Talk on the Rock: Mike Hoyt and Tony Harding on carving totem poles for the upcoming totem pole raising
Episode 58: The first totem pole raising event since 38 years ago will happen this month, July 18-20. Many people are traveling to Wrangell for the celebration, leaving little vacancy in the island’s lodging. Over the past year, the Wrangell Cooperative Association has brought in master carvers to help teach apprentice carvers. Two of them, Tony Harding and Mike Hoyt, who is also WCA’s totem pole project manager chatted with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki on their carving experience, the history of totems on Wrangell and what to expect during the event.
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