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07/10/2026

Every summer, when the first corn ripens, several Southeastern nations gather for one of the oldest and most sacred celebrations on this continent. 🌽🔥 It is called the Green Corn Ceremony.

Known as the Busk among the Muscogee, and honored by the Cherokee, Seminole, and others, the Green Corn Ceremony is a time of renewal and thanksgiving. Old fires are put out and a new sacred fire is kindled. Debts are forgiven, quarrels are set aside, and homes are cleaned and made ready for a fresh start. Fasting, dancing, and prayer mark the days, and only after the ceremony may the community eat the new corn. It is a spiritual new year, woven from gratitude and forgiveness.

For centuries, ceremonies like this were discouraged and even outlawed, yet they never disappeared. 🙏 They were carried on quietly, passed from elders to the young, and today they are practiced openly and proudly again. The Green Corn Ceremony is a reminder that renewal is possible, that a people can begin again while staying rooted in who they have always been.

What does the idea of a yearly fresh start, with old debts forgiven, stir in you?

07/10/2026

Rocky Boy (MT) Powwow 2026

07/10/2026

We are just short of 2 months away from the pow wow. Thank you for all of your shares, likes, and comments. Every bit helps get the word out. Check out our event page for more detail.https://www.facebook.com/share/196XBxNBVx/

07/10/2026

In 1985, the Cherokee Nation swore in its first woman Principal Chief, and her name, fittingly, was Mankiller. ✨ Wilma Mankiller carried an old Cherokee military title as her family name, and she wore it into history as she became one of the most respected tribal leaders of the twentieth century. Her rise was not handed to her. She faced doubt and resistance simply for being a woman seeking to lead her nation.

Mankiller had come of age during the activism of the 1960s and took part in the occupation of Alcatraz, experiences that shaped her belief that Native people must build their own future. 🌄 As Principal Chief she focused on community, health care, education, and self reliance, championing projects where Cherokee people rebuilt their own water systems and homes with their own hands. Under her leadership tribal membership grew dramatically and the nation's sense of itself was renewed. She proved that sovereignty is something a people live out every day, not merely a word in a treaty.

By the time she left office and later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Wilma Mankiller had become a symbol of Native resilience and of women's leadership everywhere. She once said that the secret of her people's success was that they never gave up. Her life stands as a bridge between the hard history of the Cherokee and the thriving nation that carries on today.

Had you heard of Wilma Mankiller before, and who are the Native leaders whose example has stayed with you?

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