USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many of these totem poles, as well as other pieces of art and carvings, were ways of telling stories and communicating history, traditions, and messages to others. Totem poles, in particular, allowed indigenous people to show their ties to the land through their carvings.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The stories that totem poles tell may be a myth, a legend, or honour Indigenous peoples through symbols. The crests on a totem pole belong to a family and tell its story. Once the stories of each crest are known, the totem poles really come alive.

Detailed explanation-4: -A totem pole or monumental pole is a tall structure created by Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples that showcases a nation’s, family’s or individual’s history and displays their rights to certain territories, songs, dances and other aspects of their culture. Totem poles can also be used as memorials and to tell stories.