| #7. Cedar Poles
How do you think these would have been used by the Native people? (They used all parts of the tree - the wood for dugout canoes, house planks, bentwood boxes, clothing and many tools such as arrow shafts, masks and paddles. The inner bark for rope, clothing and baskets. The long arching branches were twisted into rope and baskets. It was also used for many medicines.)
These poles were likely used for homes, haylofts, or the newly arrived telegraph lines that arrived at the time of the Canadian Pacific Railroad
What might be special about cedar wood? (contains natural preservatives so the wood lasts longer - also - the bark could be easily be ripped off the trunk and could be used to weave a thatched roof)
Where do we find cedar trees? (wet areas - they like lots of water)
How do you think they took the bark off these poles (likely with an axe or a broad scraping knife) Sample of bark in kit
Today, one of the uses for cedar is for utility poles
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