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Native American tribes in the Northwest part of North America including the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and others build totem poles. They were symbols of clan wealth and prestige.
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∙ 9y agoTotem poles were made by people of the Pacific Northwest.
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Where did native Americans build totem poles?
Totem poles were only built by tribes on the Pacific coast.
Do Cherokee Indians make totem poles?
Yes, and only Northwetern Native American Tribes used or had Totem Poles.
Which tribes have totem poles?
Germany and Italy
What did Cherokee totem poles mean?
Cherokee Indians did, do not have totem poles. Northwest tribes were the only people to carve them.
What north east tribe made totem poles?
None of the north-eastern tribes made totem poles - they are a feature of tribes of the north-west coast.
Why were totem poles used in Indian cultures?
totem poles were used in some Indian cultures because not all Indian tribes traditions do that
Where did Totem poles came from?
native north American IndiansNative American totem poles are the ancient tradition of the Indian tribes of Pacific Northwest Coast and some of the Athabaskan tribes of southern Alaska.
What region created totem poles?
The coastal tribes of British Columbia, Washington and southern Yukon, as well as Vancouver Island created totem poles.
Why were totem poles used in some indian cultures?
totem poles were used in some Indian cultures because not all Indian tribes traditions do that
How old are totem poles?
Depends on what your asking. When was the first totem pole made? Long ago. Who made the first totem pole? Depends on how you define a totem pole. Wood or Stone? Detailed or not? Who made totem poles? There has been totem poles from Africa Tribes, American Indians, Vikings, and undoubtedly more.
What explorer invented totem poles?
No explorer invented them. They were designed and made by the tribes.
Did the Iroquois people have totem poles?
The Anishinabe (Ojibwe) people did not carve Totem as totem poles are most well know. Artists did beadwork, birchbark boxes and baskets and dreamcatchers. The clan (totemic system) was used however. Of the original 5 clans there are now more than 21, represented by various symbolic animals such as Wolf, deer, whitefish,loon and bear to name a few.
