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"Totem poles” refer to monumental carvings made from tree trunks by Indigenous peoples from the northern Northwest Coast, in what is now Southeast Alaska and British Columbia. These impressive poles ...

Excursions : toward an intercultural biography of the totem pole -- pt. 1. Totem poles in the colonial imagination -- On commerce and cultures : explorers and merchants encounter carved columns -- The ...

Moving is never easy. That’s especially true when moving a 40-foot, 2,000-pound totem pole. According to Beth Weigel, director of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, it took two forklifts, a large crane, ...

A 14-foot totem pole carved by Chilkoot artists is headed from the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Ga. to Haines. (Courtesy Delta Flight Museum) A totem pole carved over half a century ago by Chilkoot ...

Totem poles are among the most recognisable and striking forms of Indigenous art in North America. Carved from massive cedar trees, they stand tall as storytellers, cultural markers, and artistic ...

Ketchikan is the first stop on many Alaska cruises. If you only have a few hours there, don’t miss this.

A recent family get-together on the beautiful Columbia River in Washington State reminded this native of Canada of the totem pole-making peoples of British Columbia, just north of Washington. Among ...

A 25-foot totem pole, intricately hand-carved and painted by Native Americans, arrived in the nation’s capital Wednesday afternoon after a two-week cross-country journey from Washington state, as part ...