These impressive poles are still cherished and carved by Indigenous Nations like the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian to tell the histories of their clans, honor ancestors, and record important events.

“The poles would be carved by local tribal artists and represent several Tlingit and Haida clans,” along with their past history and present-day culture, the notice states. “Totems would be ...

If you are Haida, you belong to either the Raven or the Eagle clan. The origins of these two clans are as ancient as the occupants of the islands themselves - more than ten thousands years of history.

There are stories of grizzly bears and interactions with clans on Haida Gwaii, and those are very important narratives and oral histories. It's also a crest, and crests are rights that certain ...

or major clans. "These poles bring balance and unity to our community," Christianson said. Eagle is a replica of an older pole while the Raven is a new design. As Haida drummers and singers ...

Boxley, Stephen Jackson, a Tlingit artist, and TJ Young, a Haida artist, each carved a post ... figures representing four different Tsimshian clans. “I really tried to make it look like an ...

The traditional arts of the Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian people are integral to that bond, honoring families, clans, and animal and supernatural beings, and telling oral histories through totem ...

The building will also feature Haida art representing two Haida Clans, Raven and Eagle, in celebration of Haida culture. The homes include a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, both of which ...

Once home to two different Haida clans, all that's left of the village is a re-created Haida building, a few decaying totem poles, and the skulls of the people that died there lying just beyond ...

Installing up to five wooden totem poles at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center carved by local tribal artists is being proposed by the U.S. Forest Service, in connection with a co-stewardship ...