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 wood for the totem poles was cut from the Nakagawa Experimental ... where he carved other famous works, including “Kami no Shita” (Tongue of God), made of Japanese oak said to weigh ...

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 ...

Owt’iwans also became famous for his totem pole carvings and was often asked to sign his work by the people visiting the island. Owt’iwans would sign his carvings with his English name Andrew Brown.

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