USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Totem poles are monuments created by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. Totem poles are typically created out of red cedar, a malleable wood relatively abundant in the Pacific Northwest, and would be erected to be visible within a community.

Detailed explanation-2: -The totem pole (also known as a monumental pole) is a tall structure carved out of cedar wood, created by Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples to serve variously as a signboard, genealogical record and memorial. Some well-known carvers include Mungo Martin, Charles Edenshaw, Henry Hunt, Richard Hunt and Stanley Hunt.

Detailed explanation-3: -History: The totem pole was carved in 1937 by Haida Chief John Wallace, for the New England Fish Company at their cannery in Waterfall, Alaska. When the cannery closed, the pole was removed and stored in a Seattle warehouse, being damaged in the process of moving.

Detailed explanation-4: -Totem poles are a tradition of Indian tribes from the Northwest Coast Region such as Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian. They are mostly carved from large red cedar trees. Because totem poles are made of cedar wood, and decay over time and the oldest totem poles have since rotted.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tallest poles include those in: Alert Bay, British Columbia-173 feet (53 m), Kwakwaka’wakw.