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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

A 36-foot Salish totem pole will be auctioned in Washington because of a controversy involving a tribal member.

Doug Tobin, a member of the Squaxin Island Tribe, was awarded a $66,000 contract to oversee the carving of the pole. Tobin has a criminal history and has since been implicated in a poaching scandal.

The Port of Olympia seeks a minimum bid of $60,000. The money will be used for a new totem pole.

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