Each totem pole is identical, featuring a raven at the ... the poles are done in what could be categorized as the Haida style, but with an Art Deco touch reminiscent of the 1920s and ‘30s.

This painted cedar wood totem, most probably carved by the Haida people, was collected at ... Looking very similar to the many large totem poles set up in the ground, this small version features ...

Haida houses had elaborate totem poles attached to the front of the house, carved with animals that represented the clan that lived in the house. Some houses had a round or oval hole in the bottom of ...

In a remarkable turn of fortunes, after a century of bitter winds that nearly swept their people away, the Haida again rule their islands. Totem poles banned along with the potlatch for three ...

Nobody is sure how the Chateau Victoria came into possession of the artwork by Keenawaii Roberta Olson. A painting of totems ...

The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, ...

National Geographic also recommends meeting Haida artists who make traditional totem poles in the village of Old Massett.

to the Indian Act that “killed the Haida’s soul” – were coming to an end. It was in 1969 when a monumental totem pole was raised in Old Massett Village for the first time in nearly a century.

The ever-present totem poles stand tall, whispering tales of yesteryears ... Park and the Saxman Native Village are excellent places to delve deep into Tlingit and Haida cultures. Is Ketchikan ...

Follows Haida artist Bill Reid, from British Columbia. A jeweller and wood carver, he works on a traditional Haida totem pole.

Karen Johnson, curator with the Olympia Tumwater Foundation, walked The Olympian through the history of the totem poles and ...