"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 ...
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a totem pole delivery ceremony by Native American tribal leaders and Indigenous activists, on Capitol Hill in Washington, ...
The totem poles honors Washington's Indigenous community ... recognizes Seattle’s Native American communities, and reflects the local Coast Salish culture. In an email, Schulkin said, "A ...