maps of alaska Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/maps-of-alaska Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:06:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Alaska Map Tourist Attractions http://toursmaps.com/alaska-map-tourist-attractions.html http://toursmaps.com/alaska-map-tourist-attractions.html#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:36:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=221404 The original totem poles were commissioned by families or chiefs to commemorate an event, to make a statement, and sometimes to deride another family who failed an obligation, such as nonpayment of a debt. The old photographs showed numbers of totem poles standing before waterside villages facing toward the sea, the first thing seen by a visitor. Clan symbols like the raven, the eagle, and the frog stare out from the poles. Some poles told a story. Bold in color and striking in design, the totem pole message is read from the top down. Today the totem pole is a

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