A conversation between Teresa DeWitt and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank in front of a Mortuary Pole, Tlingit origin, 19th century, from Village Island, 16 x 2 ft. (Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, Alaska); and a Bear/Killer Whale Pole (memorial pole), Tlingit origin, 19th century, Village Island, 27 x 2 ft. (Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, Alaska)
Terms to know:
- Tlingit
- Totem pole
- Tongass tribe
- memorial vs. mortuary
- Northwest Coastal peoples (Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian)
- bentwood box
- clan crest
Additional resources:
Learn about the Northwest Coast Village Project
