Why were totem poles used?

Answer 1

they created the totem poles to tell a story.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..

Answer 2

Totem Poles were made to celebrate a historic event or a death of a Family member. Some totem Poles were made because they were beutiful but most were made to celebrate something worth being happy about :) hope this helped.

Answer 3

A totem pole served as the emblem of a family or clan, its unity, the rights to which people in each clan were entitled, and as a reminder of each clan's link to a spirit-ancestor. Totem poles are an ancient tradition of the Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest Coast--Washington state in the USA, British Columbia in Canada--and some of the Athabaskan tribes of southern Alaska. Contrary to popular belief, the Southwest Indians, Plains Indians, and Inuit never carved totem poles.

Answer 4

Totem pole meanings vary based on the cultures of the people who made them. Many tell stories, celebrate cultural beliefs, but most are just artistic.

Answer 5

they made totem poles to scare away the evil spirits