Use the template on the next page or a plain sheet of paper to design a totem pole that tells your story. Look at the reference sheet for information about what characteristics different totems represent.

Interpreting The Poles er finding a carved log washed up on the beach. The Haida tell of a master carver who created a house front and several poles overni ey evoke stories and events for their creators. …

One of the most distinctive and widely-known art forms in NWC art is the totem pole. Totem poles were carved from large red cedar trees and erected in front of our villages, welcoming visitors who arrived …

A very powerful totem – prosperity, spiritual strength, organized, balanced complacency and activity, fearless. Sacredness, life, great strength, abundance, gratitude, consistency, blessings, stability. …

The idea of totem animals in the Native American tradition has been made famous from years of less than accurate books and movies. Classically everyone is a wolf or an eagle or some other noble …

After the totem poles were carved, they were sometimes painted with animal hair brushes. The paint colours were made from bark, coal, clay, copper, berries and shells that were mixed with crushed …

Totem poles were carved from large red cedar trees and erected in front of our villages, welcoming visitors who arrived by sea. The totem poles were carved with the crests and spirits of our clans and …