Alaska: Wrangell Cooperative Association Cleans Up Shakes Island Totem Poles

Alaska: Wrangell Cooperative Association Cleans Up Shakes Island Totem Poles   The totems will be covered to protect them over the winter.   Over the last few days, the Wrangell Cooperative Association (WCA) has been working to clean the totems on Shakes Island prior to covering the totems for winter. The totems, which are lying on supports on the ground behind the Chief Shakes tribal house, must be thoroughly cleaned to remove all moss, lichens and plants as they retain water.   “Yesterday I...

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