Totem Pole

In the Northwest, native people carve totem poles to remember great figures in Native culture, or commemorate a clan victory. But a totem pole can also be created to remember darker things. A look at a particular totem pole and the people trying to preserve what’s left of it. Produced by Harriet Baskas.

In the Northwest, native people carve totem poles to remember great figures in Native culture, or commemorate a clan victory. But a totem pole can also be created to remember darker things. A look at a particular totem pole and the people trying to preserve what’s left of it. Produced by Harriet Baskas.