A Totem Pole is an artistic way that some Pacific
Northwest Coastal tribes use to tell a story.
You might think because of their love of carving
and their artistic ability, and because they loved tall tales, that
the Indians who lived in the Puget Sound area of Washington State in
olden times might have created the first totem pole. They did not.
This art form was brought to them via trade from tribes along the
Pacific coast to the north and from the south. They loved the idea,
and quick adopted it as their own.
Learn
About Totem Poles
For Everyone
The
First Totem Pole
What
does the expression "low man on the totem pole" mean?
Cardboard
Box Totem Poles & Coastal Hats
Make
a Totem Pole Bookmark
For Teachers: Lesson Plans
Totem
Poles: Lesson Plan
Totem
Poles of the Northwest Coast Indians Lesson Plans
Totem
Poles
