Corn Mother

Each episode, we dive into the folklore and history of a different legendary creature and share a story about it, and this week, in honor of Thanksgiving, we’re taking inspiration from well-stocked tables and harvest bounty to look at a figure known to some North American indigenous agricultural tribes as being responsible for the origin of maize: the Corn Mother. Today’s episode features a story that’s adapted from an Abenaki legend called “The First People and the First Corn.”  Find a transcript of this episode here.