What order do the symbols on a totem pole go?

Since we are dealing with totem poles Id say start with the raven since lotsa inuit tribes there considerr it sacred... then a memebr face and a representitive like a animal clan... possibly Grizzly,Kodiak,or even get or google an Unit story and see their stories told on the pole... get it?

Raven,clan feature/slike the bears an other like a fox ,wolf,even Mouse... ,water spirits like either a whale or Orka,,ya have to be distinct..on what water people you piut on the pole... good luck.... Hope this helps...

top of the pole to bottom.

raven

clan totem like the bear,

water spirits.. but Im so not an expert...But it feels this way to me..

Totem Pole Symbols

Inuit Totem Pole

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1. Totem Poles are created using Pictography, or writing with pictures and symbols. 2. It was erected by the Native Americans of the Pacific Coast of the USA and Canada. 3. They are carved with stylized representations of real and mythical animals and men. 4. Their function is closer to that of heraldic crests than of religious symbols. 5. They are usually erected as roof supports, as doorways, as symbols of greeting, as mortuary poles, or grave-markers. 6. Totem poles were made to fill a variety of needs, but their primary purposes were to commemorate people or special events 7. Totem poles are a sign of affluence and a display of wealth. 8. They were expensive and time consuming to construct requiring significant manpower in their construction and erection, which is why they are generally found near the houses of Native American chiefs 9. Totem poles usually take 6-12 months to be created and have an average of nine characters carved into the wood. 10.In the 1800's,christian missionaries believed these totem poles to be devil worshiping devices and ordered the tribes to cease making them altogether.

I've given thought to a totem pole myself. I always thought that you put your totem animals on there. For me I thought the Red-tailed Hawk be on top, then wolf, then eagle and last horse. I could be wrong. I am willing to hear from others more on the totem pole. I love to learn as I learn more and more about my heritage so I can be deeply rooted in it.

So why are you posting this at the last minute. Research what tribes have totem poles then ask them. Seriously are you ain't gonna be getting anywhere with this.

Hmmm. I don't get all of the school assignments that ask students to mock Native culture. I know that it isn't intended to mock Native culture but it does.

PEOPLE, totem poles, stories, names, etc. are not made up just because. Obviously a person who requests these things be done has no clue about the culture and their attempts to honor or teach about the culture only bastardize it. It is truly disrespectful.

If you aren't of a people who have totem poles as part of their culture, you shouldn't be having anything to do with 'making up' a totem pole.

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