Seattle, Dec2011, Totem Pole

This is Seattle. I stopped there to and from Juneau. The totem pole is being made by natives in memory of a carver who got killed by police in Seattle last year. The carver lived in Seattle for years and was walking down the street with a stick. A policeman felt he was a danger to him and shot him. A settlement was reached and part of it was the Native Community could make a large totem pole in his memory. There are some Natives working on the totem pole much of the day.