*** About Totem Poles: Totem poles, predominantly found among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, are monumental sculptures carved from large trees, often Western Red Cedar. These carvings represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. Totem poles are not religious, but rather cultural symbols that tell stories through the use of powerful and spiritual imagery that is significant to the community. Each figure on the pole has a specific meaning, and their order represents a hierarchy of importance in the stories they tell.

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