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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Totem poles were first 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 ...