Seneca Corn Soup

Corn soup is one of the cultural foods that's at the top of the list.  As far back as I can remember, I helped my mother in some small way during the process.  When I was quite young, I stood on a chair near the stove, stirring the corn with the flat wooden paddle.  As I got older, I rinsed the corn between each boiling.  I loved eating the corn just after the ashes were rinsed off before the final boiling.

I still have my mother's original corn washing basket as seen in the video.

This video is is a good example of the process as well as narration in the Seneca language.  (A special note: the Seneca language differs between reservations.  Since this is not done by a Tonawanda Seneca, individual words are most likely a bit different.)