Corn goes back to their very creation story. As the Hopi people emerged into this world, the Creator gave them three things: a gourd of water, a planting stick and a short ear of blue corn. Expand ...

From the Hopi blue corn tamales called someviki, and Venezuelan ... this emblematic food first came to the table shortly after the inception of nixtamal in 1,000 BC — making it one of the ...

MAYER — Some Indigenous farmers are trying to bring traditional food back to their communities. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a farmer from the Hopi Tribe, is focusing on bringing Hopi corn back to ...

People of the short blue corn tales and legends of the Hopi Indians Illustrated by Enrico Arno Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details author Courlander, Harold 1908-1996 Date 1970 Call ...

The Hopi Blue variety is bred not just for its blue color, but also to fight ear rot and to bring good flavor to whiskey. Naturally, the exhibit does not downplay this relationship between corn ...

On the Hopi Reservation, most farmers rely on the rain to grow crops. Their seeds are adapted to dryland farming, but the prolonged drought has reduced harvests. Only about 15 percent of Hopis on ...

Corn goes back to their very creation story. As the Hopi people emerged into this world, the Creator gave them three things: a gourd of water, a planting stick and a short ear of blue corn. “And he ...