The totem poles on display in Prince Rupert mark the negotiations between local Natives and the Canadian government over autonomy and the righting of past wrongs.

Totem poles were created by the indigenous people of North America's Pacific Northwest as a way to document their history, with each massive carving recalling notable events and commemorating ...

In “The Totem Pole: An Intercultural History,” Jonaitis and Glass trace the permutations of form and perception this iconic form of Northwest Coast art has undergone over the last 200-odd years.

Totem poles were created by the indigenous people of North America’s Pacific Northwest as a way to document their history, with each massive carving recalling notable events and commemorating… ...

FOYIL, Okla. — In 1937, art teacher Ed Galloway began his retirement project: a 90-foot-tall totem pole rising from the back of a big blue turtle.

This is the land of the totem pole, a widely misunderstood form of native art. Along a thousand miles of North Pacific Coast, early travelers encountered the visages of ravens, bears, otter and ...

Totem pole carver died creating art she loved Carl and Linda Muggli, married 24 years, carved totem poles most of that time and had become internationally recognized for their work. They w ...

Model totem poles, rattles shaped like ravens or dragonflies and intricately carved masks are among the objects in an exhibit of Northwest native art opening Sept. 8 at the McClung Museum of ...

The men carving poles and clearing the way for totem parks were paid $2 per day, Moore said. That’s about $36.33 in 2019 dollars, or $180 per week, according to U.S. Inflation Calculator . A ...

It was among more than 100 totem poles that once stood in the old village of Tuxecan on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, which was inhabited by the Tlingit people, the museum said.

Lebanon kids learn about art, meaning of community totem pole. Alex Paul Aug 10, 2016 Aug 10, 2016 Updated Aug 17, 2017; 0; 1 of 4 ...

This spring, Anacostia will get its first totem pole. But whatever you do, don’t call it a totem pole. At the end of May, residents of Anacostia will finally greet a public art project two years ...