But 18th-century voyagers to Alaska and Vancouver Island described and illustrated poles in their records, indicating that totem poles were clearly a well-established tradition at that time.

Now, a new documentary film, Story Pole: Indigenous Veterans and the Tallest Totem in the World, delves into its intriguing ...

Brenda Silvey calls herself a matriarch of the land, and her supporters say they've been holding ceremony with support from ...

From downtown’s glass towers to the North Shore Mountains, Vancouver is one of the world’s most captivating cities. It’s a surreal panorama of orcas, totem poles, and hockey-loving hipsters.

The permanent collections concentrate on natural and human history, and cover more than 500 million years of life on Vancouver Island ... a large collection of totem poles both inside and outdoors.

Twin Salmon Pole, carved by Roy Henry Vickers ... Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians. Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, BC. 1984. ISBN 0888944373. Mike Dangeli: For his advice, permission to use ...

It is about an old totem pole built by my ancestors on a beach close to our village ... Simon Fraser University (Hul’q’umi’num’) Music: Cameron Tatham, Vancouver, BC, and Barry Cardinal from the ...