A close-up of the Hamatsa Spirit figure.

ID: 5965 ~ Creator: Photo source: Liz Wood, 2025.

This file appears in: The Hamatsa Spirit Totem Pole: Expo '74 and Riverfront Park Tour - Stop 9

This file appears in: The Hamatsa Spirit Totem Pole: Expo '74 and Riverfront Park Tour - Stop 9

The Hamatsa Spirit Totem Pole: Expo '74 and Riverfront Park Tour - Stop 9

By Cory Carpenter in 2017, with additional material added in 2026 by Liz Wood.

The totem pole on snxw mene’ island in Riverfront Park is an original work by the internationally-renowned Canadian artist Joe David. David and his apprentice, artist Frank Charlie (both from the…