Berenice Sanchez (Otomi) and Tai AnaYuisa Pellicier (Taino)
at the 2nd International Indigenous Peoples Corn Conference
Okmulgee, Oklahoma (UCTP Taino News) - The 2nd International Indigenous Peoples Corn Conference
entitled "Vce Ohfvnkv en Heromkv, “Corn is a Gift from the
Creator” kicked off this morning at the Mvskoke Dome located on the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The
event is co-sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Conference (IITC)
and the Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative (MFSI). This two-day
event brings together Indigenous traditional farmers, knowledge holders, food
sovereignty activists, Tribal leaders, youth and elders together to share
information, seeds, traditional knowledge and strategies to defend corn and
other traditional foods vital to our ways of life as Indigenous Peoples. Among
the distinguished delegates attending from throughout the hemisphere and
beyond, Tai AnaYuisa Pellicier is participating in the conference as a
representative of the United Confederation of Taino People (UCTP) and
the Caribbean Amerindian Development Association (CADO).
UCTPTN 09.08.2014
