Corn Nourishes the Hopi Identity, but Climate-Driven Drought Is Stressing the Tribe’s Foods and Traditions

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By By David WallaceNov 27, 2022, 10:00 am1.2k ptsInteresting
Most Hopi grow corn with only the precipitation that falls on their fields, but two decades of drought have some of them testing the waters of irrigation and hoping they can preserve other customs with their harvests. By David Wallace Corn goes back to their very creation story. As the Hopi people emerged into…

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