A totem is defined as a spiritual symbol or emblem (usually in animal form) that reveals the past, present, future and personality of an individual, family or tribe. Several indigenous cultures around ...

The image of the Chinese dragon, an animal of legend, originated from totem poles. Legend has it that many tribes settled along the Yellow River about 4,000 years ago, each having its own totem ...

Several kinds of totem poles were carved by First Nations artists living along the central and northern coast of British Columbia. A totem is an object, usually an animal, that serves as an emblem for ...

Totem poles were again carved and erected in the communities along ... Can you see the different figures and animals? Click on each pole for information and a larger image. The poles below are on loan ...

Simon Fraser University The pole stood for more than 70 years in Nass Valley before it was moved to Scotland The totem, which features carved animals, human figures and family crests, tells the ...

Flanking all four corners of the old Carlyon Bridge that carries Capitol Boulevard through Tumwater are four sculptures that were once known as the only concrete totem poles in the world.

Have you ever seen a totem pole? The most beautiful totems I have seen are mounted in Stanley Park in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, my home for five years. On those particular totems are a ...