high on the totem pole vs insignificant

high on the totem pole

adj
  • Accorded relatively high importance. 

insignificant

adj
  • Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect. 

  • Without meaning; not signifying anything. 

How often have the words high on the totem pole and insignificant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )