At issue: the state of the park’s totem poles. The poles were removed for the renovation and needed their own restoration. They’re currently stored by the Parks Department at ...

OTOINEPPU, Hokkaido--“Fukuro” (Owl), a 6-meter-high totem pole created by the renowned late contemporary Ainu sculptor Bikky Sunazawa, was toppled by winds here in late April and left to ...

Totem Poles are carved wooden pillars made by the First Nations of the Northwest Coast. Totem poles are important symbols for BC Northwest Coast peoples. Several kinds of totem poles were carved by ...

Kaxwaan Éesh George Davis: Kootéeyaa akaaach’ák’w. He carved a totem pole. Keihéenák’w John Martin: Yóo ḵawdudziteey i duwasáakw kootéeyaa. The thing being carved is called kootéeyaa.

In the case of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Goro the Tiger is a totem for Goro Majima, and the story repeatedly draws attention to this through subtle comments about the animal ...