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Totem Poles Fade from Pacific Northwest Wariness to Preservation
Researchers note that many Pacific Coast totem poles have survived in Alaska and British Columbia while skilled carvers and active pole-making decline. Canada has begun outdoor museums and pole labeling, with archaeologists studying clan heraldry, genealogies, and legends as officials protect and document remaining specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
United States
Canada
Katherine Louise Smith
Ecaube
Emithsoftian
Kasaan
Alaska
Northwest
Pacific
Alaaka
Australia
Hottentotn
Africa
India
Ie Northwest
William Duncan
Sitka
British Columbia
Nat
Harlan I. Smith
Archaeologia
Victoria
Eatin
Demtre
Oatty
Akeena Valley
Natcwater
Bella Me
Poten
Shake
Nie
Ketchikan
Joka
Kagan
Heeman