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Totem Poles

Totem Poles

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8th - 12th Grade

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Tiffany Dennis

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5 Slides • 21 Questions

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Totem Poles

By Tiffany Dennis

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Multiple Choice

Where would the original totem poles face?

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the water

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the chief's home

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a mountain

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Multiple Choice

True or False: There is only one kind of totem pole.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

Clans would normally have a crest figure.  These crest figures were usually...

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something from nature (generally an animal)

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a god

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a symbol of wealth

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Multiple Choice

All the following are true about memorial poles EXCEPT

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They were built for holidays

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Ashes of lost leaders would be placed in a box at the back of the pole.

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They used to be called mortuary poles.

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Multiple Choice

Why would a legend pole be carved?

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To continue oral histories and tell stories

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To show strength and power

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Multiple Choice

True or False:  When poles became old, Native Americans allowed them to disintegrate slowly to reflect the life cycle.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

According to the speaker, why did the arts slow down with Native Americans?

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They had become westernized.

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They didn't have any teachers.

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There were no more trees.

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Multiple Choice

What symbol is NOT shown on the totem pole for the park?

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whale

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bison

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Mother Earth

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small totem pole

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Multiple Choice

True or False:  Totem pole art has not changed over time; instead its art has remained the same with little change to its form.

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True

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False

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Multiple Select

What are the three types of tribes in this area?

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Tlingit

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Haida

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Tsimshian

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Blackfoot

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Multiple Choice

When the people of Metlakatla grew up they were fearful of....?

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the mayor of the town

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speaking their own language

3

their teachers

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Multiple Choice

Ravens and eagles are often depicted together in wood carvings.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

What is a good way of learning about different culture?

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Reading books

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Asking about it

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Looking at art 

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Multiple Choice

How long has Jack Hudson taught in the school district?

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37 years 

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20 years

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40 years

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Multiple Select

What kinds of things would Jack Hudson carve?

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spoons

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masks

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bowls

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pencils 

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Multiple Choice

Each carving has a story to tell behind it.

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true

2

false

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Multiple Choice

Each carving has a story to tell behind it.

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true

2

false

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Multiple Select

Other than ravens and eagles, what other animals are usually depicted in carvings?

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wolves

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killer whales

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monkeys

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elephants

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spiders

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Multiple Choice

There are many steps that go into creating a carving.

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true

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false

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Multiple Choice

Creating a design for the carving is rather easy for everyone. 

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

What is a core part of the culture?

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relationship with the land

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relationship with each other

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relationship with the ocean

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relationship with animals

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