Totem Poles facts
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The Native American "Shame Pole", a totem pole erected to embarrass people for not payment of debts or ridicule misdeeds. In 2007 one such pole was erected in Alaska depicting the CEO of Exxon to highlight an unpaid debt of $5m owed from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
how totem pole were made?
The phrase "Low Man on the Totem Pole" has come to mean the opposite of what it should; the "Low Man" on the totem pole was often the most talented and valuable part of the totem pole creation process.
What totem pole animal am i?
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who is at the bottom of the totem pole?
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About “shame poles", a type of Totem pole intended to shame people.In Alaska there is a shame pole of Abraham Lincoln, shaming him for not paying back debts to the Tlingit people.
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7-Eleven convenience stores were once called "Totem Stores" and featured an authentic inuit totem pole in front of each location.
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7-11 was originally named Tote'm Stores with some locations having totem poles out front. They later named their stores 7-11 to reflect the new hours of operation 7am-11pm.
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The last person to climb the Totem Pole in Monument Valley was Clint Eastwood in preparing for his 1975 film “The Eiger Sanction”.
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Duncan, British Columbia, has the world’s largest, outdoor collection of publicly displayed totem poles. In the early 20th century, non-native communities erected totem poles in prominent locations to encourage visitors and Duncan's poles celebrates friendship with the Quw’utsun’ people
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In 1899 Seattle Natives stole a totem pole from the Alaskan Natives.
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Haida Manga, graphic novels in the style of Native American art used on totem poles.
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"low man on the totem pole" could mean a person of great importance as well as someone no one cares about.
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There is an official process for retiring Totem Poles that are no longer safe to remain standing.
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Why Ted Cruz will destroy the United States Financial System, his wife has severe conflict of interest. She's high up on the totem pole of Goldman Sachs. Remember those lovely people?
