From left to right: Carl Heinmiller, Johnnie Avatock, John Hagen and Wes Willard (standing). Photo courtesy of Delta Museum.
The 15-foot pole arrived in Haines last month vacuum wrapped in plastic, and now sits at the tribal house in Fort Seward waiting to be unsheathed sometime this spring. It has been stored at the museum of Delta Airlines in Atlanta for at least 10 years, according to the museum’s website.
