Totem pole carving - like many other aspects of culture among indigenous
peoples in North America - is something that almost did not survive
conquest and colonisation. Totem poles as an art form flourished in
the 19th century. But when Christian missionaries arrived from England,
they decided that the poles were the devil's work. Now however, the
art form seems to be making a comeback. Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds
reports from Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
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