Bear Memorial Pole (center) at Old Kasaan, before relocation to New Kasaan
Original Caption reads: "Grave Totem at Old Kasaan." Photo courtesy of Linn A. Forrest.
New Deal Agencies: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Started: 1938
Completed: 1941
Artists: Haida craftsmen, Tlingit craftsmen
Designers: Architect Linn A. Forrest (restoration)
Quality of Information: Very Good
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
Craftsmen enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps carved a copy of the Bear Memorial Pole. The pole stands 20 feet tall.
Source notes
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District, accessed on August 2, 2017. NÁAY I´WAANS, A Joint Project with Kasaan Haida Heritage Foundation and the Organized Village of Kasaan, August 1, 2017.
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee; Steve Forrest (with documentation courtesy of Linn Forrest) on August 4, 2017.
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