Rivercane (Arundinaria gigantea) is a cultural keystone species to at least several Tribal Nations across the Southeastern United States. Tribal Nations use rivercane as a fuel source, material for weaponry, and various ceremonial products. Ecologically, rivercane provides habitat for endangered wildlife, controls riverbank erosion, and improves water quality ( Mississippi State University n.d. )( Griffith 2023 ). Rivercane stands require consistent thinning and harvesting in semi-marsh areas to encourage the growth of resilient, sustainable canebrakes that can be harvested for cultural use. However, the forcible removal of the Tribal Nations from their ancestral lands damaged their place-based relationship to rivercane and the health of the rivercane stands they stewarded. Subsequent habitat destruction through land conversion to agricultural uses and the construction of navigable waterway infrastructure further contributed to rivercane decline.