Totem poles raised along waterfront ahead of trail dedication ceremony
The ceremony will be held late Saturday morning at Heritage Plaza.
Source: juneauempire.com
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The ceremony will be held late Saturday morning at Heritage Plaza.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will hold a ceremony on Saturday for the first 12 poles of Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail) and Faces of Alaska, a major installation of bronze masks representing the five major Native groups of Alaska.
Tlingit Master Carver Nathan Jackson and his son, professional artist Jackson Polys, have carved totem poles in Saxman’s Edwin DeWitt Carving Center for the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s new Totem Pole