Totem Poles | Native America | PBS

[TheYAyaLady]

If I could only learn more about the tribes my mom is from and my dad is from. Knowledge is powerful

[chestersakamoto]

The Kwakwaka'wakw (or Kwakiutl) are one of my favorite Native American tribes. Their history, culture and artwork are all so fascinating. I was delighted to see that they were included in this awesome program! 👏

[janbonne]

Beautifully shot cedar! Love hearing the narrators' stories <3

[tomlehr]

I lived in washington state, miss all that

[carinalofanzes]

Does anyone else notice that Native American totem poles bear a resemblance to Polynesian tiki statues? Could the Native Americans and Polynesians have come in contact with each other, and as a result, influenced each other’s cultures?

[TheRojo]

This is similar to the Ogham writing system in that it is carved upwards from a base, only semantic and cylindrical in nature.
You heard me right, the totem pole is a writing system in its own right.

[Beeni-wello]

🐝 utiful work, aay 🤲Sne kalyegh for posting, k

[alialiyari]

Totem pole is also name of a beautiful cactus

[TheTechCguy]

Asians from long ago did very similar things, too.

[ArtBellJr]

No CNC machine needed for this Art it’s hand made.

[manjusehgal]

I live in Edmonton and I have seen one

[thegrinch]

I wonder if it's a connection or coincidence because totems have also been found in south america, mesoamerica, pacific islands( oceania), africa, etc.

[spencermatthews]

Hihowareya, hihowareya, hihowareya!!

[HumanBeanbag]

I prefer telephone poles myself, but those carvings are nice too.

[patrickjohnson]

I wish I could have bought that coffee table James made from Metallica

[alexanderarnold]

Soldier "I" Jaclyn Kristine Arnold

[CoferKate]

I see one next to a donut shop nearby.

[Notfast]

6ix9ine and Trippie red brought me here

[coljuh]

watchin this without a teacher cuz i aint no numb nuts

[cilvaable]

On the totem pole of suppressed Americans, who is at the bottom; transgender men or transgender woman?