HONOLULU — A stolen totem pole that went from the garden decor of two golden-age Hollywood actors to the basement of a Hawaii museum was returned Thursday to Alaska tribal members. Screen legend John ...

The smell of cedar and the sounds of singing filled the garden behind the Alaska Native Heritage Center during the raising of a totem pole that symbolizes healing from the boarding school era. More ...

Introduction to Alaska's totems: Totem people -- Importance of cedar -- Carving a totem pole -- Early totem sightings -- Golden age of totem poles -- Devastating changes -- Symbol of the Pacific ...

Oct 23 (Reuters) - A totem pole taken by the Hollywood actor John Barrymore from an Alaska tribe 84 years ago is being returned to the village after decorating the yards of California mansions for ...

This is a developing story. Three totem poles have been removed from the Michael J. Burns Building that houses the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. headquarters, including a 30-foot-tall totem outside the ...

EVERETT, Wash. — Fred Fulmer Sr. has been chipping away at his passion project for over a year. That’s not uncommon in his line of work. Fulmer said it’s well worth his time to preserve history and ...

WASHINGTON — Tlingit leaders dedicated a storied totem pole in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office on Tuesday. The 10-foot tall, 900-pound totem pole, which is on loan from the Sealaska Heritage ...