The Chief Johnson Totem Pole

The Chief Johnson Totem Pole, first carved in 1902, recarved by Israel Shotridge in 1989, Ketchikan, Alaska, a Seeing America video
A conversation between Richard Jackson and Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Gunalchéesh (thank you) to Richard Jackson, clan leader of the Taantʼa kwáan Teikwedí Tlingit, for permitting us to share his clanʼs story.

[@isaacrivera.colorado]

Gunalchéesh, Cheif Johnson, your story has made my day.

[@sherryzimmerman9220]

The First Peoples of the Alaska area are some of the most CREATIVE souls…..I loved teaching high school PNW Natives….with ovoids and u-form shapes….add some color history and my students replicated bentwood boxes…..button blankets…..and of course the story poles…..Ketchikan is a wonderful city with only forty miles of road when I visited…..with one of the finest Longhouse Villages and Totem Pole areas which You have shared in a previous video I believe……just hold on to your hat as You land at their airport on an island falling gently with mountains alllllll around…..breathtaking and not to be missed…..retired now oh how I wish I could have shared your excellent videos for art history…..keep on keeping on….

[@paillette2010]

Just fabulous!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@clumsydad7158]

Fabulous

[@goblinwizard735]

I wonder what “slaves” means here. It’s a loaded word but can mean sort of different things when used as a translated word from different cultures. Also, the pole/story are beautiful.

[@thomasjohnson9214]

I heard the legend/tale a little bit different. Raven man/ salmon woman...

[@edthoreum7625]

7:00

[@Sasha0927]

I loved hearing Richard pronounce the name of his towns - people usually skip that part. Did someone say food (and dancing, I guess) all day? 👀 I wanna get invited to a ku.éex', lol. Until then, it was amazing to sit here and enjoy my dinner while hearing a riveting tale about Fog Woman, Raven, and their slave. Such drama! Such plot twists! Such meaningful morals and lessons to be learned! 10/10 IMDB rating, tbh. 😂❤