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Totem Poles: As cultural documents, totem poles serve many different purposes. Here, museum director Michael Naab explains five different totem poles on display at the Totem Heritage Center.
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Totem Bight State Historical National Park: Totem Bight State Historical Park sheltered in a lush, temperate rainforest rich in Native history and art, beaches with waterfront views, and indigenous plants and animals—it is the top pick for visitors and residents alike.
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Ketchikan Museums: Ketchikan Museums collect, preserve, interpret and creatively share the history and culture of our region to serve, educate, engage and enrich our community. Make sure to visit Ketchikan's cultural institutions such as: the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Heritage Center and Southeast Discovery Center.
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Art & Culture: The evidence of Native Alaskans is everywhere in Ketchikan, from a colorfully painted city bus to Chief Johnson’s Totem Pole at the center of town.
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Our Native Legacy: Southeast Alaska is home to three distinct Native tribal groups: the Tlingit, the Haida, and the Tsimshian. All three tribes have imprinted on the area and imbued the land with a deep and palpable legacy.
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Totem Poles: As cultural documents, totem poles serve many different purposes. Here, museum director Michael Naab explains five different totem poles on display at the Totem Heritage Center. From left: a potlatch pole, heraldic pole, story pole, memorial pole and mortuary pole at the Totem Heritage Center.
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Our Native Legacy: Southeast Alasksa is home to three distinct Native tribal groups: the Tlingit, the Haida, and the Tsimshian. All three tribes have imprinted on the area and imbued the land with a deep and palpable legacy
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Totem Bight State Historical National Park: Totem Bight State Historical Park sheltered in a lush, temperate rainforest rich in Native
history and art, beaches with waterfront views, and indigenous plants and animals—it is the top pick for visitors and residents alike.
Learn more
Ketchikan Museums: Ketchikan Museums collect, preserve, interpret and creatively share the history and culture of our region to serve, educate, engage and enrich our community. Make sure to visit both of Ketchikan's museums—the Tongass Historical Museum and Totem Heritage Center.
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Totem Poles: As cultural documents, totem poles serve many different purposes. Here, museum director Michael Naab explains five different totem poles on display at the Totem Heritage Center. From left: a potlatch pole, heraldic pole, story pole, memorial pole and mortuary pole at the Totem Heritage Center.
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Totem Poles: As cultural documents, totem poles serve many different purposes. Here, museum director Michael Naab explains five different totem poles on display at the Totem Heritage Center.
Learn more
Art & Culture: The evidence of Native Alaskans is everywhere in Ketchikan, from a colorfully painted city bus to Chief Johnson’s Totem Pole at the center of town.
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