A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Returning to the Three Sisters Diet The Mohawk Nation Agricultural Project In the Spring of 1998, a number of people met to participate in an agricultural project near the Mohawk Longhouse - to create a community garden. In the spirit of Haudenosaunee tradition children, adults, and elders cleared two acres of land in preparation for the Three Sisters. Our purpose was to “walk the talk” of self-sufficiency and to follow our traditions. Our goals were to develop friendships, improve our family’s diet with traditional food and to help each other...
With one mind, we turn to honor and thank all the Food Plants we harvest from the garden. Since the beginning of time, the Food Plants, especially the Three Sisters, the corn, beans, and squash have helped the people survive. We gather all the Food Plants together as one and send them our greetings and thanks. The Three Sisters in Our Mythology The Three Sisters are the foundation of the Haudenosaunee culture. In the Skyworld, Chestnuts were the staples of the society. Once Thoronhiawakon...
