Western red cedar has an extensive history of use by Native Americans of coastal Oregon to southeast Alaska. Some northwest coast tribes refer to themselves as “people of the red …

To many of our Pacific Northwest Native American tribes, western red cedar was and still is considered to be a tree of life. But why is it called a tree of life? Well this particular tree …

The American Arborvitae or Northern White Cedar, Thuja occidentalis is native to the northeastern United States and eastern Canada and has several cultivated varieties, with columnar forms …

Thuja plicata is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its common name is western redcedar in the U.S. [2] or western …

2023年10月2日 · Native American tribes, including the Coast Salish and Haida, have long revered the Western Red Cedar for its versatility. It holds a sacred place in their spiritual practices and …

The western redcedar is often referred to as “the cornerstone of northwest coastal Indian culture.” Among the names given this tree were “tree of life” and “life giver,” and some tribes called …

2013年12月9日 · Identifying Cedar: Cedar is a distinctive tall evergreen tree with a drooping leader, a wide buttressing base, and a fibrous, fluted trunk with gray to cinnamon-red bark. …

2018年11月25日 · In local Native American mythology, the power of the red cedar tree was said to be so strong that a person could receive strength simply by resting against the tree. The …

2014年5月1日 · Western red cedar is important for many Native American tribes within its range. They use its straight-grained, aromatic, rot-resistant wood for building objects from ceremonial …

The native range of the western redcedar extends along the Pacific Coast from the extreme northern California coast to southeastern Alaska as far east as the western slopes of the …