In an effort to protect sacred sites and Indigenous rights, the Lummi Nation is taking a carved cedar pole on a cross-country journey to Washington, D.C. A totem pole created by Lummi Nations carvers ...

Totem Poles scatter the lands of the Pacific Northwest; some are modern creations and other totem poles are decayed by time and weather. For decades after colonization, the creation of these tribal ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - 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 ...

Ketchikan, Alaska is known as the "totem pole capital of the world" with over 80 poles. Totem poles are unique to the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and represent family history, stories, ...