"EVERY TIME AN INDIGENOUS PERSON plants a seed, that is an act of resistance, an assertion of sovereignty, and a reclamation of identity," Rebecca Webster tells me as she shimmies her spoon between rows of kernels in shades of lilac, plum, and bone. When hulled correctly, the corn makes a satisfying pop! pop! pop! sound like Orville Redenbacher's. I'm new to this, though, so my kernels go flying all over her kitchen-to the delight of Rebecca's three rambunctious dogs. Her husband, Steve, is armed with a small metal thresher that strips the cobs in seconds flat. "He's just showing off," she says, rolling her eyes.
The Websters are citizens of the Oneida Nation. They recently transformed their 10-acre homestead on the Oneida Reservation near Green Bay, Wisconsin, into a nonprofit. In addition to growing several varieties of heirloom Haudenosaunee corn, beans, and squash (collectively known as the three sisters), as well as sunflowers, sunchokes, and tobacco, they're on a mission to turn their farm, Ukwakhwa: Tsinu Niyukwayay^thoslu (the name means "Our foods: where we plant things"), into a place where Oneida community members and nontribal people gather to learn the ins and outs of planting, growing, and harvesting Native foods.
The project has been a long time coming. When the Websters acquired this land, in 2017, the soil was in bad shape and littered with plastic barrels and thousands of old tires. Over the next six years, they restored three acres of forest and turned another acre into a pollinator habitat. They built a beautiful house from scratch, reinforcing the basement ceiling so it could handle the weight of the braids of corn above. Most important, they planted seeds.
Bu hikaye Condé Nast Traveler US dergisinin April 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye Condé Nast Traveler US dergisinin April 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
PAINT THE TOWN
In residential South Kolkata, enterprising young locals are turning brightly colored old estates, once doomed for demolition, into the city's latest hot spots
lost in time
On an epic, sun-soaked journey across southern Greece's Peloponnese, Antonia Quirke revels in her connection to the history and myths that swirl around its rugged shores
home is where you make it
On a road trip through Oman with her toddler son, Ashlea Halpern ponders what it means to be a parent in the wake of her father's death
still lazy after all these years
Decades after a boyhood of easygoing afternoons in Washington State's San Juan Islands, Jesse Ashlock returns with his own children to rediscover this bucolic corner of America where time almost seems to stand still
the 2024 hot list WHERE to STAY, CRUISE & EAT NEXT
It's inevitable: Every spring when we pull together the Hot List, our annual collection of the world's best new hotels, restaurants, and cruise ships, a staffer remarks that this latest iteration has got to be the best one ever. After a year's worth of traveling the globe-to stay the night at a converted farmhouse in the middle of an olive grove outside Marrakech or sail aboard a beloved cruise line's inaugural Antarctic voyage-it's easy to see why we get attached.
RUNWAY TO SANTA FE
Indigenous designer Orlando Dugi shares his favorite art, culture, and cocktails in his adopted hometown
GOLDEN CHILD
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it surf town on Australia's east coast is now a chic weekend getaway
word of mouth
THE PEOPLE, PLACES & IDEAS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW
Animal Kingdom
A massive effort in Saudi Arabia to restore its endemic flora and fauna is underway. Now, the country is looking to tourism to help support it
Building Change
On a pristine stretch of Mexico's southwestern coast, anew developmentis grounded in community and creativity