A work crew carefully cranes a 25+ foot-tall totem pole carved by Dempsey Bob and Stan Bevan over the railing of the outdoor area on Level 2 of Emily Carr University in summer, 2021. (Photo by Perrin Grauer / Emily Carr University)
by Perrin Grauer
The arrival of the pole, titled Northern Wolves, is the latest phase in the Aboriginal Gathering Place’s Community Totem Pole Project, which brings together Tahltan-Tlingit and Māori master carvers.
A totem pole more than 25 feet tall was delivered in dramatic fashion to the Aboriginal Gathering Place (AGP) at Emily Carr University this summer.
Titled Northern Wolves, the pole began its journey near Terrace, BC, where master carvers Dempsey Bob (Tahltan-Tlingit) and Stan Bevan (Tahltan-Tlingit) had been working on it for over two years.
Upon arriving at ECU, it was uncrated while still aboard the truck, and then craned up to the outdoor area on the second floor of the university.
Full article here: https://www.ecuad.ca/news/2022/totem-pole-dempsey-bob-stan-bevan-arrives