In January, local Tlingit artist Fred Fulmer began carving an 11-foot, 400-pound totem pole at his north Everett home for the Petersburg Indian Association, a tribe in Southeast Alaska.

When Carl and Linda Muggli begin to carve the symbols of their totem poles, they trust that they are releasing the sacred spirits within. But they feel it before a single cut is made ...

The apprenticeship included learning design and carving, also preparing for numerous shows and exhibits, including three totem poles. Regularly returning home to Kincolith each year Michael still ...