TOTEM POLE

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TOTEM POLE

• BY SEBASTIAN

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Tall totem pole

• In 1973 the worlds tallest Totem Pole was
  raised in B.C.
• This Totem Pole is 53 meters tall
• It was made from 2 giant logs

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Figures

• Some stylized figures on totem poles are
• Sun man, Whale, Old Man, Wolf, Thunder Bird,
  Dzunukwa, Sisiul and Raven

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Meaning

• Totem poles are like land marks
• They have special meanings
• They show family history

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Salmon

• If you look straight at the salmon you get bad
  luck or turn to stone
• If you look at it out of the corner of your eye
  you get good luck

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Celebration

• Celebration happens when a totem pole is raised
• There is a potlatch where the host gives away
  everything he owns