February 21, 2010

February 21-Kwakiutl Totem Pole


This totem pole, donated by the Kwakiutl First Nations on Canada's west coast, stands proudly in Wascana Park. The plaque reads:


Donated by the Native Indian People of British Columbia to
commemorate the centenary of the union, July 20, 1871 of the
Province of British Columbia with Canada.

Kwakiutl Totem Pole
Carved at Vancouver BC by
Mr. Lloyd Wadhams of Nimpkish Indian Band

A project of the First Citizens' Fund and
British Columbia Centennial '71
Committee.


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