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7/17/06 Laura Milholland

Thunderbird Totem

Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia

Totems were B.C. Indians coat of arms.
This Totem is Kakaso'las, meaning "People come from far away to seek her advice."
It was carved in 1955 and has the thunderbird on top, then a Sea-bear holding a killer whale, a man, a frog,
Bak'was - "wildman of the woods", Dzunukwa - a giantess, and finally the Raven.
The one on the right is Beaver Crest Pole. It depicts how the Tait family Eagle clan adopted the
beaver as their crest and how the eagle and raven met and shared the sky.


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Gigs Rowland10-Aug-2006 03:38
Great background, and I like the way the stand of trees frames the totem . . . Gigs