Rich Mole, there is some truth to what you say - the BC art world is largely dominated by Indigenous artists. However, that's because there are a lot of them, they're very talented, many are 3rd generation artists, people like their work - some very wealthy people are willing to be patrons, and major galleries show the work.

There are also some incredibly talented and successful non-Indigenous BC artists - Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, Ken Lum, Ian Wallace, Gathie Falk, Paul Wong, Stan Douglas, Vicki Marshall, Attila Richards Lukacs, Lorna Brown, Angela Grossman all come readily to mind.

I doubt there is much Indigenous envy, or non-Indigenous envy, among  professional artists. They tend to know and respect one another's accomplishments.

Incidentally, there are many 'contemporary' Indigenous artists in BC and throughout Canada. They're not as a rule "re-interpreting" and "re-imagining" Indigenous art out of boredom. They're among the best contemporary artists in Canada. Full stop.