This sentencing marks a crucial step toward justice, finally holding accountable all defendants responsible for this betrayal ...

Today, totem poles can be found in parks and heritage centers, in villages such as Ketchikan where older poles such as the Chief Kyan pole are being preserved, in museums and corporate ...

The defendants sold over $1 million worth of fraudulent artwork throughout the conspiracy. JUNEAU, Alaska – A Washington man ...

Cameron Losi of Washington was sentenced for falsely selling Philippine-made carvings as Alaska Native art in Ketchikan. He ...

Fulton Orozco At the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska ... and telling oral histories through totem poles, ceremonial clothing and blankets, hand-carved household items and other objects.

TL;DR Over 1 million visitors flock to Ketchikan annually. Dubbed the "Salmon Capital of the World." Home to the world's ...

The Totem Heritage Center is just the beginning of Ketchikan's totem pole legacy. For an even deeper dive, head to Totem Bight State Historical Park, an 11-acre site set within the Alaskan rainforest.

Striving to understand and appreciate his people's rich art form, he then majored in history at the University of Alaska South East-Ketchikan. In 1994 Michael ... including three totem poles.