Totem Poles

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Totem Poles

• Touching Spirit Bear

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Art from the Pacific Northwest

• In the Northwest coast giant cedar trees grow -
  this area is known as the Pacific Northwest
• The native people who live in the Pacific
  Northwest use their giant trees to make beautiful
  pieces of art

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Totem Poles

• The most well known type of art made by the
  Pacific Northwest Natives is the totem pole.

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Telling a Story

• Totem poles are made for the purpose of telling a
  story
• Some of the stories are about the family of chief
  who had the pole made
• Other poles tell Native American legends
• These legends are often about animals who did
  important things.

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Reading the Totem Pole Story

• The story that the totem pole tells is like a
  poem. Many things are said with only a few words.
• You wont be able to read the story of a totem
  pole unless you already KNOW the story.
• The stories are told by parents to their
  children, so theyre remembered year after year.

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Pictures of Totem Poles
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More Pictures
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Your Own Totem Pole
I want you to design your own, personal totem
pole. I want you to choose 5 images that would
represent you (personality, life, family, etc.).
Write 1/2 page describing your totem pole. Tell
me what images you would choose and WHY. Go a
little deeper than, I picked a cell phone
because I, like, love to TALK! Choose things
that mean a great deal to you.