The Alaska Native Heritage Center is now home to the first healing totem pole dedicated to the U.S. Indian Boarding School survivors, descendants, and attendees who have never made it home.
The pole, the Alaska Native Heritage Center said, represents the healing journey for Alaska Natives and Native Americans.
Young spent three months carving the pole. He said the pole represents a theme of having your foot inside two cultures. On Oct. 22, the center rose the totem pole. The rising was then followed by a potlatch and speeches and dances.
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