Eight early Mandan recordings : 3 songs collected by Frances Densmore during 1912 to 1918 ; 5 songs collected by Edward S. Curtis probably around 1908.
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Scattered Corn, 1858-1940
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Scattered Corn (1858–1940) was a respected Mandan seed keeper and daughter of the last corn priest, Moves Slowly. With no successors, his medicine bundle came to Scattered Corn, who did her best to continue the traditions and maintain the accumulated wisdom of generations. Over hundreds of years, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara gardeners had developed vegetable varieties appropriate for northern climates. Scattered Corn shared her knowledge about native agriculture and Mandan traditions. Seedman Os...
