 The cedar tree provided fiber used to weave waterproof clothing and beautiful utilitarian items, and provided wood for longhouses, seagoing canoes and ceremonial items.The Suquamish traditionally lived on the western shores of Puget Sound, from Apple Tree Cove in the north to Gig Harbor in the south, including Bainbridge Island and Blake Island.They had villages throughout the region, the largest centered on Old Man House, the largest winter longhouse in the Salish Sea and, indeed, the largest longhouse ever known.