In 1951, the Indian Act was revised and the ban on potlatching was dropped, rendering the celebration and raising of totem poles legal once again. Totem poles were again carved and erected in the ...

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Native American cultures in the Pacific Northwest carved totem poles that represented the various totems protecting that tribe. Often at the top of the pole a thunderbird held a place of honor.

FORKS — With the help of a detective. two $10,000 totem poles stolen from the Quileute Tribe last year have been safely recovered and restored. Detective Cody Anderson of the Clallam County ...