Bear Clan Totem Repatriation

The Bear Clan Totem, known in its time on campus as "Totem Teddy," was a UNC mascot for nearly 100 years. In 2003, a delegation from the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska visited the UNC campus to verify the identity of the totem and completed the totem’s 5000-mile journey back home.

This collection documents the repatriation of the Bear Clan Totem. View the full online exhibit on the Bear Clan Totem Repatriation Exhibit page, and learn more about the totem at The Legend of Totem Teddy.

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Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on the University of Northern Colorado campus, October 20, 2003
Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on the University of Northern Colorado campus, October 20, 2003
Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on the University of Northern Colorado campus, October 20, 2003
Members of the Tlingit Nation move the top of a recently returned Bear Clan Totem after a welcoming ceremony in Angoon, Alaska, November 1, 2003
Members of the Tlingit Nation of Angoon, Alaska, celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem at the University of Northern Colorado on October 20, 2003
Members of the Tlingit Nation position the top of a a recently returned Bear Clan Totem during a welcoming ceremony in Angoon, Alaska, November 1, 2003
Members of the Tlingit Nation put away regalia used to celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on October 20, 2003
Members of the Tlingit Nation see for the first time the Bear Clan Totem at the University of Northern Colorado, October 20, 2003

Bear Clan Totem Repatriation

Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on the University of Northern Colorado campus, October 20, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on the University of Northern Colorado campus, October 20, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on the University of Northern Colorado campus, October 20, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation move the top of a recently returned Bear Clan Totem after a welcoming ceremony in Angoon, Alaska, November 1, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation of Angoon, Alaska, celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem at the University of Northern Colorado on October 20, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation position the top of a a recently returned Bear Clan Totem during a welcoming ceremony in Angoon, Alaska, November 1, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation put away regalia used to celebrate the return of the Bear Clan Totem on October 20, 2003

Members of the Tlingit Nation see for the first time the Bear Clan Totem at the University of Northern Colorado, October 20, 2003

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