high on the totem pole vs relevant

high on the totem pole

adj
  • Accorded relatively high importance. 

relevant

adj
  • Directly related, connected, or pertinent, with important ramifications or implications. 

  • Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic. 

  • Not out of date; current. 

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