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Article: Praise and thanks for corn and more: For the Narragansett tribe, its Green Corn Thanksgiving goes beyond a harvest celebration.(Features)(Homefront)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- September 18, 2002
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Byline: John Nordell
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- In a whirl of feathers, deerskin, and animal pelts, the dancers parade through the rapt crowd. Chanting drummers create thunder. Whoops of joy punctuate the air. It's Day 2 of the Green Corn Thanksgiving, and this grand entry procession kicks off the festivities as Narragansett Indians of all ages, joined by representatives of other tribes, proceed into the ceremonial circle.
History records that this was the 327th year that the Narragansetts have held the Green Corn Thanksgiving in Rhode Island. But the tribe has actually celebrated the arrival of fresh sweet corn (which they call "green" corn) since long before ...