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Watch: “The Totem Pole Carver”

By JEFF GREENWALD and CHERYL SUMSION

This video is a supplement to Breathing Lives into Wood

Mike Dangeli, a Nisga’a craftsman living in British Columbia, Canada, demonstrates the tools and techniques he uses to carve totem poles. These poles have served memorial purposes for Indigenous tribes for millennia.

Produced by JEFF GREENWALD and CHERYL SUMSION

Edited by MICHA DUNSTON

Jeff Greenwald, Contributing Editor, is a writer, photojournalist, and stage performer. He is the author of nine books, including "Shopping for Buddhas" and "The Size of the World," for which he created the internet's first travel blog. His latest book is "108 Beloved Objects."

© 2024 Jeff Greenwald, Contributing Editor. All rights reserved. Under exclusive license to Craftsmanship, LLC. Unauthorized copying or republication of any part of this article is prohibited by law.

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