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Students discussed the project with their art
teacher and then worked in their art classes to construct
the totem poles. Once the poles had a basic structure, paper
mache could be applied.
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Parents helped out, too!!
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Next, the paint went on and finally details such as
feather, moss, and rafia.
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Each group had their pictures taken to insert into
the artists' statements.
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The day before the official PowWow, Roger Totem came to
visit and see the totem poles in person.
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Each group picked a representative to speak for the
group. They told Mr. Totem about their totem pole and showed
him their artist statements. He had a good time looking at
all the totem poles.
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The next day, all four classes to part in the
PowWow. It all began in the gym with dancing, singing,
chanting, storyreading and more. Then the students and
visitors returned to their classrooms to enjoy the Native
American Museum that the students had created. The totem
poles were part of the exhibits.
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The totem poles were a big success. See if you can
spot the different houses, foods, occupations or habitats of
Powhatan, Iroquois or Hopi Indians on these totem
poles.
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