How a Wet’suwet’en Totem Pole Wound Up in Paris

The totem pole stands in the entryway of France’s Musée du Quai Branly, elegant but somewhat out of place. Strangers breeze past, often without a glance. For nearly a century, the pole has been separated from its people. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published Jan. 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/03/Wetsuweten-Totem-Pole-Paris/