Totem poles have become some of the most iconic symbols of “Native American culture ... when many Americans sought uniquely “American” art forms that could not be traced to Europe.

Two dozen Native American activists in 10 cars towing one totem pole across the country. While this protest caravan may seem small, its message to Congress is outsized: Give Indigenous peoples a ...

Native American totem poles up at several Eugene 4J schools will soon be removed after complaints of cultural appropriation by indigenous community members. The poles, which were constructed by ...

The town of Blue River even commissioned a totem pole for their new library. But some local Native Americans accused Hansen ... the relationship of the art of North Coast, is an active ...

The smell of cedar and the sounds of singing filled the garden behind the Alaska Native Heritage ... After blessing the totem pole, about 20 people lifted the almost 2,000-pound art piece and ...

MAHWAH — A 16-foot colorful totem pole made a visit ... who have transported the pole thousands of miles as a symbol of solidarity with other Native American communities in their fights against ...

The 18-foot-tall thunderbird totem pole in West Seattle’s Rotary Viewpoint Park, carved by Native American Robin Young in 1976, does not look its age, thanks to local art collector C.E. Jenks, who ...

They held signs saying “No Fake Totem Poles ... Coast Native inspired art,” and included a disclaimer that their poles were not carved by “any Native American tribes.” ...

The Native people, five men and one woman, were standing on the approximate spot where a totem pole bought from their ... Under the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ...