Totem

Photo of the middle portion of the Gitksans totem pole with the sky and trees in the background
Totem

This totem pole stands on the eastern point of Victoria Island, in Ottawa.

Carved by a British Columbian Aboriginal artist working in the Gitksan tradition, this totem was erected in a traditional pole-raising ceremony.

The work was created by Walter Harris in 1985.

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