This year, they're taking a 25-foot, 5,000-pound totem pole all the way to the nation's capital. Along the way, the House of Tears Carvers plan to stop with the totem pole at a number of sites sacred to Indigenous peoples. A visitor touches a totem pole made by the House of Tears Carvers during a stop in Miami. The meaning behind the totem poleThe House of Tears Carvers' first totem pole journey took place after the 9/11 attacks. James thought about all the people whose lives had been forever altered by the tragedy and decided to carve a totem pole.

Source: CNN July 11, 2021 16:41 UTC