Film director Nang Ḵ’uulas Patrick Shannon’s debut feature documentary Saints and Warriors has been a slam-dunk success on ...
The Totem Pole Trail in downtown Juneau continues to grow, adding new cultural landmarks along the city’s waterfront. The latest addition was dedicated on Indigenous Peoples’ Day (October 13), ...
The First Nations in Canada have a rich history and on the Pacific coast of Canada, there are many archaeological sites that are of great importance. One of these is the Haida village of Kiusta in ...
PORT ANGELES — After a 1,700-mile journey around the Pacific Northwest, a totem pole has reached its final destination. The “Bear-Becomes-Person” transformation totem pole arrived at the Elwha Tribal ...
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit off the B.C. coast, south of Haida Gwaii, on Sunday morning. Earthquakes Canada says the quake, which was reported just after 8 a.m. PT around 200 km southwest of Bella ...
Haida master carver Lee Wallace and his apprentices were working in Wallace’s Saxman home carving shed on Aug. 18, filling the air with the scent of red cedar shavings and an aura of joyful creativity ...
Master Kwakiutl carver Henry Eugene Hunt was commissioned by Walter and Leonore Annenberg to create a 30-foot tall cedar wood totem pole for the grounds at Sunnylands in 1972. But Hunt's family had ...
One side pulls while the other side is told to hold tension in the line. Men grunt and struggle as they push against the large pole while men and women pull on the lines, all working together to ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — An old tradition has been renewed at Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., with the installation of a new totem pole that honors the school’s more than ...