Ts'uu Jaas (Cedar Woman)

spirit-animal · United States · North America

Ts'uu Jaas (Cedar Woman) is a powerful SGaana Kiidads (Supernatural Being) in Haida tradition who manifests as the sacred cedar tree. She is regarded as every woman's older sister and taught the Haida people how to use cedar for clothing, shelter, canoes, baskets, and ceremonial regalia. The Haida legal framework called the Ts'uu Jaas Galang HlGaajuu (Older Cedar Sister) Framework derives from her teachings, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all life and the responsibility to care for the natural world

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