and to honor their ongoing significance for the clans to which they belong. Totem poles carved by Charles Brown (Tlingit) in the 1940s for Totem Bight Park, Ketchikan, Alaska.

president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, wrote in a post on his Facebook page Tuesday. “For generations, totem poles have served as powerful ...

We have a project and we are all dedicated to it.” Tlingit and Haida has endorsed the totem pole project. ”This project represents a significant step towards acknowledging and honoring the ...

Five towering totem poles will soon be placed at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, representing Tlingit & Haida clans.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to raise five new totem poles – called kootéeyaa in ... as soon as leaders from the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and the ...

The proposed new totem poles are a continuation of efforts being ... Dixie Hutchinson, a spokesperson for Tlingit and Haida, stated in an email Tuesday the Forest Service approached the tribe ...

To understand why these clans did accept the apology in full is also to understand Tlingit apologetic tradition.

a totem pole and multiple houses. And for the past 155 years, the tribe has been waiting for this apology. This was one of several different stops on Saturday’s walk to where Tlingit clans once ...

Look for intricately hand-carved totem poles, pieces of jewelry, Christmas ornaments, woven baskets and beach bags, and other items made by local Tlingit artists and artisans. If crafts and ...