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Working with Tribes to sustain a cherished plant

A man stands in front of a large area of river cane.
A canebrake. River cane still grows along rivers and streams, where it protects water quality. However, the vast canebrakes that once flourished in southern flood plains have been destroyed. (Courtesy photo by Roger Cain) River cane might be unfamiliar to some, but for many Indigenous people, it is part of…
Native American Heritage Month, river cane, native plants, indigenous, indigenous knowledge, tribal relations, tribal action plan, cherokee, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Choctaw Nation, Chitimacha Tribe, southern research station
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