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The role that the totem poles play is that they summon the spirits of your totem and then your totems will always be with you and they will help you.
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∙ 12y agototem poles tells us that families history, culture, and tradition.
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What culture do totem poles belong to?
Totem poles belong to the culture of the Native Americans.
Do Inuits have totem poles in their culture?
No, that would have been the Native Alaskan Indians.
Do Cherokee Indians make totem poles?
Yes, and only Northwetern Native American Tribes used or had Totem Poles.
Who were the original creators of totem poles?
the native Americans where the first one to make totem poles. i think?
Where did native Americans build totem poles?
Totem poles were only built by tribes on the Pacific coast.
Did caddo Indians have totem poles?
No, the Caddo Indians did not use totem poles as did other Native Americans.
Where were totem poles found in villages?
Totem poles were found by the native Americans houses. Either a group of houses all had one, or just one home had one. Totem poles dignified what the culture and how they live and who they were. Also, totem poles could have a bird on it, perhaps an eagle, a type of forest animal, perhaps a deer head carved into the pole and lots of others.
Why do American Indians make totem poles?
Native Americans had a very diverse culture. Arts and crafts were means of expressions for them. Totem poles were interesting to native american children as toy airplanes are to american kids. Paint, masks, and other accessories were used to decorate the totem pole. The totem pole was used in cultural holidays to celebrate their hertiage.
Do the designs on totem poles represent culture?
Yes
What is carved into a totem pole?
On totem poles there is spirts of there animals that are powerful to native Americans.
How do you use totem in a sentence?
totem poles had great religious and historical significence for native americans.
What did the carvings represent on a totem pole?
That depends on the culture or tribe who is doing the carving. The carvings can represent family ancestry, legends, monumenal events. These totem poles were never objects of worship for the the Native Americans, merely a public record of sorts.
