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Members of the public take part in a blessing of the Lummi Nation totem pole in San Leandro, California, on June 3. The House of Tears Carvers toured the pole around the West Coast before embarking on ...

[This story, originally published on July 29, was updated with information about the location of the totem pole in West Virginia.] Douglas James stood Thursday on the Mall in front of the 25-foot ...

Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest 2004 Abrams, New York, NY, www.abramsbooks.com, 224 pages, 150 color illustrations, 35 black-and-white ...

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 that symbolizes healing from the boarding school era. More ...

On an early spring afternoon, a totem pole with newly attached wings stood tall greeting every person who enters the Cedar Creek Corrections Center. As the sun peeked through the overcast skies, ...

Animal totems are an interesting subject that piqued my interest many years ago. Animal totems are a part of Native American spirituality and have also been associated with spiritual practices found ...

A 5,000-pound totem pole that was hand-carved by Native Americans is coming from Washington state to be on display in the nation’s capital this summer after a journey that organizers hope will raise ...

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Tlingit and Haida tribes have released a joint statement condemning alleged acts of disrespect towards Alaska Native totem poles and ...