Totem pole

comes stereotypes like “jocks are the popular kids who run the school and don’t have to work for anything”, “band kids are misfits who weren’t accepted anywhere else”, “cheerleaders are peppy airheads who are very ditzy and at the top of the social totem pole”, “people on the quiz team are nerds”, “students who participate in drama club are weird outcasts who nobody likes”, and “student council…

Canada’s First Nations People Similarities and Differences By: Zoe Gardner Did you know Canada’s first nations people may have arrived in Canada at least 18,000 to 20,000 years ago? There were hundreds of tribes scattered all across Canada, all different with some similarities. The focus of this essay is to compare and contrast three different first nations peoples, the Inuit of the Canadian arctic, the Haida of the Canadian Pacific coast, and the Iroquois of the Great Lakes…

these need to be refreshed. In the initial design, the crest was represented by a lion, but we replaced this symbol with a totem. The totem represents the First Nations people, as the have a strong connection to Canada’s history. However we still decided to keep the crown to represent Canada as a constitutional monarchy that is run by a sovereign. On the right of the totem pole, is the Quebec flag, the Fleurdelisé. We swapped this design for the Canadian flag, as it is widely known across the…

Unbeknownst to the Haida, these adventurers also dug up graves and looted mortuary poles, taking away hundreds of skeletons to be used in a bizarre and ultimately futile scientific quest. Not until the early 1990s did the young people of Haida Gwaii learn that the remains of their ancestors along with more than 100,000 from other tribes…

only do they speak different languages, they are constantly at war with one another. However, it is interesting to see that these tribes share some common practices and traditions. The warriors practiced scalping, each tribe/individual had animal totems, and the Natives usually had their faces and bodies decorated in paint for various reasons. These shared traditions may not have united the warring tribes, but they served as links binding them to a common cultural heritage. Scalping and…

perspective in order to further comprehend our history and our current circumstances. (Gambino) This series also included six tall sculptures that were made to resemble totem poles. These poles were constructed from golf bags ranging in colours from red, blue, black, yellow and grey that were torn apart and re-sewn. These six poles each represent a year (1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010) and together recount a half-century of British Columbian and Canadian History. (Smith) Jungen was able to…

The painting focuses on a rendition of the top two figures of a totem pole. The second highest is an open mouthed face, and the very top of the pole is a “thunderbird,” a mythical creature often representing strength and power in Native American beliefs (Gadacz). Carr travelled across British Columbia “making drawings and watercolours, which became the basis…

It is really fun, I am am having as much fun as I can because next year; I am going back to the bottom of the totem pole, and have to work my way up again. The verse in the song: “We can be heroes everywhere we go we can have all that we ever want” explains what I do as an eighth grader. “We can be heroes everywhere we go” shows that being an eighth grader comes with…

When someone calls me an American I take somewhat of offense to that. I'm Jamaican. Even though I may see myself as Jamican to anybody else in America I am black. I may even be considered African American. Majority of American citizens are white in comparison to the minority of black people. As the minority the views of black people are the same for most people in America. I know in New York, California and Florida they don't really have these strong racist views but that's only 6% of America. I…

Everyone is different. We all have different personalities and hobbies, but we all share one thing in common; we all have a totem that symbolizes you like a perfect piece of puzzle. The spiritual animal that symbolizes me the best is the raven. The raven is tricky, creative, intelligent, and impulsive. These qualities make up my personality, and controls my actions. Ever since I was small, I’ve always been sly and quiet. I liked playing tricks on my brother, and I loved seeing his reactions…