No. Being low man on the totem pole means you are the last to receive some sort of benefit. Usually used as a saying at work but can be used for all sorts of situations.
he was the low man on the totem pole
no, it's of the highest honor.
In the company's hierarchy, I'm the low man on the totem pole.
The cast of Low Man on a Totem Pole - 1964 includes: Dan Dailey as H. Allen Smith Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Pepe Martinez John Haveron as Man Diana Lynn as Nelle Smith John McGiver as Mr. Turnbull Cliff Norton as Manager Gloria Pall as Girl Irene Tedrow as Woman
The biggest totem pole in the world is sixty feet tall, six stories, and thirty feet in circumference. It rests on a turtles back. It took a man named Ed Galloway eleven years to build the totem pole.
depends on the tribe since their is no language called Native American. My tribes don't have any word for it that I know of.
Low man on the totem pole means that the person is at the bottom in a hierarchical system. A totem pole is a statue of carved faces stacked one on top of the other. The face at the bottom is the last of the stack. The carved faces above it, would be higher up in rank or authority.This is actually the reverse of the real meaning of a totem pole. In Native American culture, the figure on the bottom is supporting the other figures -- it is the most important one.this is a meaning in which the man may be poor financailly of as a upstanding citizen. most occasion it is used in the financail senseit means someone who is unimportant. if you are high on the totem pole you are the boss, and therefor the most important personThe totem was used by the native Americans as a tribute to the Spirits/Gods. They carved different types of animals into a large log depicting the important characteristics of a certain tribes belief systems. The different animals were always carved in order of their importance from the bottom to the top so "low man on the totem pole" would basically imply the least important of the group. In todays world we use it to express that a person has the least amount of authority in a company or organization, that he is required to report to someone in a higher position and usually can not make any company related decisions of his own.
Totem poles can have a wide range of meaning and therefore do not have a set order. Meanings vary as much as the artists who build them. Totem poles are not pieces of worship, in fact, they tell a story, clan legend, cultural belief or event. The order of animals was erroneously believed to be so significant that the phrase "low man on a totem pole" became popular, but only with non natives. Many poles actually have the most important figure on the bottom, while others are placed in the middle.
The sunlight's vertical angle to the man (standing straight) and to the totem pole is the same. Therefore the length of their shadows (one side of a right triangle) to their heights (the other side) will have the same ratio.Man is 74 inches tall, shadow is 4 feet.Totem Pole is X inches tall, shadow is 6 feet (1.5 times as long)74 inches x 1.5 = 111 inches, the height of the totem pole (9' 3" tall).
It depends where they originated from. Native American and Native Canadian totem poles on average were 30-45 metres, carved from wood. Ancient Mayan and Ancient Aztec totem poles ranged between 35-50 metres and were carved from stone. Ancient Chinese and Ancient Korean totem poles (built to respect Gods and ancestors) were around 10-20 metres and made from polished wood. The tallest totem pole in the world is 52.5 metres. It's found in Alert Bay, British Columbia.
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The Man from the North Pole - 1912 was released on: USA: 6 October 1912