2023年10月31日 · Sitka is located in southeastern Alaska. Beginning in 1903, Alaska district governor John Brady, based in the territorial capital of Sitka, assembled a remarkable collection of totem poles. The poles were brought to Sitka from various locations along the southeast Alaska coast, gifts from native Tlingit and Haida chiefs.

2021年12月17日 · The Yaadaas Crest Pole on a wintery evening at sunset. Detached poles, which were place anywhere in or near villages. They generally convey the ancestry (crest poles) or history (history poles) of a particular clan, folklore or real-life experiences (legend poles), or commemorate a person of importance (memorial/mortuary poles). Loading results...

2022年9月9日 · The stately totem poles of Sitka National Historical Park appear so solidly rooted in place it is hard to imagine a time when they were not part of the surrounding forest. Their history, however, tells a very different story-- a story that begins in the coastal villages of southeast Alaska and ends, after traveling more than 6,000 miles by ...

Sitka National Historical Park (earlier known as Indian River Park and Totem Park) is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. [4] [5] It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972. [6]

Step into Native Tlingit culture at Sitka National Historical Park. Home to totem poles, carving demonstrations, ethnographic displays, and more.

Totem Square contains a Russian cannon and three anchors recovered from the Sitka vicinity, probably lost by early British or American explorers. The totem pole displays the double-headed eagle of Sitka’s Russian heritage. Located in the downtown area at the west end of Lincoln Street and Katlian Street.

This tour displays only a small number of the totem poles in Sitka National Historical Park’s collection. To learn more about the park’s totem pole collection, explore this map that includes all of the totem poles in the park, along with their location and a short description.

beginning the century long saga of preservation of the Sitka pole collection. This report will discuss the physical nature of totem poles, the agents that tend to deteriorate them, the changing attitudes towards preservation in the native community, as well as the methods and materials used in the various campaigns

5 天之前 · Get to know this 1.0-mile loop trail near Sitka, Alaska. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 22 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are May through September.

2025年3月8日 · On an island amid towering spruce and hemlock, Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of a battle between invading Russian traders and Indigenous Kiks.ádi Tlingit. Totem poles from Tlingit and Haida areas line the park’s scenic coastal trail, and the restored Russian Bishop’s House is a rare reminder of Russia’s colonial ...