TOPPENISH, Wash. - On a chilly Sunday morning, about a hundred members of the Yakama Nation gathered to bless a totem pole symbolizing tribal opposition to coal-transport projects proposed for the ...
Totem poles are among the most recognisable and striking forms of Indigenous art in North America. Carved from massive cedar trees, they stand tall as storytellers, cultural markers, and artistic ...
The Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation had petitioned the Market Historical Commission to be allowed to replace the totem poles with art more representative of local tribes, and created ...