Tlingit leaders dedicated a storied totem pole in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office on Tuesday. On loan from the Sealaska Heritage Institute, the totem pole has a long history on Capitol Hill.
Joe Nelson, Camaleeda Estrada and Ricardo Worl perform a song to celebrate a dedication in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office on Feb. 28, 2023.
Tlingit leaders performed songs to celebrate the dedication and participated in a dance with Murkowski.“We brought our clan leaders here to help awaken the spirit in the pole, because in between offices that had been dormant but also to welcome into its new location and to acknowledge the senator and as the caretaker,” said Sealaska Heritage Institute communications director Ricardo Worl.
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