Our Precious Corn: Yukwanénste Inuit and the ongoing endurance of

and the ongoing endurance of our people

towering in words great and small

”—Deborah Madison

Minnesota communities struggle with some of the nation’s worst racial disparities

the Inupiat people's changing conceptions of masculinity as they embrace the processes of globalization

Our Precious Corn: Yukwanénste Inuit and the ongoing endurance ofFor the Oneida people, yukwannste has two meanings: our corn and our precious. Corn has walked alongside the Oneida and other Haudenosaunee people since creation, playing an integral role in their daily and ceremonial lives throughout their often turbulent history. The relationship between corn and the Oneida has changed over time, but the spirit of this important resource has remained by their side, helping them heal along the way. In Our Precious