There are a variety of plants that have been used by First Nations people and various groups of settlers for a variety of purposes. Cattails are found in abundance on the Tantramar marsh. This plant has nutritional, medicinal, and material uses. The leaves can be woven together to make temporary shelters, mats, baskets etc. The dried stalk can be used as arrow shafts or hand drill and the seeds to stoke a fire [ link ]