, Japan) |
| Former Soviet leader Boris Yeltsin |
| Former US President Bill Clinton |
| HRH Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1989: | Eagle Full Circle logo donated for the BC Book Prizes |
| 1994: |
10-metre (30 foot) Salmon Totem for 1994 Commonwealth Games Aquatic Centre (Victoria, BC)
Artistic advisor to architects and designers of the venue |
| 1987-95: | Member of the design team for the refurbishment of the Vancouver International Airport, and member of Board of Directors for YVR Art Foundation |
| 2003: |
Featured in video that was part of Vancouver's successful 2010 Olympic Bid |
| 1987: | An original of the painting A Meeting of Chiefs presented to Queen Elizabeth II at the Commonwealth Summit in Vancouver, BC (commissioned by the Province of British Columbia) |
| 1987-95: | Created several retail storefronts at the domestic and international terminals of the new Vancouver International Airport |
| 1977: | Silver Jubilee Award for excellence in the arts |
| 1992: | Silver medal for bravery from Royal Lifesaving Society |
| 1994: |
the first artist named on Maclean's magazine Annual Honour Roll for Extraordinary Canadian Achievers |
| 1994: | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honorary Membership |
| 1998: | Order of British Columbia |
| 2003: | Golden Jubilee Medal for excellence in the arts |
| Hereditary Chieftanship |
| Hereditary Name |
| 1988: | Authored and published Solstice: The Art of Roy Henry Vickers |
| 1990: | Illustrated The Elders Are Watching by Dave Bouchard |
| 1996: | Co-authored (with Bob Herger) Spirit Transformed: A Journey from Tree to Totem |
| 2003: | Authored and published Copperman: The Art of Roy Henry Vickers |
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| 1977: | Co-founded with Robert Davidson and Art Thompson, the Northwest Native Artists Guild |
| 1992: | Founder, VisionQuest |
| 1999 - Current: |
Director, National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, a national non-profit organization devoted to excellence and providing the educational tools necessary for Aboriginal youth to achieve brighter futures |