Chief Red Fox

Chief Red a Fox was part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

He was Oglala. 

His grand daughter will be speaking at the green corn moon.

Examples of corn husk dolls made for event

Steps for Corn Husk Dolls

The Exhibit: Smithsonian's Evolving Universe, Green Corn Moon Event will celebrate the spiritual side of the stars

Story of the Corn Husk Dolls

Story of the Corn Husk Doll

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This legend is told by Mrs. Snow,
a talented Seneca craftswoman. Many, many years ago, the corn, one of the Three Sisters, (corn, beans, squash) wanted to make something different. She made the moccasin and the salt boxes, the mats, and the face. She wanted to do something different so the Great Spirit gave her permission. So she made the little people out of corn husk and they were to roam the earth so that they would bring brotherhood and contentment to the Iroquois tribe. But she made one that was very, very beautiful. This beautiful corn person, you might call her, went into the woods and saw herself in a pool. She saw how beautiful she was and she became very vain and naughty. That began to make the people very unhappy and so the Great Spirit decided that wasn't what she was to do. She didn't pay attention to his warning, so the last time the messenger came and told her that she was going to have her punishment. Her punishment would be that she'd have no face, she would not converse with the Senecas or the birds or the animals. She'd roam the earth forever, looking for something to do to gain her face back again. So that's why we don't put any faces on the husk dolls.
From: Our Mother Corn Mather/Fernandes/Brescia 1981



 

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Moon and Stars

People have been making meaning about the nature of humankind since the dawn of time.  I thought it would be a great compliment to the Smithsonian's Evolving Universe, which is an exhibition about  the science of stars.  I wanted to give stars a soul.  Who better to remind us of our connection to the earth and sky than people who have continued that link through their ceremonial practices.  The Green Corn moon is a thanksgiving and a reminder of harvest.

Bear Claw Native American Drummers

Bear Claw will perform as part of the Green Corn Moon Celebration.

The Green Corn Moon Ceremony: a brief History of Maize

Corn or Maize was a staple crop for many of the Native Americans.  Maize was originally cultivated from a Central American wild grass called, Teosinte. As the indigenous American peoples, began to create maize as we know it, many tribes began to move from hunting and gathering into an agrarian way of life.  Maize took on religious significance as one of the 3 sisters-- maize, beans and squash.  As staples of the Native American diet-it began to signify life giving forces.  Many religious ceremonies incorporate corn (maize) as part of the ritual. 

Green Corn Moon Ceremony Event

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