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Seeds & Sovereignty
Seeds & Sovereignty

Amaranth

Plant
Feb 24
Written By Veronic Garcia

Ancestral grain. Colonial suppression. Living resurgence.

Extraction: ColonialExtraction: Religious SuppressionReclamation: Seed SovereigntyReclamation: AgroecologyGovernance: Indigenous-LedRegion: Latin AmericaCountry: GuatemalaCountry: MexicoCountry: United StatesTheme: Food SovereigntyTheme: Cultural Survival
Veronic Garcia

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Plant Reclamation: Seed Sovereignty Governance: Indigenous-Led Extraction: Colonial Country: Guatemala

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Quick Profile

Native Region
Mesoamerica
Primary Scar
Colonial Religious Suppression
Extraction Era
16th Century
Reclamation Forms
Seed Sovereignty, Agroecology
Governance Model
Indigenous Women-Led Cooperatives

Extraction

  • Colonial ban
  • Religious suppression
  • Industrial food dominance

Reclamation

  • Seed saving networks
  • Cultural revitalization
  • Community-controlled food systems