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Native American Heritage Month (November) Native Americans and Maize Domestication

Native American Heritage Month (November) Native Americans and Maize Domestication. Sarah Nelson, Jerry Ochocki , Garima Singh, Matt Rouse. Source: Smithsonian. Maize cultivation, Florida 1591. Source: US Library of Congress. Source: NSF. Wild t eosinte distribution.

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Native American Heritage Month (November) Native Americans and Maize Domestication

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  1. Native American Heritage Month (November)Native Americans and Maize Domestication Sarah Nelson, Jerry Ochocki, Garima Singh, Matt Rouse

  2. Source: Smithsonian

  3. Maize cultivation, Florida 1591 Source: US Library of Congress

  4. Source: NSF

  5. Wild teosinte distribution

  6. A handful of genes account for domestication Sources: Science Magazine; Briggs et al., 2007

  7. Indigenous maize diversity Source: Vigouroux et al., 2008

  8. Source: Galinat 1985, via Mark Hughes

  9. Crop Production 2005-2010 Production, kt Source: United Nations FAO, December 2011

  10. Crop Production 2005-2010 Production, kt Source: United Nations FAO, December 2011

  11. Crop Exports 2005-2010 Exports, kt Source: United Nations FAO, December 2011

  12. Crop Exports 2005-2010 Exports, kt Source: United Nations FAO, December 2011

  13. Conclusions • Native Americans domesticated maize • Maize (corn) is important for the United States today • Coming soon – ‘field trip’ to Gibbs museum tour of Dakotah Life

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