Totem poles have become some of the most iconic symbols of “Native American culture,” but it's important to understand their origin and to honor their ongoing significance for the clans to ...

Each of the 12 poles was carved by Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian artists. Most of the artists spent more than six months creating the poles after being commissioned by the Sealaska Heritage ...

The sun glistens off a totem pole by Tsimshian carver Gyibaawm Laxha David Robert Boxley after it was raised at Overstreet Park Sunday afternoon.

The institute has invited master carvers from around Southeast to create 10 totem poles representing Lingít, Haida and Tsimshian cultures, which should start going up along Juneau’s waterfront ...

These shipping records now lead us to believe that Swan obtained this pole from Fort Simpson in British Columbia and the pole was most likely made by the Tsimshian people. George F. MacDonald of the ...

A new memorial totem pole is being raised at the former site of the Miller Bay Indian Hospital, located just outside of Prince Rupert. Mike Epp is a Tsimshian carver who explains the totem and it's ...

Totem poles are often mistaken to be religious in nature, but that’s not actually the case, says Tsimshian carver David Boxley, who’s currently working on a new pole.

Tsimshian Eagle: A Culture Bearer’s Journey. David Boxley with Steve Quinn; Chin Music Press, 2023; 256 pages; $39.95. “There’s been an amazing rebirth of totem poles for all the Southeast ...

The original Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole – which, again, is not the one that stands there now – was donated to the city of Chicago in 1929 by Kraft Foods founder James L. Kraft.

LOBBY STAIRWELL-LEFT POLE. 1991 - EXHIBIT LABEL IDENTIFIES POLE AS RED CEDAR (THUJA PLICATA), TSIMSHIAN, CARVED AT K'SAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, COMMISSIONED FOR 1876 PHILADELPHIA ... (Thuja plicata).