In Xʼaad kíl, the Haida language, they are gyáaʼaang, “man standing up”; and in Smʼalgyax, the Tsimshian language, they are ptsʼaan. Totem poles have become some of the most iconic ...

The first totem pole to be erected in the Gwaii Haanas ... between supernatural beings competing for the job of holding up Haida Gwaii with the pillar of the heavens, wresting it from the control ...

The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, ...

Haida houses had elaborate totem ... pole. The Haida believed that when a person walked through this doorway, he or she was protected from the outside world. The house that belonged to Chief Wiah, the ...

A renowned carver of monumental B.C. totem poles has turned his hand to the ... he's carving a 10-metre long dugout canoe for youth on Haida Gwaii.

Installing up to five wooden ... Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, wrote in a post on his Facebook page Tuesday. “For generations, totem poles have served as powerful ...

Five towering totem poles will soon be placed at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, representing Tlingit & Haida clans.

"If you ask for a ride, you’ll end up at a party on the beach by the fire, eating crab. That’s how things happen here." Fun Fact: A place largely bypassed by the Ice Age, Haida Gwaii bears ...

Installing a set of totem poles at the Mendenhall ... project they were eating it up.” “This is a learning process for the Forest Service, and for Tlingit and Haida,” he said.

Installing up to five wooden totem ... Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Last September a 40-year-old Porcupine and Beaver Totem Pole carved by late master Lingít carver ...