TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Chapter 1 – The Original Poles 5 Chapter 2 – The Projects 13 Chapter 3 – The Carvers 21 Chapter 4 – The Poles and Sculptures I. The Cane Totem Pole for the House of Guno 35 II. The Owl Totem Pole for the House of Gooksan 41 III. The Grizzly-bear-of-the-water for the House of Weegyet 47 IV. Pole of Hat of Tsagyem-hanak - House of Ksrarom-larhæ 57 V. The Pole of Willits 68 VI. Person-of-the-Rainbow Pole for the House of Hanamook 82 VII. Two Poles: The Pole of Wawralaw & the Pole of Trawawq 96 VIII. The Ribs of the Bear Pole for the House of Malii 103 IX. Delgamuukw Pole 119 X. Hole in the Ice Totem Pole for the House of Haidzemerhs 132 XI. Flying Frogs Pole for the House of Wutarhayæts & Yarhyaq 150 XII. On-It-the-Raven-Soars Pole for the House of Guno 158 Chapter 5 – Final Thoughts 178 Appendix A - J Barbeau’s Descriptions 184 Bibliography 206