Celebrating 100 years

In 1967 when Canada turned 100 years old there were centennial projects taking place across the nation. In Edmonton one of those projects was this totem pole at Ross Sheppard High School.
This totem pole was carved by Chief Weeshakes of the Tsimshian Nation. A cedar log from Prince Rupert British Columbia was brought in and it took the chief just over six weeks to carve this by hand. The 42 foot log weighed 7500 pounds and has a 12 foot wingspan. The school board contributed just over $1000 and the students raised another $1500 to cover the cost.
This has been something I have wanted to photograph for some time now. Now I will take the time to go back some evening and take it at night when it is all lit up by the floodlights on the ground

[Wilson]

Beautiful capture

[Christine Hosey]

Great cultural find. I always find it interesting that place names reflect places in England, I lived in Edmonton, London, for a while back in the late 70's ...

[Ellen E]

very cool

[Maggiemae]

You see all its great colours in the daytime! So tall, it seems to reach for the sky!

[Beth]

Beautiful shot of the totem. I think I may have visited this one when I was in Edmonton.

[Janet Shaffer]

Very interesting.

[Danette Thompson]

Very cool.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very interesting looking totem pole and a great capture. It will be interesting to see how it looks at night.

[Shirley Chetwynd]

What a wonderful totem pole .

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Beautifully impressive!

[Danny Davies]

Excellent bkb, well taken.

[Tony]

Beautiful capture Brian, by far the tallest I've seen. Thank you for the detailed description and history.

[Sandi]

How artistic. I'll bet it would be a great shot at night with the lights. Great shot!

[Cindy]

Very cool shot. Great sky!

[Kerri]

Awesome

[Nancy]

Beautiful capture of the artwork!!

[Pam Hawkes]

Beautiful! Nice capture!

[Shirley Banford]

Wow! What a stunning project.

[Leana Niemand]

Very repressive!

[KAL]

Love this totem pole and it's fascinating history!

[KWind]

It's a tall one. There's one being carved on site at my son's school right now. I'd love to see the night version too!

[Gena Pegg]

Holy Smokes...that is so impressive and thank you for the bit of history. What a treasure!!

[mervyn hobbs]

Really lovely to see. I thought it wood take longer than this to carve.

[Karin Hirsch]

Impressive piece of Canadian history. What a great idea to put this up in front of a school. We all shouldn't try to remember what was before we walked on this land and teaching the children to do so is the best way

[Fisher Family]

A wonderful shot and a fascinating story behind it!

Ian

[Peter Dulis]

Nice find ...great story

[Claire]

Such a piece of artwork, amazing

[Sharon]

Interesting find! Look forward to the night shot

[Rufus]

Cool photo and subject. Beautiful blue in the sky!!

[Margaret Tryon]

Wow...very interesting and wonderful shot.

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this beautiful totem

[Lisa Pouncy]

Fantastic shot. Totem poles used to fascinate me as a child. I used to draw endless pictures of them :o) xx

[Ivan]

That's a great carving and story.

[Jennifer C]

wow how fabulous, thanks for the information.

[Dixie Goode]

Only 6 weeks to carve? I'm impressed and that it still has been maintained in such good shape.

[mabuss]

Wonderful shot!

[bkb in the city]

@tonydebont Thanks Tony and you are welcome

[bkb in the city]

@gratefulness Thanks Sandi. Definitely need to go back at night

[bkb in the city]

@ashesand Glad you like this one Cindy

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@nanderson Thanks Nancy

[bkb in the city]

@pamfromcalgary Thanks Pam

[bkb in the city]

@sabanford It really is an amazing piece of work

[bkb in the city]

@leananiemand Okay ?

[bkb in the city]

@kathyladley Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@kwind Would love to see that one as it is being carved and then when it is complete. I will definitely be going back here at night

[bkb in the city]

@eyesmile Glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@carwyn3 I suppose he had a lot of practice over the years

[bkb in the city]

@khirsch It was a great idea and I love the fact that the students helped raise the funds

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Thanks Ian

[bkb in the city]

@pdulis Glad to have shared this one

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk It really is an amazing piece of work for sure

[bkb in the city]

@sharonthompson Looking forward to going back and taking it

[bkb in the city]

@rufus2895 Glad you liked this one Rufus

[bkb in the city]

@maggie2 Glad to have shared this one with you

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@psychographer Thanks Lisa I hope you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@ivan Glad I shared this one

[bkb in the city]

@jenrobcarr You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@pandorasecho I am thinking he had a lot of practice

[bkb in the city]

@mabuss Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@wilsonandstaciephotography Thanks Wilson

[bkb in the city]

@christinehosey Thanks Christine. This Edmonton is named after that Edmonton

[bkb in the city]

@ellen Glad you like it Ellen

[bkb in the city]

@maggiemae You are right about the colours in the daytime. I still want to see what it looks like at night

[bkb in the city]

@vernabeth That is very cool. When were you in Edmonton?

[bkb in the city]

@janets I trust you enjoyed this one Janet

[bkb in the city]

@danette Glad you enjoyed this one Danette

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Looking forward to going back and seeing it

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Glad you enjoyed this one Shirley

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann It really is a great piece of work

[bkb in the city]

@dannydavies Thanks Danny

[Sara]

Very cool! Thanks for including the history too!

[Darlene]

What an amazing piece of artwork. Love your photo, Brian and the history.

[Laura J.]

Very impressive that they raised the money.
Neat shot

[❀ Lynn]

It looks wonderful.

[Kd Wallis]

Very neat looking!!! Great shot!

[bkb in the city]

@helixconcepts Thanks Laura. I have to say that I was also very impressed that the students raised that much money

[bkb in the city]

@sassyinthecity Glad you like it and I love to include the history on items like this

[bkb in the city]

@darsphotos Glad you enjoyed this one Darlene

[bkb in the city]

@lynnb This is a very nice one

[bkb in the city]

@kdimagery Thank you

[Nada A.]

What a great story and what a treasure for the school to have.

[bkb in the city]

@nadaa It really is wonderful for them to have this