The Western Red Cedar is a common species of evergreen in the Northwest. The Red Cedar can grow to enormous sizes, 150 to 200 feet. It grows in wet and moist bottomlands from sea level of 4,000 feet. You can find Cedar trees along the Pacific Coast and other parts of the world.
The Native Americans used the Cedar tree in many ways. One of the ways was art. They made Totem poles, Canoes with carvings on them, whistles, and rattles.
They also made tools such as the D-adze a cutting tool, and the Tlingit elbow adze.
The Indians wove the soft inner bark of the tree into clothing. They made capes, hats, blankets, and head-dresses.
The Indians also built their homes out of Cedar.