(KIT) Totem Pole: Oral Narrative in Art Form

KIT DESCRIPTION: Grades 1-3  Students are introduced to the creation of totem poles and the significance behind the art. They will hear an oral narrative and link it to a totem pole that re-tells the story through art. They will create their own totem pole that tells a story. This kit includes teacher resources and hands-on materials for students.

• Lesson Guide with writing activities
• Heroes & Heroines in Tlingit-Haida Legend by Mary L. Beck
• The Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales: a Haida Story illustrated by Janine Gibbons
• Tlingit Wood Carving: How to Carve a Tlingit Tray by Richard Beasley.
• Adze (made by Herb Sheakley)
• Small Model Totem Pole (carved by Herb Sheakley)
• Student Worksheets (for copying)
• Formline Design Elements (Mini Posters)
• Totem Pole Photographs
• Oral Narratives: Gonokadeit and Dukt’ootl’
• Laminated Paper Model of the Gonokadeit Pole in Wrangell
• Gonokadeit Pole Model (can copy for students to color and construct)
• Oral Narratives: Gonokadeit and Dukt’ootl’
• Information on the Sa’wan and the First Halibut Hook Totem Pole carved by John Wallace (located at the City Museum).
• Information about the Harnessing the Atom Totem Pole carved by Amos Wallace (located at the City Museum).