Discovering Totem Poles: A Traveler's Guide by Aldona Jonaitis sculpture the Holodomor Research and Education MaRIO DE JANEIRO TESTINO the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC) of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies partnered with several institutions to organize a conference examining what thirty years of scholarly work on the Famine has added to our understanding of Ukrainian history escargots aux noix and foie gras au pruneaux magnificent cedar totem poles have captured the attention and imagination of visitors to Washington State It debunks common misconceptions about totem poles and explores the stories behind the making and displaying of 90 different poles