Downtown Juneau in Juneau Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa

Kootéeyaa Deiyí • Totem Pole Trail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2024

1. Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa Marker

Inscription.

[Totem pole effigies, top to bottom]
• EAGLE
• WOLF
• KILLER WHALE
• THUNDERBIRD
• BROWN BEAR

The Raven and Eagle totem poles honor the Raven and Eagle clans that once were present among our Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. They include the crests used by clans of both moieties.

The diseases brought by Westerners in the 1800s significantly impacted Native communities and the Native population. The population was reduced by nearly 50 percent and a number of villages were abandoned. Some clans became extinct or were severely diminished in numbers and never fully recovered.

These totem poles are dedicated to those Raven and Eagle clans and to the ancestors of these clans.

TOTEM POLE DESIGNS
Totem pole designs represent clan crests, and they are their most important symbols of their history and identity. They were acquired by ancestors in the ancient past and represent crucial encounters with animal persons and spiritual beings. Other significant recent events in clan histories are also memorialized in crests.

CARVER
Tommy Joseph, Tlingit Master Artist, Sitka
Apprentices: Kristina M.

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Erected by Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Mellon Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 58° 17.981′ N, 134° 24.426′ W. Marker is in Juneau, Alaska, in Juneau Borough. It is in Downtown Juneau. It is at the intersection of Marine Way (Alaska Route 7) and Seward Street, on the right when traveling west on Marine Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: One Sealaska Plaza, Juneau AK 99801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Alaska,

in Tlingit and Haida & Tsimshian Region.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Inside Passage,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers.

Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa (Totem Pole) and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2024

2. Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa (Totem Pole) and Marker

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Yéil (Raven) Kootéeyaa (here, next to this marker); Juneau Remembers: (within shouting distance of this marker); Alaska Airlines (within shouting distance of this marker); Local Airlines (within shouting distance of this marker); Floating Hangars (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Military Presence (within shouting distance of this marker); Marine Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Passenger Traffic (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Juneau.

Also see . . . Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Submitted on October 3, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Ch'áak' (Eagle) and Yéil (Raven) Kootéeyaa and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2024

3. Ch'áak' (Eagle) and Yéil (Raven) Kootéeyaa and Markers

Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa Thunderbird and Brown Bear Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2024

4. Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa Thunderbird and Brown Bear Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 3, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.