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 ...

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 ...

For modern-day chefs who are descendants of Latin American cuisine, room exists for traditional recipes to bend and crack, opening up possibilities for something new and reflective of today's culture.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...