"Totem poles” refer to monumental carvings made ... later it is erected into its standing position by dozens of clan members using ropes (and sometimes, today, with the help of cranes).

Totem Poles are carved wooden pillars made by the First Nations of the Northwest Coast. Totem poles are important symbols for BC Northwest Coast peoples. Several kinds of totem poles were carved by ...

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 ...

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

Barbeau, Marius. 1929. Totem Poles of the Gitksan, Upper Skeena River, British Columbia. Department of Mines (Government of Canada) and the National Museum of Canada. The information in this book is ...

Funded by the Oglesby Charitable Trust, the work - entitled Totem - can be seen by the Library’s new entrance wing, close to the original 1890s building famed for its gothic architecture. The winning ...

Installing up to five wooden totem poles at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center carved by local tribal artists is being proposed by the U.S. Forest Service, in connection with a co-stewardship ...

This story has been updated with additional information. Installing up to five wooden totem poles at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center carved by local tribal artists is being proposed by the U ...

An image of Victor Steinbrueck Park in Seattle. (KOMO News) TOPICS: SEATTLE — Construction at a park on the north end of Pike Place Market finished more than two months ago but could be staying ...