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Late 1700's
Totem poles orginated back from the late 1700's from the Haida Gwaii and then went to British Columbia. (Paskevics, 2017) The Haida people were storytellers and came up with the idea to carve their stories into wooden poles. Totems would also represents the characteristics of people and their loved ones. -
1830's-1880's
When the Europeans migrated over to Europe, they had noticed another culture and their distinct markings aka the totem poles. The native Americans particpated in fishing, hunting, and fur trading to make money to use on the totem poles. Their ecoenomy soon evolved and the tools and ink became bigger and better. (Paskevics, 2017) -
1880's-1890's
Europeans then started taking notice of the Native Americans culture, and then many totem poles, as well as artifacts, were put on display at Centennial Exposition (1876) and World's Columbia Exposition (1893). A lot of people started becoming fasicanted by these totem poles but no one really knew why these people were making such baeutful pieces. -
1901-1905
In 1901 some missionaries stopped all native activities and the making of totem poles. (Totem Poles, Wiki) The totem poles were either destroyed or abandoned so they could rot and be destroyed as well. In this time as well children were being taken away from their familes and thrown into resendtial schools to be stripped down of their culture and to learn the eauropean ways. -
Late 1930's
Cultural, linguistic, and artistic members of society came together to revive the totem poles in the early 1930's and so on. Carvers from previous generations, such as Charlie Edenshaw (c. 1839–1920), Charlie James (1867–1938), Ellen Neel (1916–66), and Mungo Martin (1879–1962), inspired artists like Henry Hunt (1923–85), Bill Reid (1920–98), Douglas Cranmer (1927–2006), Tony Hunt (1942–), Norman Tait (1941–2016), and Robert Davidson (1946–) to carry the tradition forward. (Paskevics, 2017) -
1938
In 1938 the United States Forest Services created a program to renew the native arts, which included the totem poles. (Totem Poles, Wiki) -
1960's-1970's
When the totem poles were restored they were made up and down the coast. After many years many different methods were created and have made an appearance. They started creating the poles out of wood, stone, and etched glass. -
2000's
Totem poles are misjudged quite a lot with some people thinking the native's created the totem pole to worship them which is nor\t true. People believe that the totem was a gift to their ancestors that have passed on so they could celebrate their life and passing on.
