Native American (Navajo) Sacred Plants… Corn Beans Squash and…

There are several staples in our Diné diet. Corn, beans, squash and mountain tobacco.

Tobacco is not grown but instead must be harvested in special places. It's not for eating.

Corn, beans, and squash are grown annually, harvested, and stored.

Many methods... tillage, planting, harvesting, preservation... have been lost.

In this video… Navajo historian Wally Brown invites people to learn about and grow food as a means of self-sufficiency.