Several hundred people turned out to celebrate as more than three dozen carried the Kadashan pole from the WCA Carving Shed downtown to its raising at Totem Park on Saturday.
WRANGELL - One side pulls while the other side is told to hold tension in the line. Men grunt and struggle as they push against the large pole while men and women pull on the lines, all working together to maintain the balance needed to raise the large Kadashan pole at Totem Park on Saturday.
Sandy Churchill believes the scene was the perfect metaphor to encapsulate the gathering of hundreds in Wrangell.
"It was about everything being in harmony," she reflected. "If one side was not in harmony with the other side, the pole couldn't be stabilized and raised. It's a wonderful example of everyone...
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