Heritage

Despite its popularity, the identity of the carvers who made the poles has been misrepresented for years.

We look back at what we’ve learned about the Native mask that inspired the original Seattle Seahawks logo in the past year.

The mask that inspired the Seattle Seahawks logo is discovered to be part of the Hudson Museum collection in Maine.

A Northwest Coast Native mask is identified as the inspiration for the Seattle Seahawks original logo after years of speculation.

This 37-foot story pole carved by William Shelton is being repaired thanks to help from the community.

Today, Native peoples are overcoming barriers to revitalize their relationship to traditional foods. 

Archaeological sites around Puget Sound have found more than 280 plants, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, shellfish and other marine life used as traditional Coast Salish cuisine.

Model Chinese ships are an important record of this form of shipbuilding preceding modern ships made of steel and fiberglass.

The totem pole, which had become a symbol of "American Indianess," was not a traditional art form of the southern Coast Salish peoples.