Connecting to Our Culture Through Plant Life

Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham

Dr. Cobb-Greetham, Director of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma, described the elemental connection of planting and tending gardens. Now, in 2013, the Village features a new garden planted with the Three Sisters − corn, beans and squash − which we'll tend until harvest time. The Garden is the focal point for a week-long celebration and a year filled with garden-focused activities.

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