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Totems and Totem Poles
Totems are symbolic sacred objects or spirit beings. They are often represented as animals or animal like creatures. They are used to represent certain groups of people. Totems are often used to represent kinship within clans or tribes. Sometimes totems are carved into trees in stacks, which are referred to as totem poles. The poles are often thought of as Native American, but are used by cultures all over the world.
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Did the Apache make totem poles?
a short answer is yes but the beater answer is it depends witch of the four parts of Apache tribe you are talking about the inouiet the intasha the iabeak or the enkera
Did the southeast indians have totem poles?
No. Totem poles are made from huge cedar trees that are only found in the area of the Pacific north-west coast; British Columbia, Vancouver Island and north Washington state.
What roles do totem poles play in native culture?
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.
Why does the totem pole depict?
"Totem" is a native word from the eastern woodlands region of North America that was taken into English and incorrectlyapplied by white people to the "totem poles" made by natives on the Pacific north-west coast.
In the Natick language of Massachusetts, the word wuhtotae or wuhtotu means a native group, a clan or local inhabitants of a place. The related Ojibwe word odoodeman means "his group, his siblings, his kin" and was also applied to specific markings or signs referring to a particular family or clan.
Europeans adopted this word as "totem" by the mid-18th century and applied it to any native sign for a family or clan.
In the early 19th century, American and Canadian settlers began to use this word for the carved poles they saw among the Haida, Tlingit, Kwakiutl, Tsimshian and other native people of Alaska, British Columbia, Vancouver Island and the coast of Washington State.
Naturally the native people of these areas did not use the English word totem; the Haida phrase meaning "It is a totem pole" looks like this: Gyáa'aang uu íijang. In Kwakiutl, the word for totem pole is kalakuyuwish (pole that holds up the sky).
Did the Catawba Indians make totem poles?
No and yes. Traditional totem poles were made by various Northwest Coast tribes in what are now Alaska and British Columbia. However, after the totem pole became famous among Anglo-Americans, many non-Northwest Coast tribes made totem poles that appeared at tourist attractions all over Canada and the United States. So, while totem poles were not part of the Seneca Tribe's traditional material culture, there may have been instances where members of the Seneca Tribe produced "roadside" totem poles for the purpose of attracting tourists.
Are totem poles part of kwakiutl culture?
Each figure on the pole represents a character in a story important to the person having the pole made. Sometimes actual people are shown on a totem pole to commemorate something special.
What best describes how totem reflect the beliefs of the Tlingit people?
According to Wikipedia: "... Tlingit thought and belief, although never formally codified, was historically a fairly well organized philosophical and religious system whose basic axioms shaped the way Tlingit people viewed and interacted with the world around them. Between 1886 and 1895, in the face of their shamans' inability to treat Old World diseases including smallpox, most of the Tlingit people converted to Orthodox Christianity. (Russian Orthodox missionaries had translated their liturgy into the Tlingit language.) After the introduction of Christianity, the Tlingit belief system began to erode.
Today, some young Tlingits look back towards what their ancestors believed, for inspiration, security, and a sense of identity. This causes some friction in Tlingit society, because most modern Tlingit elders are fervent believers in Christianity, and have transferred or equated many Tlingit concepts with Christian ones. Indeed, many elders believe that resurrection of heathen practices of shamanism and spirituality are dangerous, and are better forgotten. . ."
Please note the web-link which will take you to John Swanton's massive book: Tlingit Myths and Texts.
Where Which marae in Auckland has a Canadian totem pole on its ground?
Awataha marae; the totem pole is entirely modern and was presented to New Zealand to mark the Aukland Commonwealth Games.
What order do you put the gems in the totem on Nabooti Island?
First, from the top you put PURPLE, GREEN, RED, WHITE AND BLUE.
What does a monkey symbolize on a totem pole?
Animal symbols are the most powerful, spiritual symbols on a totem pole. The monkey symbolizes practical jokes and good-hearted trickery.
When was the ballad of the totems made?
"The Ballad of the Totems" is not in any way related to Native American history, but it is an Australian Aborigine poem by Kath Walker, otherwise known as Kathleen Ruska or Oodgeroo Noonuccal. She wrote mainly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and she died in 1993.
How do you explain the purpose of a potlatch?
It is a gift-giving festival and primary economic system practiced by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and United States. This includes Heiltsuk Nation, Haida, Nuxalk, Tlingit, Makah, Tsimshian, Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka'wakw, and Coast Salish cultures.
Some people say a totem spirit is like a spirit guide , but most think the animal you are most like helping you discover your nature sort of thing. sorry you might want to look on some other websites for more details, i am not 100% good and accurate at describing it... Also, a spirit guide is a ghost or nature spirit who, well guides you by the way.
I added this part - A totem spirit lives within a human. It guides and teaches us from when we are born to when we die. The Aborigine believe in totem spirits
Do all totem poles tell a story?
a totem pole tells a story to show of a families wealth or to show what each member of a family is like just like an animal. sometimes totem poles where used as gifts but only to very special people
How do get the totem in dr.hare's dream in Super Villain Island in poptropica?
first u have to fight him
In which province would you find the totem poles?
totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from great trees mostly Western Redcedar by indigenous cultures along the pacific northwest coast of north America. so the places where you are most likely to see totem poles are Alaska, Colorado, british Columbia and other countries on the pacific nothwest coast of north America.
How big is the biggest ever totem pole?
there is no real maximum it just goes up until it gets so tall it collapses
How do you construct a totem pole?
There are symbole and specific colors which represents a special meaning. So one can curve a good totem pole if he knows the meanings, decidec beforehand what he wants to present, use sketches in paper before use them and use propre color and enough work space for the curving.
What wood is used for totem poles?
what do you mean because the part of a red that is used for making totem poles are the trunk
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