Members of Petersburg's Tlingit community clad in regalia look on as Brenda Norheim addresses the crowd at Sandy Beach, on behalf of the Hutli Committee, and gives thanks to the many who worked together to make the Hutli project a reality.
Representatives of Petersburg Indian Association (PIA) and the Hutli committee and members of the Séet Ká Kwáan Dancers welcomed the public to witness the unveiling of the story totem pole at Sandy Beach Park on July 5.
The totem pole was created by Tlingit carver Fred Fulmer Sr., Saat-Kaa, of Everett, WA - commissioned by PIA for the Hutli project.
"Hutli is a Tlingit work roughly translated to Thunderbird and the thundering sound of the wings," Brenda Louise told the sizeable crowd on hand for the unveiling. "Thunder Bay, or Xeitl Geeyi' ... so named due to the glacier calving creating a thu...
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