Totem poles have become some of the most iconic symbols of “Native American culture ... when many Americans sought uniquely “American” art forms that could not be traced to Europe.

When Carl and Linda Muggli begin to carve the symbols of their totem poles, they trust that they are releasing the sacred spirits within. But they feel it before a single cut is made ...

Native American cultures in the Pacific Northwest carved totem poles that represented the various totems protecting that ...