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- Ellen_Neel abstract "Ellen Neel (1916–1966) was a Kwakwaka'wakw artist woodcarver and is the first woman known to have professionally carved totem poles. She came from Alert Bay, British Columbia, and her work is in public collections throughout the world.Scholar Priya Helweg writes, \"Until Ellen Neel emerged as a professional carver in the late 1920s no women are named as carvers in the literature.\" Neel inspired subsequent First Nation women, such as Freda Diesing (Haida) and Doreen Jensen (Gitksan), to take up carving.".