Fulton Orozco At the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska, Nathan Jackson wears ceremonial blankets and a headdress made from ermine pelts, cedar, abalone shell, copper and flicker feathers.

Visiting Alaska is otherworldly ... peoples who have thrived here for centuries. The Totem Heritage Center is just the beginning of Ketchikan's totem pole legacy. For an even deeper dive, head ...