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</head> <body text="#FF6600" bgcolor="#000000" link="#0000EE" vlink="#551A8B" alink="#FF0000"> <center><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">etotems   e totems  etotems.com</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">Statues, Dream Catchers, Plaques and Pottery for sale at fantastic prices and you</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">find  totem poles  for sale, hand carved by two northwest artists on the Yakama Indian Reservation.</font></font></b> <br>  <br><b>SOME LINKS <br><a href="http://www.richonlinesales.com">Rich Online Sales</a> <br><a href="http://www.candysangels.com">candys angels</a> <br><a href="http://www.etotems.com">toppenish totems</a> <br><a href="http://www.clif.org">clifs gifts</a> <br><a href="http://www.simplyoregon.com">simply oregon</a> <br><a href="http://www.toppenishhistory.com">Toppenish Historical Society</a> <br><a href="http://www.knnd.com">KNND Radio</a> <br><a href="http://www.kynr.com">KYNR Radio</a> <br><a href="http://www.the4c-s.com">Carols Catering</a> <br><a href="http://www.bunnyshangout.com">Bunnys Hangout</a> <br><a href="http://www.hmwt.com">HAVE MUSIC WILL TRAVEL</a></div> <br><a href="http://www.discoveryakima.com">Washington State Information</a></div> <br><a href="http://www.discoveryakama.com">Yakama Nation Economic Development</a></div> <br><a href="http://www.the4c-s.com">carols catering and cakes</a></div> <br><a href="http://www.clifwilson.com">clif wilson hosting and web design</a></div> <br><a href="http://www.clifwilson.com/christmas">great christmas gifts</a></div> <br>  <p><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">The Indians of the Pacific Northwest and lower Alaska had no written language, so</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">they carved their family history and tribal legends into tall poles of native cedar</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">wood. Called totem poles, these artifacts had religious, ceremonial, and historical purposes.</font></font></b> <p><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">The raven, a bird native to the area, was thought to be sacred by the</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">         Indians and they sometimes thought of themselves as the sons and</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">         daughters of the raven. For this reason, the raven with its strong beak</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">         and eyes is often carved on totem poles. The raven is usually carved</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">         near the top where it is seen in a protective position over the pole.</font></font></b> <p><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">Totem poles are outgrowths of the region's aboriginal art forms. Originally an</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">important part of the Potlatch ceremony, a feast with deep meaning to coastal First</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">Nations, totem poles were once carved and raised to represent a family-clan, its</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">kinship system, its dignity, its accomplishments, it prestige, its adventures, its</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">stories, its rights and prerogatives. A totem pole served, in essence, as the emblem</font></font></b> <br><b><font face="arial"><font color="#FF6600">of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry.</font></font></b></center> <p><br> <br>  <br>  <br>  <dl> </dl> </body>