Totem Poles are one form of expression by Haida, Tsalmsian, Kwa Kwakwala and Salish people used to communicate information. We 'signed' our property using the Haida Art style carving.
Circa 1233 A.D. there was a small migration out of China of the Royal families and Aristocracies under attack by Genghis Khan. After 18 years the whole contingent escaped from Chung-Hsing and disappeared from Chinese history.
Guided by a Khitan Liao Family, Yelu Apoachi, following information known to the chinese Imperial family, they sailed across the Pacific and took refuge at Hagwilget Canyon; This is the source of the prefix term Kit.
Concerned that the Mongols, who had so far conquered Asia and some of Europe, and would eventually track down the true Royals, the migrants adopted a strategy to avoid being extinguished.
The Matriarchal Line which is Negro and descends from Eve, moved to Haida Gwaii where they are still known as the "Watchmen."
The Khitan family located at Hagwilget where our totem stands above the Canyon.
Circa 1400 A.D. a contingent was dispatched to survey the American Continent and they journeyed almost to Mexico. They are the modern Navaho and Apache.
The Totem Culture of Potlatch waned after 1884 under the Potlatch law and only began to revive after 1951 when the ban on our culture was lifted.
totem poles
Depending on what you mean, the haida used paint and cedar to make totem poles and they used copper to make the chiefs masks and all the important people if the tribe had things made out of copper...
Southwest- potteryGreat Plains- ClothingPacific Northwest- Totem Poles
no they were not and i dont know why any one in daily life would want to look this up
they had symbolism art and there were a lot of small animals in each painting
NO! They didn't make totem poles!!!!!!
Totem Poles.
The totem poles were made to tell stories of the past
Totem poles are and were made from large tree trunks.
No they did not make totem poles.
Yes, and only Northwetern Native American Tribes used or had Totem Poles.
Yes the aboriginals did build totem poles
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
The Cherokee did not use, or have 'totem poles.'
Totem poles belong to the culture of the Native Americans.
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.