If you visited Ketchikan’s Totem Heritage Center this fall, you may have noticed something missing from one of its outside ...

Sitka, Alaska is that rare spot where nature’s grandeur and small-town charm create a perfect recipe for the good life. Tucked away on Baranof Island in Alaska’s southeastern panhandle, Sitka defies ...

The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A group of workers prepare to remove Kwakiutl Bear Pole from Victoria's Inner Harbour.

A group of workers prepare to remove Kwakiutl Bear Pole from Victoria's Inner Harbour. The boy seen on the pole is Stan Hunt, son of the carver Henry Hunt. Stan Hunt and his siblings will take the ...

A totem pole that has stood at Belleville and Government streets for close to 60 years is being returned to the carver’s family in Fort Rupert, near Port Hardy. Known as the Kwakiutl Bear Pole, the ...

VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority says a carved cedar totem pole that has stood between the ocean and British Columbia’s Parliament buildings since 1966 will be returned to the family ...

Totem poles are a type of monumental structure carved from the trunks of huge trees, especially the Western Red Cedar. These monuments are found in North America, specifically along its north-western ...

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 ...

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 ...

Totem Pole Playhouse is preparing to launch a new production of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” capping off its 75th anniversary season with a showcase of the legendary singer’s life and ...

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 ...