Editing Bamboo (section)

===North America===
[[Arundinaria]] bamboos, known as giant cane or river cane, are a central part of the material cultures of Southeastern Native American nations, so much so that they have been called "the plastic of the Southeastern Indians."<ref>{{cite web |title=RIVER CANE Cultural Workhorse and Ecological Powerhouse |url=https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/FireLandscapes/FireLearningNetwork/NetworkProducts/Documents/SBR-RivercaneWebinar-Slides-Cozzo.pdf |website=conservationgateway.org |publisher=Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources}}</ref> Among the [[Cherokee]], river cane has been used to make waterproof baskets, mats, fishing poles, flutes, blowguns, arrows, and to build houses, among other uses; the seed and young shoots are also edible.<ref>{{cite web |title=River Cane – Cultural Workhorse and Ecological Powerhouse |url=https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/FireLandscapes/FireLearningNetwork/NetworkProducts/Documents/SBR-RivercaneWebinar-Slides-Cozzo.pdf |website=conservationgateway.org |publisher=Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=River Cane |url=https://www.cherokee.org/media/jkwow40z/rivercane.pdf |website=cherokee.org |publisher=Cherokee Nation}}</ref> Traditional Cherokee double-woven baskets, crafted from river cane that has been split and dyed in various colors, are sometimes considered among the finest in the world. Since the North American bamboos are now rare, with 98% of their original extent eliminated, the Cherokee have initiated an effort to restore it.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Andrea L. Rogers |title=Wildlife Stewardship on Tribal Lands |date=2023 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |editor1-last=Hoagland |editor1-first=Serra J. |editor-link=Serra Hoagland |location=Baltimore |pages=309–311 |chapter=28 |editor2-last=Albert |editor2-first=Steven}}</ref>