Sacred Cedar: The Cultural and Archaeological Significance of Culturally Modified Trees: A Report of the Pacific Salmon Forests Project

Published by: David Suzuki Foundation
Authored by: Arnoud H. Stryd, Vicki Feddema

Biodiversity, Environmental rights British Columbia, forests, Indigenous Peoples, community and culture, conservation, land use, Pacific Salmon Forests Project

Ancient culturally modified trees (CMTs) are archaeological testaments to Indigenous logging practices and forest use. Found primarily in old-growth cedar stands along the coast of British Columbia, these trees have great cultural, spiritual and anthropological importance. Arnoud Stryd and Vicki Feddema point out that protecting these treasures has and will change modern forestry practices.