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There is a new historic totem pole standing at the crest of Admiral Way Point in West Seattle. Duwamish wood carver Michael Halady made this 65 foot “story pole” that tells the story of the Duwamish tribe, Seattle’s indigenous peoples, and the first pioneers who landed at Alki Point in 1855. Halady, a fifth generation descendant of Chief Seattle, and members of the Admiral Community Council, who worked many years on replacing the current pole, hopes this first Duwamish made pole keeps alive the continuity of West Seattle and the Duwamish as well as celebrates the history of our city’s first community.