Our Precious Corn Yukwanénste Makwa Enewed Potawatomi she’s hoping for a new

she’s hoping for a new chapter in her life

Christine Day (Upper Skagit) is the author of The Sea in Winter and I Can Make This Promise an American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book

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and change

and where the lives of Indigenous women and girls are ignored and devalued

Our Precious Corn Yukwanénste Makwa Enewed Potawatomi she’s hoping for a newFor the Oneida people, yukwannste has two meanings: our corn and our precious. Corn has walked alongside the Oneida and other Haudenosaunee people since creation, playing an integral role in their daily and ceremonial lives throughout their often turbulent history. The relationship between corn and the Oneida has changed over time, but the spirit of this important resource has remained by their side, helping them heal along the way. In Our Precious