Totem poles were again carved and erected in the communities along ... Each First Nation developed a distinctive traditional artistic style. Look at the carving styles of the large poles and compare ...

The totem pole stands in the entryway of France’s ... “I shed tears for our ancestors,” says Austin, who holds the traditional Wet’suwet’en name Tsekot. “My grandfather was one of ...

The two most common colors on the Northwest Coast totem poles are red and black ... These ceremonial regalia replaced the more traditional fur blankets and woven cedar capes and dresses. Regalia are ...

The idea to shoot an ascent of the Totem Pole, a stone tower in Tasmania, came to adventure photographer Krystle Wright in a dream. Years later, as she dangled from a line she’d rigged across ...

The magnificent Horse lanterns make reference to traditional totem poles that identify village boundaries and serves as protective guardians. With an illuminated beating heart, the pair of 6m tall ...

It is summertime and pleasant in Sitka, Alaska. Local artist Kerry McNulty, like many other visitors to the Sitka National ...

Nicholas Galanin and Gordon Greenwald will lead the carving of two additional totem poles for Juneau’s Kootéeyaa Deiyí, or Totem Pole Trail. Galanin, based in Sitka, and Greenwald, a Hoonah ...

At issue: the state of the park’s totem poles. The poles were removed for the renovation and needed their own restoration. They’re currently stored by the Parks Department at Fort Lawton ...

artist Darren Yelton was given the task of restoring the decades-old totem pole after facing natural damage over the years. An “Opening of the Eyes” ceremony – a traditional celebration by ...