Klawock

Totem Poles, Unknown, 1930s
Klawock Totem Pole Park contains twenty-one replicas made from the original totem poles of the Tlingit fishing village of Tuxekan. Totem poles are rich in meaning. Historical ones were carved as emblems of family-clans and often served as a reminder of its ancestry. They represented kinship systems, dignity, accomplishments, prestige, adventures, stories, rights and privileges. These poles were created in the 1930s through the Civilian Conservation Corps, a program that provided training and work to young men without jobs.