Storytelling Trees

What is the purpose of carving totem poles?
1. To mark territory.
2. Because there was no writing.
3. To tell stories of battles or events.
What was carved on the trees?
1. People’s faces, wild plants and flowers.
2. Wild creatures, and shapes of animals.
3. Indian instruments, faces, houses and cars.
How were the trees read?
1. By special people with magnifying glasses?
2. From top to bottom.
3. Slowly from bottom to top.
What do they use now to carve the totem-poles?
1. They use knives and axes.
2. They use chain saws and power tools.
3. They use spoons and forks.
What is the last step after finish carving?
1. Pole rising.
2. Pole reading.
3. Drums and a bubbling pot.