Undated photo of the Leonard totem pole.

ID: 5973 ~ Source: Originally published as part of the City of Spokane's 2019 press release about the removal. Retrieved August 30, 2026 from: https://my.spokanecity.org/news/stories/2019/03/20/second-totem-pole-will-return-to-inw-wildlife-council/

This file appears in: Carving a Legend: What remains of the 1977 Leonard totem pole

This file appears in: Carving a Legend: What remains of the 1977 Leonard totem pole

Carving a Legend: What remains of the 1977 Leonard totem pole

By Liz Wood

There were once two totem poles on this island in the river. This is the story of the one that is gone.