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

Sealaska Heritage Values Pole

Kootéeyaa Deiyí • Totem Pole Trail

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

1. Sealaska Heritage Values Pole Marker

Inscription.

[Totem pole effigies, left side top to bottom]
• TLINGIT, HAIDA, TSIMSHIAN
• EAGLE
• MAN HOLDING UP THE WORLD

[Totem pole effigies, right side top to bottom]
• RAVEN
• SUN & MOON IN RAVEN'S WINGS
• STRONG MAN
• SEA LION
• SALMON

This rare style of pole, which is carved on all sides, is the first of its kind in Alaska. The pole represents all three tribes of Southeast Alaska—Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian—and their four cultural values:

Haa Aaní • ĺiti' Tlagá • Na Laxyuubm
Our Land: Honoring & Utilizing Our Land

Haa Latseení • ĺiti' Dagwiigáay • Na Gatlleedm
Our Strength: Strength of Body, Mind, & Spirit

Haa Shuká • ĺiti' Kuníisii • Na Łagigyetgm
Our Ancestors: Honoring Our Ancestors & Future Generations

Wooch Yáx • Gu Dlúu • Ama Mackshm
Balance: Maintaining Social & Spiritual Balance & Harmony

DESIGNS
The pole features (top to bottom) three human figures, Eagle and Raven, "Strong Man" ripping a sea lion in half, Sun and Moon within the Raven wings, Salmon, and Man Holding up the World.

CARVER
TJ Young, Haida Master Artist, Hydaburg
with assistance from Tlingit, Haida,

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Erected by Sealaska Heritage Institute.

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

Location. 58° 18.019′ N, 134° 24.428′ W. Marker is in Juneau, Alaska, in Juneau Borough. It is in Downtown Juneau. It is on Seward Street/Heritage Way south of Front Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Faces of Alaska

Sealaska Heritage Values Pole and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Sealaska Heritage Values Pole and Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Yéil (Raven) Kootéeyaa (within shouting distance of this marker); Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa (within shouting distance of this marker); Alaska's First Legislature (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tripp's Seward Building (about 300 feet away); Alaskan Hotel and Bar (about 400 feet away); Archie Van Winkle (about 400 feet away); Juneau Remembers: (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Juneau.

Also see . . . Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Submitted on October 4, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Sealaska Heritage Values Pole image. Click for full size.

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

3. Sealaska Heritage Values Pole

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

4. Sealaska Heritage Values Pole

Sealaska Heritage Institute across the street

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 4, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.