Clan and Shame Totems.
some were bigger then. and now totems are much smaller but can still make big ones
I really don't know because I here the same reason you
British Columbia, Canada.
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.
Totem poles
Totems are carved to tell a story about a clan or family.
Totem poles were made to represent families or tribes of the native americans. Each picture and colour on a pole represents something different so most poles were unique. Nowadays few people carve totem poles, and some do spoofs and sell them for more money saying they are real when they are not. It is a good tradition wasted :(
nobody knows
It depends entirely on how big a tree they started with. In the BC Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, there are totems over 4 feet wide.
yes there are because people make totem poles and sell them for double the price
most native tribes or native people