With every chisel strike, Haida carver TJ Young brought history to life with the 360-degree totem pole standing at the ...

During the rough carving process the wood is kept damp so it doesn't dry ... The two most common colors on the Northwest Coast totem poles are red and black. These colors have different significance ...

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 ...

Kaxwaan Éesh George Davis: Kootéeyaa akaaach’ák’w. He carved a totem pole. Keihéenák’w John Martin: Yóo ḵawdudziteey i duwasáakw kootéeyaa. The thing being carved is called kootéeyaa.

Camosun College says their applied research and business innovation arm – Camosun Innovates – has developed a "ground breaking" technology that allows totem pole carving using sustainable ...

Named the Sealaska Cultural Values Totem Pole, this fully carved piece honours the rich traditions of southeast Alaska’s three tribes — Lingít, Haida, and Tsimshian. It is an impressive 22 ...