Re: Corn Cakes and the Injuns

[Guest guest]

I don't think all those Indians lived that long. I went to an archaeological

site in Ohio, the

Indians of that site had died of old age at 30 years old. The archaeologists

noted that they

ate a lot of corn.

I also think it depends on which tribe, some of them ate lots of corn, some not

so much.

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[Guest guest]

Native Americans did not eat corn until it was introduced to them by the white

settlers.  Archaeological evidence shows that once the Native Americans started

to eat corn, their skeletons showed signs of osteoporosis, which was not evident

in the skeletal remains dated back to before the white settlers came. 

Tonya

[Guest guest]

Plus, corn was readily available and when dried, stored well over the

winter.

Better than starving but not necessarily the BEST food for them.

~Merrill~

" Saving one animal may not change the world...

But surely, for that one animal,

Life will change forever... "

[Guest guest]

That is what I had read too, I agree.

......Irene

On Dec 7, 2008, at 6:14 AM, Mark Nichols wrote:

> Native Americans did not eat corn until it was introduced to them

> by the white settlers. Archaeological evidence shows that once the

> Native Americans started to eat corn, their skeletons showed signs

> of osteoporosis, which was not evident in the skeletal remains

> dated back to before the white settlers came.

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> Tonya

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[Guest guest]

Actually, I think it was the Indians that introduced corn (maize) to

the white man. Maize (Corn) has been in the Americas for thousands of

years.. they had corn goddesses in their religions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize

and when you think about it, the base starch/grain of European

cultures is usually some form of wheat(pasta/bread) or rice.

kiisu

-- In , Mark Nichols <mtnichols15136@...> wrote:

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> Native Americans did not eat corn until it was introduced to them by

the white settlers.  Archaeological evidence shows that once the

Native Americans started to eat corn, their skeletons showed signs of

osteoporosis, which was not evident in the skeletal remains dated back

to before the white settlers came. 

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