[This story, originally published on July 29, was updated with information about the location of the totem ... pole’s carvers and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland — the nation’s first Native ...

A Native American totem pole that has been used as a coat stand ... features images of a whale, a bear and a beaver underneath an eagle, which is what tribesmen believe they are descended from.

A traditionally-carved and intricately-painted totem pole, made from a 400 ... During a blessing ceremony Thursday, the pole was presented to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the nation’s first Native ...

In the mid to late 18th century, missionary schools were opened on Native ... on his 70th totem pole, which will stand in the permanent collection at the National Museum of the American Indian ...

Two dozen Native American activists in 10 cars towing one totem pole across the country. While this protest caravan may seem small, its message to Congress is outsized: Give Indigenous peoples a ...

The smell of cedar and the sounds of singing filled the garden behind the Alaska Native Heritage Center during the raising of a totem pole ... On the pole, a bear mother holds her two cubs tightly ...

"Totem poles” refer to monumental carvings made from tree trunks by Indigenous peoples from the northern Northwest Coast, in what is now Southeast Alaska and British Columbia. These impressive ...

MAHWAH — A 16-foot colorful totem pole made a visit ... who have transported the pole thousands of miles as a symbol of solidarity with other Native American communities in their fights against ...