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Green Corn Dance, Teresa Sappier
Green Corn Dance, Teresa Sappier
Maine Song and Story Sampler
The "Green Corn Dance" (or simply "Corn Dance") is a Penobscot song and dance tradition based on the legend of the first mother that tells of the origin of important horticultural plants. Briefly, the legend tells how first mother was sad because there was no food for her children.