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