Just north of Washington, D.C., in a suburban park, stands a Tlingit totem pole. Scott Maxwell, a Juneau educator, made it his mission to find out why. Maxwell grew up in Potomac, Md., where he's now ...

Everett Community College’s annual Coastal Gathering comes early this year, and with special reason. The ninth annual cultural celebration, from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, welcomes a new totem pole to the ...

EVERETT – When a new totem is dedicated Saturday, Everett Community College leaders hope it will mark a time of happiness, healing and a new beginning. The new killer whale and thunderbird pole at ...

Six pots full of natural dye bubbled on the back patio at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau — deep red beet, yellow wolf lichen, grassy horsetail, golden turmeric, brown coffee, and blue-violet ...