04 The Three Sisters

Iroquois History and Legends

English - March 21, 2016 07:26 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 664 ratings
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The Three Sisters are Corn, Beans and Squash. Not only are they well balanced varieties of vegetables they also work together in symbiosis. We discuss agriculture, food gathering and storage.

Sources-

Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants by Arthur C. Parker

Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht & Caleb Rector

Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois by Joanne Shenandoah

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