Cedar roses and beaded flowers

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. 
These cedar roses were made for me by an Indigenous friend and the beaded ones by an Indigenous colleague. The vase was used at a NITEP graduation and contained real flowers for the occasion.
Cedar is such an important tree and was used for many things by Indigenous peoples. Every part of the tree was used.  The western cedar is in danger, and an event was recently held in Duncan to raise awareness of that. Krista attended the event with others from the ecovilllage. She said it went really well.

Sing for Xpey' (Cedar) 
Join us for a community music event in support of Xpey' (cedar) and the Quw'utsun' Cultural Connections Society's project to restore and protect this beloved cultural species for generations 500 years from now.
The afternoon will feature: 
Quw'utsun' Elders sharing cultural stories about Xpey' and the project
Cari Burdett's mighty Lila community choir
Logan Staats, Multi-award winning Mohawk singer songwriter from Six Nations
Luke Wallace, Environmentalist and folk singer/songwriter from Saltspring Island.
Quin Etheridge - Pedden, Award winning multi-instrumentalist
11 year old Opal Hallett, Singer songwriter

There will be cedar seedlings and native plants for sale as well as lots of delicious snacks, coffee and tea, with all proceeds going toward restoring the conditions for Xpey' to thrive.