Unlike most poles that are carved on one side, the Sealaska Cultural Values totem pole is carved all the way around. According to Sealaska Heritage Institute, there are only three others like it, all in Canada.
The Sealaska Cultural Values Totem Pole represents all three tribes of Southeast Alaska — Lingít, Haida and Tsimshian.
He and his brother Gidaawaan carved the Sealaska Cultural Values pole, which was erected May 26, at the entrance of the plaza at Sealaska Heritage Institute’s arts campus in the middle of Downtown Juneau. Haida artist Sgwaayaans stands in front of the Sealaska Cultural Values Totem Pole on May 27, 2022. He and his brother Gidaawaan carved the pole with the assistance of others.
In the Lingít language, those values are Haa Latseení, which stands for “Our Strength: Strength of Body, Mind, and Spirit;” Haa Aaní, “Our Land: Honoring & Utilizing our Land;” Haa Shuká, “Past, Present, and Future Generations: Honoring our Ancestors and Future Generations;” and Wooch Yáx, which means, “Balance: Social and Spiritual Balance.”
Sgwaayaans wants to see more collaboration among Lingít, Haida and Tsimshian carvers in the future. That’ll help sustain the art and get younger people interested. The art, he said, is “so beautiful. It’s worth preserving, it’s worth saving, and that’s kind of our mission.”Sgwaayaans and his brother did most of the carving in Hydaburg before the pole was moved to Juneau in late January. The final three months of carving was done at the Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus. It was the first work done in the new building, which is named Atnané Hít: House of art.
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