The totem pole, called a Kootéeyaa in Lingít, was designed and raised to honor the community’s rich fishing history and ...

Lead carver Gordon Greenwald said the totem, or kootéeyaa, serves as a tribute to seiners, trollers, longliners, crabbers, ...

In this Nov. 17, 2018 photo a freshly-painted totem pole at the 4J NATIVES program shows a beaver and other animals. The totem poles were just part of the larger program at NATIVES. Drumming, dancing, ...

In this Nov. 17, 2018 photo a freshly-painted totem pole at the 4J NATIVES program shows a beaver and other animals. 4J’s Interim Superintendent, Colt Gill, will announce the removal of the ...

Totem poles, those giant red cedar poles elaborately carved with images of animals and people, can be thought of as three-dimensional family histories; histories that began in the time before ...

“As a totem pole carver, I enjoy what I do. It’s in my culture. I’m keeping my history alive,” Yelton said. The animals on the totem pole represent the Coast Salish people, and the pole's ...

“As a totem pole carver, I enjoy what I do. It’s in my culture. I’m keeping my history alive,” Yelton said. The animals on the totem pole represent the Coast Salish people, and the pole's roots go ...

"Totem poles” refer to monumental carvings made ... an Anishinaabe word from the Great Lakes region that references animals and other beings from which clans trace their direct descent.

The Cabin Totem is one of two large totem poles on the two-acre property of ... erecting plant signage and building animal houses and birdhouses, Nikitin said. “We’d also like to expand ...

The animals alternate direction to give a sense of balance. He made the totem pole in the Tlingit style, as seen in the color palette and the way he carved the eyes. The rugged texture is his ...

The story of the Ladner totem pole is the story of Tsaatzen ... "The story of his journey is told in the bird and animals of the totem - the black bear, the eagle and the beaver. They were his friends ...