Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
Seattle
1 The Seattle Totem Pole at Pioneer Square 3
2 Grizzly Bear House Posts at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture 6
Victoria
3 Wawadit'la, the Mungo Martin House at the Royal British Columbia Museum 11
4 Sgaang Gwaii (Ninstints) Poles at the Royal British Columbia Museum 14
5 Tony Hunt's Grizzly Bear and Human Post at Horseshoe Bay 16
Vancouver
6 Haesemhliyawn Memorial Totem Pole of the Gitk'san from Gitanyow (Kitwancool) at the Museum of Anthropology 21
7 Monuments by Bill Reid, Doug Cranmer, and Jim Hart at the Museum of Anthropology 24
8 The Thunderbird House Post by Tony Hunt at Stanley Park 26
9 Carvings by Susan Point, Joe David, and Don Yeomans at Vancouver International Airport 30
Vancouver Island
10 The World's Tallest Pole at Alert Bay 35
11 The Poles in Alert Bay 38
Prince Rupert
12 Eagle on the Decayed Pole at Prince Rupert by Dempsey Bob and Glen Wood 43
Haida Gwaii
13 Qay'llnagaay (Sea Lion Town) 47
Ketchikan
14 Saxman and Totem Bight 51
15 A Portrait in Saxman Park 54
16 The Clan House at Totem Bight 56
17 The Chief Kyan Pole 60
18 The Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Health Center Totem Poles 62
Sitka
19 Chief Saanaheit's Poles at the Sitka National Historical Park 65
20 Sitka's Monuments at World's Fairs 67
21 The K'aylaan Pole by Tommy Joseph 71
22 The Sitka Wellbreity Totem Pole by Wayne Price 73
Juneau
23 Culturally Modified Trees by Richard Beasley at Mount Roberts 77
24 The Waasgo Pole at the Alaska State Office Building 79
25 The Wooshkeetan Pole by Nathan Jackson and Steve Brown 81
Conclusion 85
Suggested Further Reading 87
Index 91
