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 ...

Totem Pole Art Preserves Native American Culture January 19, 2012 7:00 PM By Jeff Swicord; Native American artist David Boxley is from the Tsimshian tribe in Alaska, and he and his son work on one ...

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.

A totem pole created by Lummi Nation carver Jewell James will travel from Whatcom County to Washington D.C. on a 16,000-mile journey that takes it to dozens of sacred sites across the U.S. this ...