Duncan Totem Poles

Driving in Duncan BC Canada - Downtown/City Centre Area - Totem Poles/Vancouver Island

We are driving in the downtown area of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. There are quite a few totem poles to look at in this downtown area.

Music by Free Jazz Vancouver.

Mark Kwigley - Trombone & Korg Volca Keys
Michael Kwigley - Piano

Duncan B.C. Totem Pole Walking Tour

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It was so exciting to have a Yoga with Melissa member with me in the vlog, BJ all the way from Australia. BJ is an incredibly talented theater performer. Definitely check out her play: I am a Circle:



We started our trip from Victoria BC on the Malahat. Duncan was packed on the Saturday we went because of the Farmer´s market. We got completely sidetracked from our totem pole tour for the market actually. We had lunch and a massage and then we continued with our totem pole walking tour in Duncan.

The totem poles are each made by incredibly talented totem pole artists and depict animals and people of the West Coast such as eagles, ravens, beavers, whales, bears, and salmon. Each totem pole tells a story. The totem poles with copper in it are symbolic of wealth. There are totem poles for all different reasons and to symbolize all different things. There are totem poles to honour family, for protection, peaceful boundaries, to represent strength and wealth. So often there is an eagle on the top of the totem pole.

The stories that totem poles tell:

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