Back to about & press IN THE MEDIA 25-foot totem pole stops in Anacortes on national journey Share SHARE SHARE Click here or the image below for the story from GoSkagit.com on May 12th, 2021. The Healing Pole was carved to call attention to the need to protect sacred places. The artists also included details, like this red hand, to call attention to the plight of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (Richard Walker, Anacortes American)