- Corn is a time for celebration.
It's in our ceremonies.
It is an integral part of who we are.
The most work comes in during harvest time,
during the husking bee.
That's a really fun time for the kids, especially,
because they get to go out in the fields
and just pick, pick, pick the corn
and we load up our trucks
and then we drive it back to the barn.
And then, we share food, we share stories.
To see all of the corn hanging in the barn
is just a sight to behold.
Anything that we grew,
we are very thankful for.
Native Americans face higher rates
of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes
than any other race.
One of the ways that we can address that
is by returning to our traditional diets.
- Corn soup, a delicious soup that we have.
Traditionally eaten during holiday time
or during funeral time.
If you were hungry today,
you should've thought of that two days ago
and started getting your things together
because all Indian food is slow food.
The soup takes three hours for the hulling process
and then I like to cook my meat and my beans overnight
in a Nesco, and so mine is a two-day process,
and then, it's gone right away.
[laughs]
Eating seasonally,
eating the fish when the fish are running,
and eating the turkeys when it's turkey season,
and eating the venison and corn,
maple syrup instead of white sugar,
we'll all be healthier from that.