Introduction to Alaska's totems: Totem people -- Importance of cedar -- Carving a totem pole -- Early totem sightings -- Golden age of totem poles -- Devastating changes -- Symbol of the Pacific ...

People are often astounded to find out that totem poles were only found on a narrow strip of the west coast and only a handful of coastal First Nations carved them prior to the 20th century, says ...

The smell of cedar and the sounds of singing filled the garden behind the Alaska Native Heritage Center during the raising of a totem pole that symbolizes healing from the boarding school era. More ...

A stolen totem pole that went from the garden decor of two golden age Hollywood actors to the basement of a Hawaii museum was returned Thursday to Alaska tribal members. Screen legend John Barrymore ...

HONOLULU – A stolen totem pole that went from the garden decor of two golden-age Hollywood actors to the basement of a Hawaii museum was returned Thursday to Alaska tribal members. Screen legend John ...

A totem pole trail is in the making as the Sealaska Heritage Institute during the past weekend began raising the first 12 of 30 poles that will line the Juneau waterfront at Overstreet Park. On ...

A totem pole taken from Alaska by Drew Barrymore’s grandfather nearly a century ago has been returned to members of a tribe in its native land. John Barrymore, an acting legend himself, is said to ...

(Reuters) - A totem pole taken by the Hollywood actor John Barrymore from an Alaska tribe 84 years ago is being returned to the village after decorating the yards of California mansions for years and ...

Rural Tennessee has electricity for the same reason Southeast Alaska has totem parks — the New Deal. In order to help the nation recover from the Great Depression, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

This is a developing story. Three totem poles have been removed from the Michael J. Burns Building that houses the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. headquarters, including a 30-foot-tall totem outside the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - All week there’s been an exchange of cultures between Native Hawaiians and Alaska Natives as the Hokulea crew prepares for Thursday’s departure ceremony from Juneau, Alaska ...

HONOLULU—A stolen totem pole that went from the garden decor of two golden-age Hollywood actors to the basement of a Hawaii museum has been returned to Alaska tribal members. Screen legend John ...