First Nations Totem Poles
Standing within Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia is an intriguing collection of totem poles representing a number of indigineous nations.
I learned that the collection was begun in the 1920s, some of the poles having been carved in the 1880s.
Due to being out in the elements, some of the damaged poles were put into museums and replicas carved in the 1980s.
First nations peoples do not view these as idols, nor worship them - all the carvings upon a pole has meaning. For example, the eagle represents the kingdom of the air, the whale, the lordship of the sea, the wolf , the genius of the land.
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First Nations Totem Poles
Standing within Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia is an intriguing collection of totem poles representing a number of indigineous nations.
I learned that the collection was begun in the 1920s, some of the poles having been carved in the 1880s.
Due to being out in the elements, some of the damaged poles were put into museums and replicas carved in the 1980s.
First nations peoples do not view these as idols, nor worship them - all the carvings upon a pole has meaning. For example, the eagle represents the kingdom of the air, the whale, the lordship of the sea, the wolf , the genius of the land.
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