For centuries, long before Europeans came to this country, Cherokee people planted and harvested crops that were used to feed an entire village. They worked together, sewing seeds in the spring and reaping bountiful crops in the fall. One of the most important crops for Cherokee people was corn. As important as corn was to Cherokees though, they also knew that they should save a portion of the seed corn to plant for future harvests. This practice of saving a portion of the seed corn to plant for…

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