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How To Make A Coast Salish House Do you want to make a Coast Salish house? You will need to find a red or yellow cedar tree that’s not close to other trees. Then you ask the tree if you can cut a little piece off the red or yellow cedar tree to see if its not rotten. T hen you ask the tree if you can cut down the tree. After you’re done cutting down the tree you off the branches. Then you rub mid on the tree so when it burns it won’t burn the area with the mud. Then you cut other trees into planks. Then you move the tree to the village. After you move the tree to the village, you measure the house to see if it’s big enough. When you’re done you dig a hole to the height of a man’s waist. When you’re done digging a hole you put the tree trunk in the hole. Then you carve the trunk into the name sake you are. Then you fill in the gaps with dirt. After you set the planks on the side and tie them with rope to poles. Then you cover the roof with loose planks and rocks. And you leave out smoke holes so if you cook food it goes out the holes.