The totem poles in Stanley Park remind me of the 'Changsung' poles that traditional protect villagers at the entrance to rural towns in South Korea. We are, after all, talking about a similar original ancestory of both Koreans and Native American Indians, which is though to be Mongolia. Shamanism and witch doctors, local wildlife imbued with spiritual powers, the protective powers of totems - there are incredible similarities harking back to a shared ancestory.