Native American cultures in the Pacific Northwest carved totem poles that represented the various totems protecting that tribe. Often at the top of the pole a thunderbird held a place of honor.

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and ... that he used all the time with the totem poles.” Hansen said Boxley inscribed a book on totem poles with a message ...

Native American totem poles up at several Eugene 4J schools will soon be removed after complaints of cultural appropriation by indigenous community members. The poles, which were constructed by ...