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the first totem pole: made in BC
Totem poles first started out in 1700s in British Colombia. First Nations used totem poles as monuments and a way to commerate people.
created by Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples that showcases a nation's, family's or individual's history and displays their rights to certain territories, songs, dances and other aspects of their culture. Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian peoples in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia created them. -
attempt to ban all indigenous cultural activity including totem poles Begins
In 1884, the federal government, which believed that Indigenous cultural activities, beliefs and traditions were obstructing its goal of assimilation, passed the Potlatch Law -
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the governments attempt to rid totem poles
the government had tried to rid indigenous people of all their cultural traditions during this era.
The presence of totem poles in the province came under threat by non-Aboriginal settlers. -
the search for a pole that had not been found in years began
they had learned of the pole’s whereabouts in 1991, and began the long journey of repatriating the pole. The Haisla and the museum negotiated a plan for repatriation: the museum agreed to return the pole, and the Haisla would carve a replacement. -
Stanley Park to be relocated to Museum of Anthropology at UBC
a pole that had been taken away from the indigenous community over 40 years ago in bc is finally to be relocated to UBC.