Totem Heritage Center

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The Totem Heritage Center is a museum in Ketchikan, Alaska, dedicated to preserving and exhibiting historic Native Alaskan totem poles and promoting Indigenous cultural heritage.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage center
museum
associatedWith Haida people NERFINISHED
Tlingit people
Tsimshian people NERFINISHED
city Ketchikan NERFINISHED
collectionType Indigenous cultural artifacts
Native Alaskan art
historic totem poles
country United States
culturalContext Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
dedicatedTo exhibition of Native Alaskan totem poles
preservation of historic Native Alaskan totem poles
promotion of Indigenous cultural heritage
focusesOn Haida culture
Tlingit culture
Tsimshian culture
hasFunction community programming
cultural education
heritage preservation
museum exhibitions
languageOfSignage English
locatedIn Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ketchikan, Alaska NERFINISHED
Southeast Alaska
Tongass National Forest area
name Totem Heritage Center
near Downtown Ketchikan
Ketchikan Creek NERFINISHED
offers cultural events
educational programs
guided tours
workshops
operatedBy City of Ketchikan
purpose to educate the public about Indigenous cultures
to exhibit Native Alaskan cultural heritage
to preserve historic totem poles
regionServed Southeast Alaska communities
state Alaska
subjectOf tourism information about Ketchikan
theme Indigenous cultural continuity
Native Alaskan totem pole traditions
Northwest Coast art
visitorType local residents
students
tourists

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ketchikan
hasAttraction
Totem Heritage Center
name

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