While carving large poles, masks and other activities associated with potlatching ... rendering the celebration and raising of totem poles legal once again. Totem poles were again carved and erected ...
This book documents the carving of a single Nisga'a pole. Chief carver Norman Tait notes in the introduction, "Few people have ever had the opportunity to watch the completion of a mask or any piece ...
Darren Yelton brought the 18-foot totem pole back to pristine condition, connecting it to its historical roots ...