That was my impression.

I looked into it. Apparently they are actual Nuu-chah-nulth poles from the West Coast, purchased by the CPR and installed at Wapta. The weirdness I saw in them may be due to lurid and inauthentic paint jobs applied after the fact. See here: ethnographicantiquestore.com/product/tote...

A Superb Pair of Nootka Totem Poles over 100 years old - ethnographic antique store

Crests and Symbolism of the 2 Wapta Lake Totem Poles: These 2 fine Nuu chah-nulth, or Nootka poles are carved and painted in a pure hereditary tribal tradition of the West Coast of Vancouver lsland. T...

I'm very curious about the totems. Did the First Nations in that area (Secwépemc?) even have a tradition of totem pole creation, or were these imported from the coast?

Four film performances that devastated you.

Absolutely!

Especially since there's no "corpse" in the picture! I guess they didn't have a label for "somnambulist." 😀

Excellent film! Should be better known!

4 films you love and gave five stars, one each from the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s #Filmsky 🎥 I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) Early Summer (1951) An Autumn Afternoon (1962) Sorcerer (1977)

YIKES.

We also have a father who thinks it's okay to attack the judge adjudicating his case (stupid move) by going after the judge's daughter. the Trump clan has no soapbox to stand on when it comes to family values,