But more than a century of industrial old-growth logging has mowed down these forest giants that can live for thousands of years, putting the shared spiritual and cultural well-being of First Nations at risk, Smith said. A new manner of stewarding ancient, culturally significant trees has been crafted, he said, so old-growth cedars will no longer be valued solely as a commodity, but also for their incalculable cultural worth. Nanwakolas Council and a number of forestry companies have made a groundbreaking agreement to ensure the monumental sacred trees are protected from logging within mem...