Three Sister Crops: Understanding American Indian Agricultural Practices of Corn, Beans and Squash

Authors

Sara Colombe, Hoven High School, Hoven, South DakotaFollow
Madhav P. Nepal, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Larry B. Browning, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Matthew L. Miller, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
P. Troy WhiteFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Draft

Publication Date

Fall 12-24-2018

Keywords

Three sister crops, iLEARN@sdstate, Agriscience curriculum

Description

American Indians have practiced an inter-planting system to produce corn, beans, and squash, for generations. These crops are known as the “Three Sisters”. In this lesson developed for secondary agriscience curriculum, students will understand the past, current and future production practices of the three important crops. Students will also apply their knowledge to understand the crop selection process and relate to the changing environment.

Pages

1-4

Type

Teaching Resources

Language

United States

Publisher

South Dakota State University

Comments

This is a teaching resource compiled and made available to other teachers, solely for educational purposes.

Recommended Citation

Colombe, Sara, Madhav P Nepal, Larry B. Browning, Matt L. Miller, Peter T. White. 2018. Three Sister Crops: Understanding American Indian Agricultural Practices of Corn, Beans and Squash. ILEARN Teaching Resources. 1:1-4