In one way, Saturday’s totem pole raising ceremony at Gastineau Elementary School felt like the culmination of a decades-long process. At the same time, those on hand were excited for it to mark the ...

Two expert carvers, Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Hereditary Chief David Knox and his cousin, Mervyn Child, travelled to Victoria to repair ...

Haida carving brothers Joe and T.J. Young are back in Juneau to finish a pair of Eagle and Raven totem poles. About this time last year, the Hydaburg men and their apprentices were using axes and ...

The T’aaku Kwáan of Douglas Island raised a totem pole in front of an elementary school Saturday to mark the site of a disturbed graveyard. The pole symbolizes the pain of historical trauma and a need ...

Model totem poles, rattles shaped like ravens or dragonflies and intricately carved masks are among the objects in an exhibit of Northwest native art opening Sept. 8 at the McClung Museum of Natural ...

HYDABURG -- Chain saws toppled a 550-year-old western red cedar tree on Prince of Wales Island recently. But last month, the ancient log rose again as Eagle and Raven totem poles in the village of ...