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How A Seed Bank Helps Preserve Cherokee Culture Through Traditional Foods

Cherokee Nation Cultural Biologist Feather Smith-Trevino holds an unripe Georgia Candy Roaster Squash at an educational garden in Tahlequah, Okla., where traditional native plants are grown. (Courtesy of the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank)
Cherokee Nation Cultural Biologist Feather Smith-Trevino holds an unripe Georgia Candy Roaster Squash at an educational garden in Tahlequah, Okla., where traditional native plants are grown. (Courtesy of the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank)

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