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Photos of Totem Pole Installation & Ceremony
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Totem is a Native American word for a natural object serving as the emblem of a family or group, and passed from one generation to the next. Carved from mature cedar trees by the native people of the Northwest, full-size totem poles were raised to represent a family clan, its kinship system, its dignity, its accomplishments, its prestige, its adventures, its stories, its rights and prerogatives. The taller the totem, the more abundant the clan was thought to be.
This totem pole, lovingly carved and donated by Nona and Max Meinen, was carved over a period of 1½ years from a cedar tree which was inadvertently felled by the gas company who had the right to place a gas pipeline across their property. Download the brochure for more information.
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