totem poles

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of totem poles for the Eugene 4J Schools’ NATIVES program. Five were installed outside Eugene schools, often with the burning of sage and traditional drumming. Now—after criticism from some other local Native people—those same poles will be removed.

Over 250 people – most of them school kids – gathered outside Ridgeline Montessori in Eugene on Friday to celebrate the return of their totem pole.

Tuesday, a large totem pole was installed at Sheldon High School in Eugene. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, the pole is the culmination of a…

For the first time in its 45-year history, the 4-J School District’s NATIVES program has started work on a totem pole. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports.About a…