In honor of the Cariboo gold rush and the establishment of British Columbia as a British Crown Colony, a special reverse was used on the 1958 Canadian Silver Dollar. It was designed by Stephan Trenka. His design soon turned in a public relations disaster for the Canadian government. Because the totem pole chosen used an element which signified death to the local natives, the 1958 Canadian dollar proved unpopular with the Coastal Indians. According to: valleyviewcoinsandcollectibles.com