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Returning the ‘three sisters’ – corn, beans and squash – to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures

Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving, when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. And traditional Native ...
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Native American culture and traditions celebrated at Roasting Ears of Corn Festival (PHOTOS)

Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Museum of Indian Culture hosted its annual two-day Roasting Ears of Corn Festival Saturday. It’s Pennsylvania’s oldest Native American festival celebrating the ...
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Everything Old is New Again—Learning from Native American Agricultural Practices

Prior to the arrival of the first European settlers early in the 17th Century, an estimated 50 million Native Americans tilled the land in the area that became the United States, gathered food in the ...
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Two recipes that bring Native American traditions to your table

In her new cookbook “Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking,” Pyet DeSpain, Season 1 winner of Gordon Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef” competition series, offers a warm ...
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Returning the ‘Three Sisters’ – Corn, Beans and Squash – to Native American Farms Nourishes People, Land and Cultures

For centuries Native Americans intercropped corn, beans and squash because the plants thrived together. A new initiative is measuring health and social benefits from reuniting the “three sisters.” ...