Randy Hoyt

Art & Story in Totem Poles

I gave a short presentation on totem poles at Ignite Dallas 4 (July 2011). Ignite presentations are very short talks: presenters get only five minutes and 20 slides to make their point, and the slides auto-advance every 15 seconds. Here I have listed a number of resources I recommend for anyone interested in studying totem poles further.

Totem Poles of the Pacific Northwest CoastTotem Poles of the Pacific Northwest Coast
by Edward Malin
Looking at Totem PolesLooking at Totem Poles
by Hilary Stewart
Raven Steals the LightRaven Steals the Light
by Bill Reid, Robert Bringhurst
RavenRaven
by Gerald McDermott
Documentary: Bill ReidDocumentary: Bill Reid
Watch Online (27:54)

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Slide Images

  1. Flickr: Arne Halvorsen
  2. Flickr: Grace Fell
  3. Satellite Map
  4. Journal of John Bartlett (1791)
  5. Flickr: David Ciskowski
  6. Flickr: Mariska Richters
  7. Flickr: Mike McHolm
  8. Flickr: Mariska Richters
  9. Photo: Bill Reid & Doug Cramner (1961)
  10. Oil on Canvas: Bill Reid (2005)
  11. Flickr:
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  13. Scanned Postcard (1913)
  14. Flickr: J Brew
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  19. Photo: Haida Village at UBC
  20. Flickr: “Zero-X”