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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of ...

Ian Campbell, the City of Eugene's Library, Recreation and Cultural Services public information officer, said city staff have discussed the totem poles on its property with Eugene's Public Art ...

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of totem poles ... foot-tall Haida-style “Story Pole” were shelved ...