"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 ...

The totem pole, which was used as a longhouse entrance pole and then a grave post, was removed from a burial site and sold to the museum in 1913 for 45 Canadian dollars, according to museum records.

The film follows 16-year-old Richard Harris, a Gitskan Indian, as he assists his father, Walter, a master totem pole carver, ...

Two totem poles at Victor Steinbrueck Park are being removed as the park is renovated. They will be reinstalled after renovations are finished, despite an effort from CM Debora Juarez and others ...

Proposed totem poles at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center get icy reception from some tribal residents. Concerns raised about accurate representation of area’s Native peoples, project’s sudden ...

A totem pole trail is in the making as the Sealaska Heritage Institute during the past weekend began raising the first 12 of 30 poles that will line the Juneau waterfront at Overstreet Park.. On ...

The first totem pole raising event since 38 years ago will happen this month, July 18-20. Many people are traveling to ...

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of totem poles for the Eugene 4J School District’s NATIVES program.

The totem pole, which was used as a longhouse entrance pole and then a grave post, was removed from a burial site and sold to the museum in 1913 for 45 Canadian dollars, according to museum records.

I nstalling a set of totem poles at the Mendenhall Glacier Center highlighting local Alaska Natives may be a worthy idea, but numerous tribal residents expressed concerns during an initial forum ...