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Totem Pole Research Paper

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In the early summer of June, my uncle Edgard and I were in the forest cutting down cedar trees by using a stone ax to reconstruct our house. When we got back to the village our clan decided to build a rectangular house with the measurement of 25 meters long and 15 meters wide. The longhouse was first constructed by raising a strong frame of dresses cedar logs, which were then faced with cedar planks. While the others were working on the house I helped carve the totem pole which was used to support the longhouse placed in front. The totem pole is also used to tell our clan 's story of its origins and deeds. After a couple of months, the longhouse and totem pole was finally finished in the late summer. During that time a bunch of salmon 's

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