At issue: the state of the park’s totem poles. The poles were removed for the renovation and needed their own restoration.

In 1951, the Indian Act was revised and the ban on potlatching was dropped, rendering the celebration and raising of totem poles legal once ... traditional artistic style. Look at the carving styles ...

OTOINEPPU, Hokkaido--“Fukuro” (Owl), a 6-meter-high totem pole created by the renowned ... world renown for his woodcarvings in the style of the Ainu indigenous people of Hokkaido and the ...

This book documents the carving of a single Nisga'a pole. Chief carver Norman Tait notes in the introduction, "Few people have ever had the opportunity to watch the completion of a mask or any piece ...

Camosun College says their applied research and business innovation arm – Camosun Innovates – has developed a "ground ...

The film follows 16-year-old Richard Harris, a Gitskan Indian, as he assists his father, Walter, a master totem pole carver, in creating a 30-foot totem pole. Richard learns about his cultural ...