The Nisga'a

Background

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List of poles

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Nisga'a totem poles
Image Name Sculptor Location Notes Ref(s)
 
Eagle-Halibut pole of Laa'i Oyay Tait Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia Created c. 1870. Purchased by the University of British Columbia in 1947. Restored by Norman Tait in the 1970s. [1]
Heritage Totem Josiah Tait
Norman Tait
Port Edward, British Columbia Created c. 1973. [2]
 
Ni'isjoohl totem pole Oyay Tait Nisg̱aʼa Museum Created c. 1860. Stolen by Marius Barbeau in 1929 and purchased by the Royal Scottish Museum. Returned to the Nisga'a in 2023. [3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ancient totem reassembled for anthropological museum". The Vancouver Sun. 15 September 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Totem represents all Indians". The Vancouver Sun. 11 June 1973. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ Selkirk, Diane (22 December 2022). "Inside the Nisga'a Nation's Fight to Get a 36-Foot Totem Pole Back From Scotland". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Stolen totem pole formally welcomed home to Nisga'a territory after nearly a century in Scottish museum". CBC News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.