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Totem poles were built by about 30 Native American tribes living along the Northwest Pacific coast of North America. These wooden towers, carved with images of animals and symbols, were monuments expressing a familyâs status within a tribe. These people made a good living from fishing in the sea and in rivers teeming with salmon, as well as from hunting in nearby forests.
Full Definition of TOTEM POLE. 1. : a pole or pillar carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols representing family lineage and often mythical or historical incidents and erected by Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America.2.ull Definition of TOTEM POLE. 1. : a pole or pillar carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols representing family lineage and often mythical or historical incidents and erected by Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America. 2.