Model totem poles, rattles shaped like ravens or dragonflies and intricately carved masks are among the objects in an exhibit of Northwest native art opening Sept. 8 at the McClung Museum of ...

FORT COLLINS — A Colorado State University art professor shares a special kinship with the American Indians she grew up with in Alaska and is helping preserve and celebrate their unique art form ...

FDR’s New Deal helped preserve Alaska Native art, like these three totem poles in Juneau. New book explores the lasting legacy of New Deal totem parks. by Ben Hohenstatt; Thursday, June 20, 2019 ...

FAIRBANKS - Few artworks of Native North American cultures inspire as much fascination as the totem poles carved by coastal peoples indigenous to the lands stretching from Seattle to the ...

Boxley says that totem poles have traditionally served a number of roles for Pacific Native Tribes such as the Tsimishian. “Sometimes it’s a sign post—it says, this is who lives in this ...

Totem poles have become a symbol of Seattle, but it turns out they have nothing to do with the Coast Salish people of the Northwest. Now there is a growing movement to right the cultural wrongs ...

After blessing the totem pole, about 20 people lifted the almost 2,000-pound art piece and carried it to the healing garden. “Fill up the boards!” Hydaburg mayor Anthony Christianson hollered.

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 ...

In "The Totem Pole: An Intercultural History," authors Aldona Jonaitis and Aaron Glass write about how the totem pole was discovered, praised, denigrated, anthropologized, romanticized and finally ...