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The Totem Heritage Center is a historical and cultural museum founded in 1976 and located in Ketchikan, Alaska. The center is operated by the city of Ketchikan. The location of the Totem Heritage Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Alaska Totems on June 21, 1971. [1] [2]
The CCC project built the community house and placed 15 totem poles, most of them replicas of 19th-century poles. [2] At statehood in 1959, title to the land passed from the federal government to the State of Alaska. The historic site, comprising 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) of the park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 27 ...
Saxman Totem Park is a public park in the city of Saxman, Alaska, just south of Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska. The park is home to a collection of totem poles, some of which are old poles relocated to this place from unoccupied Tlingit villages in the region, or were reconstructed by skilled Tlingit carvers under the auspices of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
In addition to having poles stand internationally, he has carved most of the poles in his native village of Metlakatla. In 1982, he made the town's first raised pole, [1] and has since made others, alongside carver Wayne Hewson. [6] Together, they have made 11 out of Metlakatla's 13 totem poles. [6] Most of his poles stand across the U.S and ...
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In 2022, Sealaska Heritage Institute invited carvers to create kootéeyaa (totem poles) for the Totem Pole Trail in Juneau, Alaska. Jackson and his son, known as Jackson Polys, will carve two poles. [18] Jackson currently resides in Ketchikan, Alaska. [19] His wife and son are also artists. [6]
Pages in category "Totem poles in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Garfield, Viola E., and Forrest, Linn A. (1961) The Wolf and the Raven: Totem Poles of Southeastern Alaska. Revised edition. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-73998-3. Jonaitis, Aldona. (1990) "Totem Poles And The Indian New Deal," European Contributions to American Studies Vol. 18, pp 267–277.