I think it's because life is a circle so they carved it because a circle has no beginning or end and so does life, it has no beginning or end "you live you die then something else is born in your place" Edwin said that.
People carve totem poles to mark notable events.
Yes
carve wood.
Cherokee Indians did, do not have totem poles. Northwest tribes were the only people to carve them.
Totems are carved to tell a story about a clan or family.
A Kwakiutl totem pole is a wood carving that Kwakiutl tribe members would carve for spiritual purposes.
Totem poles
No. The Northwestern Native Americans did.
totem's
He carves 11 different things in to his totem he carves a eagle, wolf, beaver, seal head, sparrow in a nest, raven, jagged bolt of lightning, big raindrop salmon, spirit bear and a circle (this is the order they are in the book so he put them in that order top as the eagle and the circle on the bottom
Totem Poles, however, only West coast Native Americans carve them.
Peter does, but later re-carves it for Cole