Cherokee homelands · Southeastern Woodlands

Cherokee Tradition

The sustaining Corn Mother of Cherokee tradition, presented through publicly shared story without exposing ceremonial knowledge.

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One sacred female figure

Selu, Cherokee (Aniyunwiya), mosaic oracle portrait

deity · Cherokee (Aniyunwiya)

Selu

Corn Mother, First Woman

Selu is the first woman of Cherokee narrative, whose body produced corn for her family. She is honoured as the source of agriculture and of the knowledge of how to keep people fed through winter.

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