Corn In Native American Culture

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Today, we were went to native American museum. In first floor, there was a man who beat a indian drum. And after waiting time, we gone 4th floor that include stories of native American. First, we were heard about what is corn’s statue in indian society by native American guide. And we have could knowing sorrowful history that how they were stolen their nation. One thing that attract my attention is native American’s point of view about corn.
In native America, corn is not just edible food, but also sacred thing. They had thought red corn means south and parents, blue corn means north and birth, white corn means east and child, yellow corn means west and grandparents. It means corn is inseparable with native Americans. It had has holiness and

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